remarkably similar

These old shelves from the vault at work:

no doubt going home with someone for free

look an awful lot like these brand spankin' new Expedit shelves:


complete with unassembled drawer unit due to missing pieces

 recently purchased ($$$!!) from IKEA.

Bummer.

DIY Bliss?

First trip to the plumbing supply store for a water supply tube,

15 minutes, and $2

Time wasted installing supply tube, only to find the leak is not fixed, 45 minutes.

Second trip to the plumbing supply store, a week later, for a Fluid-Master replacement kit (which I was this close to buying during the first visit),

15 minutes, and $9

Finally finding the time to install Fluid-Master, just in time for the sink to start it's annual mystery clog?

 Typical.