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One time on Usenet, (Gal Called Jani)
said:

> Fooey, my kitchen faucet died yesterday! Even DH (who is very
> handy at this kind of thing) couldn't fix it. And Lowes refused
> to replace it, although it has a Price-Pfister lifetime warranty.
> Now we have to go shopping for a new one, which has to wait
> until tomorrow. Fooey again, I say!

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Update: DH has been working so much overtime, we only today bought
the replacement faucet. We had to shop together as neither of us
wanted to make the choice without the other's input. Anyway, we wound
up with a cheap Peerless model -- I would have much rather gotten
something nicer, but we're very short on funds at the moment. In a
day or so, we'll call Price-Pfister's toll free number and see about
getting a replacement for the old one; we'll have two kitchen faucets,
but one can be saved as a back up, just in case.

I'm not really upset with Lowe's; the faucet was at least 5 years
old, and we didn't have the receipt anymore. Just frustrated at
the lack of water, and wanted to vent. DH had to run off to work
again, so DS and I may try installing it ourselves. In the meantime,
I dragged the garden hose into the kitchen, so at least I can rinse
dishes with that water and put them in the dishwasher. I used to
drink from the hose as a kid, but now I'm too fussy. ;-)

And Sheldon was right, it didn't simply stop working. I just said
that "it died" because I didn't think anyone cared about details (I
should know RFC better than that). What happened is that it leaked;
all over under the sink and onto the floor. DH pulled the faucet out,
found that he couldn't fix it, then took it to Lowe's, leaving me
with no faucet and much frustration, so I vented here. Thanks to
everyone for their helpful replies, I do appreciate it...

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Jani in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~