🏾 mark of V

🏾 and we have March 5 before us
' boro weather will be glorioso maximus [ for winter ]

jacket temperatures w/ sun and relativity dry air

get out and plant those ....... ???? 

NO ! here in the ' boro, the ground must pass the ' ass ' test.
Hunh ?
Right. Drop your pants and sit on the ground for 3 minutes. If you can stand the cold, time to plant

Warning !!!! Do not attempt this at home

here. what has been going on.
report. there has been a smell in M .. s bathroom. firstly, very little air moves in the small room. yesterday. the cleaning service was due to arrive.
I reached for some toilet bowl cleaner and 
SAW mold and mildew - galore. Plus, there was water puddling
I suspected a drainage leak from the sink [ not that much water ]
upon inspection, yes, water dripped from the ' U ' connector.
Thus, I cleaned up the soggy mess and tired to remove the mold / mildew w/ the appropriate cleaner
However, the problem remained. Today, I went hunting and discovered that the lever drop assembly had a leak. The linkage operates the stopper but the metal was rusted. And rusted enough to prevent a good seal as water drained out of the basin and down the outlet pipes.

Analysis dictated, call a plumber - $ 75 for call out + 30 for parts
Or, somehow plug the leak or gap and wait for another problem and get all done at once

Cheap ! is jury rig a temporary seal.

Guess ? Yepper
I cleaned the screw on lever holder. I took the existing gasket and strapped a plastic bag piece around the gasket. I used sealer tap on the threads and put it all back
Leak ! yes, still.
Again, Use a second gasket over the first. 
Success. BUT this is ' bound to fail ' I mean its a plastic bag sealing the opening [ even if its small]

Done ? No, b/c this is a bathroom sink. Somehow the drain opening in the basin needs to be restricted, so that small objects can't wash down the drain [ Bobbie pins, earrings etc

Again. I wrapped hockey tape around the plug and made it thick. Nope, too small an opening. Again. Tape two popsicle onto the drain plug.
Success [ and looks ' ugly ' ]

Thus, we chose utility over aesthetics. Real utility, I say