How Many Fellas Does It Take to Change a Water Filter?

The answer is three.

My father passed away seven years ago and my youngest brother lives with my mother. Yes, he's in his 40's, a confirmed bachelor, godfather to my daughters and one of the most OCD people you'll ever meet.  But, to his defense, he does look after my mother and helps her live independently by taking care of the heavy house work, yard work and is her personal chauffeur.  I love him to bits, but the one thing Phil is not good at is anything that would fall in to the "handy man dept."  


As a matter of fact, the "handy man" gene is missing from both of my brothers' DNA.  My husband is oozing with that gene.  Alf is a millwright and loves to tinker and fix stuff.  My brothers, on the other hand, try to assemble things and have parts left over (they inherited that from my father.)


One afternoon, Todd (brother one) and Phil (mom's homeboy) decided to change the water filter.  They had changed the filter before, but somehow during the installation they managed to block the water flow completely.  Phil, had my mother call the plumber/water treatment folks (sensing a $150 service call, so much for saving a few dollars by doing it yourself!)  Todd just left and went home, perplexed and leaving Phil to deal with the situation.


When Phil came over to our house (we live just across the road) to get water to flush the toilets.  Given our gene pool and based on past experience,  I dispatched my husband, aka MacGyver, to rescue the water-less pair.


Turns out, the boys put the filter in backwards.  Service call averted.  Water restored.  Result thanks to Alf! Now Mr. MacGyver ... can you assemble a liposuction machine for me with some paperclips, string and duct tape?  My diet isn't working very well!