In which I demonstrate my amazing strength
Last night I was over at Dragon Lady's house when one of their sinks clogged up. Having seen a few clogged drains in my time, I figured that the problem was likely in the J-trap underneath the sink. While clearing out a J-trap is a messy operation, it's not all that difficult, so I figured I'd try my hand.
We looked around for a bit until we found a wrench and a large mop bucket to catch the falling water, and went to work. It was quickly apparent to me that the nuts under this particular sink hadn't been loosened in a very long time, so I tried to apply slow, constant pressure in order to break the rust-lock. After about a minute of working on it, the wrench moved slightly and a little bit of water started leaking out. Taking this as a good sign, I continued pulling gently but firmly in that direction. A second shift, and more water leaked out.
It was after the third shift that I took a closer look at what was happening. I was actually twisting the pipe in half. Yes, that's right. Last night, I twisted a metal pipe in half with only my bare hands and a small wrench.
Who knew I had such strength?
I'm sure it had nothing to do with the age of the pipe. Nothing at all. Let me assure you.
1 comment:
Superman ... my hero!
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