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oh, the work of a landlord is never done! diana and i live in a duplex which we own. that means that we share a wall with a renter. our current renter is a guy named john, he's a great guy who loves to chat and pays on time (that last one is the most important one!). the duplex itself is a pretty good building and doesnt usually take much to upkeep it, that makes it really easy to be a good landlord! over the weekend i got a call from john that the bathtub faucet was leaking pretty good. when ever i get calls like that i get worried because i am not what you would call a 'handy man'. papa is, but unfortunately i did not acquire that part of the DNA... i try my best, but i usually just confuse myself and have to call in someone who knows what they are doing! i try my best and can sometimes fall into a solution that works, but i have always taken my dads advice: when it comes to water stuff- call a professional! now with this leak it had me worried because whenever you have to call a professional it ends up costing hundreds of dollars! well, i went over than and john and i looked at the problem. we began tinkering around with the faucet handles looking for an answer. john called his dad and asked him to come over and take a look at it (his dad is a handy guy, thankfully!) he pulled it apart and determined that the handle just needed a new rubber washer. i ran to menards (along with diana- she used to work at home depot in the bathroom department, so she knew exactly what we were looking for!) and picked up the part. got home and replaced the old one, and voala! the leak stopped! ah, i love it when a pricey problem can actually be fixed with a 49 cent part! amazing! thanks to john's dad and my wife, we just saved ourselves some big money! oh, maybe thats where menards comes up with their slogan...