{"id":1457,"date":"2018-10-08T19:10:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T19:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendly-place.flywheelsites.com\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2023-12-20T17:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:10:35","slug":"a-day-in-the-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plumbsmart.com\/a-day-in-the-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day In The Life \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Day In The Life …<\/h3>\n
You learn something new every day.<\/p>\n
“Go easy when you\u2019re adding torque\u2014don\u2019t just throw yourself into it or you\u2019re liable to damage something else and make a whole new problem you have to fix.\u201d That\u2019s what Pete told me as I struggled to disassemble my first hose bib. While a seemingly simple fix, I\u2019ve already learned that repairing a spigot can be one of the more challenging jobs we do on a regular basis. There\u2019s not a whole lot to it\u2014not once you get past the corrosion brought on by years or decades of exposure. Now, I\u2019m a strong guy, and I\u2019ve got some weight to throw around. Give me a pipe wrench and five minutes and I\u2019ll rip the whole thing out of the wall. But of course, that\u2019s not the goal (actually it should be avoided at all costs).<\/p>\n
The trick, then, is finesse: to balance strength with patience, determination with perseverance. Not a bad lesson to keep in mind in everyday life. Goals are important, and you shouldn\u2019t give up or compromise just because the going gets tough. If something needs to be done, then by all means see that it gets done. But don\u2019t go off half-cocked and full of reckless ambition, or you may end up hurting yourself, others, or just making the problem even more difficult to solve. When you find the right tools and the right strength, that hose bib will come right off. I guess you learn something new every day.<\/p>\n