Getting the Feds Out of My Shower
Well, I suppose it's no great act of civil disobedience, or anything, but the silliness of the whole thing is at least far outdone by the utter absurdity of the federal government so entwining itself in my affairs that I can't even take a decent shower without the fuckers messing in my business. A little history. Back when I lived in France, 'round 1990, I hadn't been in my apartment a month when I had a leaking stem on the supply valve for the toilet. Rather than bother the landlord, I just went down to the hardware store and secured a new valve and installed it. While there, I noticed one of those cool shower heads, something like the photo on the right. It was simpler, though. Basically, it's a round disk of chromed metal with about 60 or so 1/32" holes drilled in it, all surrounded with a housing. This one didn't even have a ball socket for adjusting its trajectory. Didn't need it. It knocked out so much water over such a wide swath that it didn't need pointing towards any particular place. It was pure luxury, and for under $5, it became a prized possession that went...
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