More Plumbing Woes

We have a new leak. This time it will be an even bigger job.

Our house is over 100 years old, and still has some original cast iron pipes. One of those original pipes is cracked and must be replaced. When these houses were built, the basement and foundation were laid first, and then the pipes were put in. The cast iron pipes were so heavy, builders added turns and corners to the pipes to allow them to rest on the foundation walls, easing the burden of the weight. One of those pipes - the one that empties our shower - is cracked, and the plumber will have to remove our kitchen cabinets to get back into the corner where it sits on the foundation wall. Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh.

And now I will try not to think about this for the weekend. Instead, I will try to be grateful this Thanksgiving for children and love and in-laws healthy enough to visit. It’s not a bad life, really, even with plumbing.

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