I might even give up a kidney for one of these...

[sbertie]

*public entry because I am so friggin desperate that I'll accept information from any random person who happens to be browsing around lj*

Okay, so I don't know how many of you know this, but I sort of love my apartment. It may not be huge, or in even remotely the best neighborhood, and parking is a constant nightmare, and I get in fights with

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[sbertie]

lol, for the price of a European faucet I could just go to home depot and buy and whole new sink and fixtures and still have a ton of money left over. I WAS LOOKING FOR A CHEAP SOLUTION.

But, omg, I went to that teka site and saw THIS as their splash page:




LMAO OMG AM I SUPPOSED TO WASH DISHES IN THAT OR THROW A VIRGIN INTO IT? lol, that's the most insane kitchen island I've ever seen.

omg, I hate those faucets so friggin much. HATE THEM. But I know a lot of older ny apts have them too; I was sort of hoping that you would have seen this adapter thingie. SIGH SIGH SIGH.

[julie_dslv]

Hang around for a few minutes. I have a friend who knows these things. See if I can reach her and I'll direct her here.

[sbertie]

aw, thanks. :) I think I'm going to end up taking the picture to a plumber and see if I can jerry-rig up something myself. I WILL NOT BE CONQUERED BY MY 90 YEAR OLD BATHROOM!!!!

[ex_humanfema327]

you can get rubber adapter thingies for showers, do you have those there? i think you can get them in the pound shop.

[sbertie]

lol, FIRST OF ALL, when I read rubber shower attachment, my brain goes to all kinds of dirty places. But secondly, in all honesty I don't have any idea what you're talking about. Do you have separate hot and cold taps in the SHOWER? OMG THAT'S A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF PAIN.

[ex_humanfema327]

no, for places that dont have showers, just a bath, you get this rubber thing to join to them and it makes a mixer shower.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8319731/Trail/searchtext%3ESHOWER.htm
hooo yea we got the goods! england ftw!

[sbertie]

that's pretty freaking clever - it'd be good for like, washing dogs and stuff, even if you did have a normal shower! I haven't seen anything like that for sinks, but I'm gonna keep my peepers peeled.

[demosthenes91]

Holy crap! That is one scary-ass looking thing! Is that from the same catalogue that evil geniuses use to decorate their lairs?

Love it!

And silly question...couldn't you just buy the pieces to make your own bridge? A small pipe cutter, two elbows, pipe, and a t-joint?

Just a thought.

[demosthenes91]

Note the new icons... ;^)

[sbertie]

lol, as much as I adore NPH, Captain Hammer was totally the best part of that thing for me, he was so friggin funny!

[sbertie]

HA I KNOW IT'S INSANE.

lol, I already sort of figured that making my own would be the best solution. I think the hardest part is going to be finding a fitting for the faucets themselves, because there isn't any threading on them to just screw anything into/onto. Hmmmm. Hopefully a professional will be able to help me out. Maybe if he's old and wise he will be so overcome by my adorable naivity and will spill all his plumbing secrets!

[demosthenes91]

Yeah... I found this gem:



But it runs $222 from here.

I'm sure you'll find a solution because, as Captain Hammer says, "If you're not a friggin' 'tard you will prevail."

LOL!

[sbertie]

yeah, ALL the bridge faucets I found were over $200. Ugh. I could buy a whole new sink and fixtures from Home Depot for less. I mean, if it were my own house, I'd probably do it, but I can't bring myslef to spend that much on an apt. PLUS, even if I were tempted, none of the bridge faucets I found would fit the distance of the holes in my sink. The only adjustable bridge faucets I could find were in England. BAH WHY DOES GOD NOT WANT ME TO HAVE MIXED WATER IN MY BATHROOM?!?!?!

as Captain Hammer says, "If you're not a friggin' 'tard you will prevail."
omg, I lmaoed SO HARD at that line I kept playing it over and over. That entire song was my favorite by far!

[demosthenes91]

Well, you could always find out where your local heroin addicts purchase their rubber tubing from, then pull that together and duct tape them together with one hole punched in the middle... that's maybe $5 and change?

*smirks*

I'm trying to use all the new icons here...

[sbertie]

lol, someone else suggested rubber as well! ha, omg, as much as I LOATHE my current situation, I don't think I could quite go that far, my aesthetic sensibilities would be scarred! SCARRED I SAY!!!!

lol, well feel free to icon spam me, but I don't really get that one -- are you a book burner now? OMG NAZI!!!

[demosthenes91]

Don't you know what day it is?

Look closer you goofball...that's one seriously crappy epilogue getting torched. I swiped it from 54321sherry. You should see the rest of her post. I like the marshmallow pic myself...

This icon's from Watchmen, btw... you've cleaned me out of new icons... *pout*