Master of Martial Hearts

[Drunk Monk]

So there's an addendum to my plumbing misadventures.  Last week, after the real plumber cleared the drain, I figured I'd reinstall the chrome cap on top of the drain plug.  The exposed plastic piece looks tacky and the chrome piece is just a simple cap.  But as I soon discovered, the stopper was broken, so when I pushed the cap down over the plastic bit, it popped down into closed position - for good.  I tried to pry it up but it's...well, water tight.  I got so mad at myself.  Why couldn't I just leave well enough alone?  I eventually ended up pushing the plug down so some water could drain, although painfully slowly.

Yesterday I picked up a new pipe, one sans plunger & plug because although I think I could replace that, I didn't have the time or inclination after so many plumbing fails.  Now it flows freely.  Just the plug doesn't work.  The replacement came with one of those rubber stopper plugs, and that'll do just fine.  Maybe someday I'll go back and try to install a proper plug with a plunger.  Looks simple enough.  It always looks simple enough.