I am so afraid to work on any plumbing.  It treated me the same way!  It leaked no matter what.  Good news the plumbers number is in my phone.

Been there.  Done that.  Paid the plumber double what it would have cost if we hadn't messed with it.

I think we have all been there.  Over time I have learned what I will and will not touch.  My wife has been patient in my efforts and stills gives me a hard time about my failures allthough she does give equal praises to my successes

Todd, you are tooooooo funny!  I cannot tell you the number of times my hubby messes up and he IS the handyman   

Polyamory instead of a plumber, what a concept. I think a good handyman would be a better idea. One who will work weekends and not charge extra for your having tried to fix it.

I try to save and cut corners by doing the work myself, but sometime I too am out of my league. I think our marriages are safe, though. I'm sure the wives will honor the vows they took. The part which goes.. "For Better or For Worse".

As the wife of a "handy man" I can relate from the wife's perspective. I have learned that it is easier to let him do it his way first, and then he doesn't grumble as loud when we have to spend the money to do it the right way, my way (HA)

We were having a toilet replaced in a bathroom so I asked my husband (Mr. NOT Handyman) if he wanted to remove the old one (in an attempt to save some money). He thought about it for all of 2 seconds and said, "no, you'd better have the plumber do it." Then he had the nerve to complain about what the plumber charged! 

My husband can fix most things. We have saved alot of money. We are putting down our new wood floors next week.

haha...you're hilarious! Todd, you can just come down to Eugene and we can watch it together! Bridget is a UFC fan! I'm so lucky :-) What else could I ask for?

Gary - I think the fact that we tried speaks well for us - lol

Karen - I think plumbers should cut our costs for the embarrassment factor of having to call them, don't you?

Joe - Keep her! There are not many that will praise your achievements in home improvement.

Mary - Does he still have all his fingers? - lol

Jim - I haven't found a plumber or handy man that doesn't charge me more for me trying to fix it yet. But, when I do, they will be on my favorites list.

Derrick - I can say this was WAY worse - lol

Alecia - I will speak for your husband here. You are heading for divorce! Remember the calling the plumber was his idea and was never your way of doing it. It was always his idea! - lol

Linda - What is the problem? I think your husband is in the right! (Us men have to stick together on this kind of stuff) You know I blame the materials I was using for the job, it wasn't by fault it leaked.

Vicki - You are lucky! Keep him.

Rick - NICE! UFC Rocks!

Todd,

I'm the same way.. when I try to fix something, i end up spending more and more money... And, at the end, we call the plumber who charges me nicely.   I think my plumber is going to retire waaaay sooner than I can  :)

Oh honey- been there done that myself! Sometimes it just doesn't pay to do it yourself, I rather save the time and hire someone if it is all affordable!