December 5, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. Leaking Pipe.

Monday morning first thing, Kashina noticed water on the floor by the sink and dishwasher. I had not run the dishwasher so I knew a pipe must be leaking. I called the plumber, who could come on Tuesday after lunch. In the meantime, I kept think towels in front of the leak. The water seemed to be coming onto the floor from between the dishwasher and the sink. Kashina said that if you listed closely, you could hear a faint sound, probably a tiny hole spewing out a small amount of water. The plumber came and quickly found the leak. Sure enough, the tiny hole was spewing out water in a fine spray, which is what Kashina could hear. The hole was in a hose connecting the water supply to the dishwasher. A small amount of water accumulates quickly. During the day, I changed the towels every few hours. By morning, the towel was socked. The plumber installed a new pipe, this one a stainless steel pipe so now we no longer have a leak. I finally ran the dishwasher after the plumber left. The plumber was the same man who fixed all our problems when we moved in. He and I laughed about the fact that no shower or no faucets worked well, until he fixed them all. Fortunately we were here when the pipe decided to leak. If we had been out of town, we would have had a mess. Christina checks the house every week, but a small amount of water could do a lot of damage. One winter a tiny hole appeared in the entrance pipe of our Franklin Street house, the only pipe we had not replaced. This tiny hole sprayed a small amount of water for several days. It was winter and no one had gone downstairs. By the time I spotted the water, most of the lower level, which was fully furnished and carpeted, was covered with water. New carpets and new pads needed along with the big mess of drying the place out. As I said to the plumber, "Thank heavens for good plumbers". Now we have no leaking pipes at least for the moment.