A few weeks ago my shower developed an annoying leak. Every time I got out of the shower, I'd see a big puddle of water on the bathroom floor in spite of the shower curtain supposedly being in the way.

This is the first serious homeowning problem which I've been able to solve without calling in a professional. However, none of the process was fun, not even the end of it. The stages I went through were as follows:

( long but hopefully faintly amusing account of DIY incompetence )

Bah.