(Muck, this one is for you).
I got her again! :redface: (And almost a year to the day).
Not as bad as the first time, but plenty messy enough just the same. I noticed the return line needed a good cleaning again, so after some lengthy negotiating I convinced her that it would work better this time. I disconnected the return line from the pump and had her hold the ball valve in her left hand, facing away from her. When I yelled "OK" she was to open the valve with her right hand and the crap would blow out away from her. I turned on the compressor, waited a second and yelled OK. I heard a shriek and ran around the corner to see what had happened. Sure enough, she was covered in crud again! "You are an A$$Hole, and I Hate You!" she yells at me as she runs to the shower.:bad-word:
The pressure had broken the glue seal and blown the flex hose right out of the ball valve. So she's standing there with a ball valve in her hand while the flex hose is spraying goop all over the place. Needless to say, she doesn't think it was very funny this time. Now I have some major sucking-up to do. This might cost me big time: a trip, or at least some jewelry; I don't think flowers will do it. :sorry:


P.S. For those of you who don't know WTH I'm talking about, see the beginning of this thread.

That's some funny ****. As soon as I read clean return line and air compressor in the first post I started laughing. Then to see you did it again a year later took the cake. Thanks for the laugh.

Never mind the mess, what about the smell???? Did the shower even help?

I was wondering why this thread had got bumped.... LMAO That's hilarious... maybe year from now she'll be 3rd time lucky? :mrgreen:

that story is amazing.. just amazing.. i read from start to finish, and i cant believe you even involved her again.. i guess cleaning isnt for her at all! bring her to maui. check out there amazing aquarium, at least you win again !

I hope for your sake you didn't laugh.


If you laughed?....well, nice knowing ya :razz:

I might just have ****ed myself thanks for that! If you EVER convince her to do it a third time (fat chance) have a webcam running in secret!

I don't know; she won't come anywhere near me.

Ummmmmmm, not very likely.

I did laugh actually.


(It was nice knowing you Marie; I'll send you a postcard from Hell. :evil:)