Yesterday I received a call from Joli who stated that our water was completely turned off. I’ve never had that happen before without someone physically knowing where the shut off valve was located and warning us before shutting of the water. Yesterday was different. Someone or something caused our water just to stop working! If there is one Mr. Fix it thing I hate doing around the house, it has got to be plumbing. How would I know why the water just stopped working? I know we were having some hot and cold issues with the water, but boy…no water…no answer. This all was going through my head the moment Joli’s troubled voice said, “We have no water!”

For some crazy reason, I came up with these questions to solve the problem: “Joli? Has Joel been in the backyard today?” Joli responded, “Yes. But just for a minute.” I thought for a second and then responded, “Hmmm…do me a favor and look for a valve handle that is facing down near the back door. Once you find it, pull up or down on it and see if anything happens.” Joli found the lever, turned it one way and out came the water! Ha! Joel figured out a way to turn off our main water supply. Why was he the culprit? Because today, it happened again. Once Joel discovers something new, it takes him awhile to get bored with his discovery. Joli and I thought it was funny that me, Mr. NOT Plumber, who hates plumbing, who would never be a plumber, figured out how to solve our NO WATER problem without calling a plumber! In the past when I have tried fixing plumbing problems, I’ve called the plumber!  I felt like a real man today…especially when I hung up the phone and heard my coworker laughing, having heard the whole conversation!