I was on the treadmill around 10am this morning when the wife came in concerned because she had found a good amount of water on the floor and thought it was an outside spigot that was running a hose, and was leaking in the house. It was actually the basement shower and it's broken drain. Ended up being a 4hr situation, certainly not on my bingo card, and I only have a semi-permanent fix in place (drain body lock ring came loose and I can't access under the shower (single-piece fiber glass shower fully framed in and on concrete basement floor). 

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I'm mildly handy.  This whole situation ended up being in my knowledge/abilities, but when it first kicked off I thought I was out of my league.  I wish I was more handy. I'm good with computers and cooking and other stuff not related to complex home problems. I also have self esteem issues. When these things happen, I get frustrated with myself.  But I'm also a good dad and a good husband. 

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So I fixed it the only way I possibly could. Spoke with a friend who's super handy and he agreed with my fix. So now sitting around after this long day....was getting ready to start a video game while my wife is in the other room with our youngest of 3 watching some TV before his bed time.  She expressed so much gratitude for taking care of the problem today, but it was also a team effort, and her love for me was so important in today's outcome.

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That's the story behind sharing this text exchange.

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We just had our 20th anniversary. We've had some tougher times, but way more ups and than downs. I'm lucky.

Just wanted to share