the plumber’s here.

the leak is coming from the ancient jacuzzi tub. only he can’t get to the leak from the gaping hole in the ceiling, because the copper pipe in question is tucked neatly up behind a whole mess of other pipes, both copper and PVC.

so the obvious solution was to shut off the water source to the tub. but the water to the tub has no shutoff.

so the next obvious solution is to shut off the main water pipe for the house. but the water shutoff for the whole house is nonfunctional, we discovered. it needs to be replaced.

from there, it’s the the shutoff valve at the street. which is corroded to the point of being nearly impossible to close. fortunately the plumbers were eventually able to close it.

the plumbers are now busting a hole in the platform surrounding the tub so they can get at the leaking pipes. tile chips and sawdust galore.

i’ve never liked that tub. other than it being a tub, and me liking bubble baths, of course.

my anxiety level: code orange.