Again, again

A kitchen sink has been installed for the third time as described in a previous post. Once again the sink install did not include plumbing which is somewhat necessary for proper sink and dishwasher operation. Not really feeling up to the task of plumbing up the sink since it leaked last time I did it, I called a local plumber to come out. Day of the call...no plumber. Next day...no plumber again. Third day...no plumber again, again. Maybe I should have called Joe the Plumber. Ah! but on the second day with dirty dishes piling up and constantly reminding myself not to pour tea down the drain I went ahead and put all the pipes back.

As I was putting all the pipes back in place I noticed a piece of cardboard taped to the bottom of the brand new sink. I thought it was a cover to protect the sink during transport and installation so I tore it off and set it on the counter. A few hours later Anita came in and asked what it was. It was something men never use...instructions! Instructions for installing a Blanco undermount sink. Instructions that have not been followed again, again.

Unfollowed instructions.

And what do those instructions say? See below!

Unfollowed instructions in English

Unfollowed instructions en Español

Unfollowed instructions in French. I think.

The important thing to note in the unfollowed instructions no matter what language you don't follow them in is that the word clips appears several times. Clips that are screwed into the bottom of the counter to hold say...a sink full of water with a turkey floating in it. What is actually holding the sink up right now is broken up floor tile glued in place.

I have yet to tell Lowe's of my discovery. I feel like I should, not out of anger or malice, but in an effort to improve kitchen sink installations across the coast and it wouldn't hurt Lowe's bottom line to avoid two and three warranty claims per job.

Maybe with the intervention of St. Jude (the patron saint of lost or desperate causes) the sink will hold through this holiday season but I suspect I will be sitting here a year from now typing a post just like this one again, again.