It started with a small leak.
Just a tiny drop of water from the kitchen tap.
Any normal person would call a plumber.
But I had recently watched three “How to Fix Anything in 5 Minutes” videos online.
I believed in myself.
Armed with a wrench, a screwdriver, and dangerous levels of confidence, I declared:
“How hard can it be?”
Step one: Turn off the water supply.
Simple.
Except… I turned the wrong valve.
Instead of stopping the leak, I increased it.
Now it wasn’t dripping.
It was performing.
Still calm, I decided to disassemble the tap.
A few twists later, something flew out.
I don’t know what it was.
But it looked important.
Water shot straight up like a fountain.
My kitchen suddenly had a water feature.
I panicked.
I tried holding the pipe with one hand while searching YouTube with the other.
Water doesn’t respect multitasking.
Within minutes, the floor was flooded.
My socks surrendered first.
Then my dignity.
My neighbor knocked on the door.
“Is it raining inside your house?”
Eventually, I called a plumber.
He arrived, looked at the situation, looked at me, and smiled the kind of smile doctors give before saying, “This will hurt.”
In five minutes, he fixed everything.
Five minutes.
He handed me the bill.
It was three times higher than normal.
“Emergency charges,” he said politely.
As he left, he added,
“Next time, call before the flood.”
That day I learned something important:
Confidence is good.
Overconfidence is expensive.
Now whenever something breaks, I don’t search for tools.
I search for the plumber’s number.
Much safer.
Much drier.
🧠 Moral : The Day I Tried to Fix Everything Myself
Sometimes saving money costs more than spending it wisely.
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