I attempt to do plumbing

"I don't know how to do this, I am not a plumber..." 

I have heard the statement, "I don't know how because...." so many times in my life. 

I have made that statement so many times in my life.

What I really mean is, "this job is a pain in the butt and I DON'T want to do this."

Being poor means either doing without or making it yourself. I prefer to trade skills but since I am lacking in skills I often have to look it up on YouTube or now I use Microsoft CoPilot.

This doesn't mean I am good at plumbing, that I like to do plumbing, or that I am in any way efficient at plumbing. It just means I can't afford a plumber.

The biggest problem is this house is plumbed with CPVC which becomes brittle at the glue joints. I get a waterline hooked up and realize the connection has broken at the supply end.

So I have switched to PEX tubing and am using a box of SharkBite fittings that came from a forgotten project. The SharkBite fittings grip the CPVC without using glue and make a good transition to the PEX. I am using PEX B with the clamp on fittings. It is not as easy to work with as everyone says. I had to get a heat gun to straighten out some of the coils and it is impossible to get the clamping tool into tight spaces. Pipe and glue would be easier if I could measure correctly. 

My goal is to get out every battery powered tool made by DeWalt and a few old Craftsman. Then make a huge mess on the floor. This way it looks like I was working all day. Really I was just staring at the giant hole in the floor wishing I were somewhere else and hoping the bathroom would fix itself... Sound plan! 

I have had a number of messages about my Oat/Alfalfa mix from my advertisement on Marketplace. Not very many actual results. I am cheaper than the feed store but that does not seem to matter. The problem is that I am not reliable. I need advance notice and no one plans ahead. They don't call until they are down to their last scoop of grain.

I guess I will not put a new pellet mill on my credit card...