Right, so I thought I’d keep an eye on that Ohud Medina vs Al-Nassr game the other day. You know, just casually track the timeline, see what was happening. Maybe catch the highlights later. Seemed simple enough.
But let me tell you, life has other plans. I sat down, phone in hand, ready to check the scores, maybe see if Ronaldo was doing his thing. Then, drip… drip… drip. From the kitchen sink. Just loud enough to be annoying. Great.
The “Quick Fix” Begins
Okay, I thought, no big deal. I’ll just tighten the faucet head, maybe the little screw underneath. Five-minute job, tops. Then back to the game timeline. So, I went over, gave it a little twist. The dripping got worse. Fantastic.
Alright, plan B. Get the wrench. Went down to the basement, rummaged through the toolbox. Found the adjustable wrench. Back upstairs. Tried to get a grip on the nut under the sink. It was slick with water, angle was awkward. My back started complaining immediately. After wrestling with it for ten minutes, I finally got it to turn. A bit too much, apparently. Heard a small ‘crack’. Now water wasn’t just dripping, it was sort of… weeping. Steadily.
Things Go Downhill
Panic mode engaged. Turned off the water supply under the sink. Silence. Blissful silence. Okay, crisis averted, mostly. But now the sink was unusable. And I still hadn’t checked the game timeline. Forget the game, I had a real situation here.
I decided I needed to replace the washer, maybe the whole cartridge inside the faucet. This involved:
- Figuring out what kind of faucet it even was. No brand name visible.
- Trying to take the handle off. Needed an Allen key. Which size? Who knows.
- Finding the Allen key set after another trip to the basement disaster zone (aka, my toolbox).
- Trying three different sizes before finding the right one.
- Finally getting the handle off, only to find the cartridge underneath was some weird plastic thing I’d never seen before.
At this point, maybe an hour had passed? Maybe more? The Al-Nassr game was probably long over. Did they win? Did Ohud pull off an upset? No clue. My entire focus was now on this stupid faucet.
I ended up having to take a blurry picture of the cartridge, turn the water back on briefly just to wash my hands (using the bathroom sink, obviously), and accept defeat for the day. The “quick fix” turned into a multi-hour saga of frustration, resulting in a completely non-functional kitchen sink and zero football updates.
So yeah, that was my experience trying to follow the Ohud Medina vs Al-Nassr timeline. Got completely sidetracked by a plumbing adventure. Sometimes the simplest tasks just spiral, you know? You start with one small thing, and suddenly you’re knee-deep in a mess you didn’t expect. Kind of makes you appreciate when things actually go according to plan. Or when a faucet just works.
