After chatting for a bit with my plumber while he looked at my copper bathtub valves, I discovered that 1. the valves were about 60 years old and 2. he knows Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

Actually, he knows somebody who knows somebody who probably knows somebody who knows Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. And now I’m on that chain as someone who knows someone, etc. That’s a solid connection chain as far as I’m concerned.

…and 3. it might be a good idea to turn off your swamp cooler if the main water valve is shut off.