Almost forgot.

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I suppose what I experienced earlier sort of put me off.  Some things are easier to forget than others, for sure.  But, no, even if I wanted to forget completely, I am doing too well.  Downturns in health or other states aren't enough to let me skate these days.  So I did crawl back under there, a bit nervous about how long I could last.  Oddly, I am having absolutely no problem function under there, upside down and all.  Perhaps I was just hungrier than I thought.  Or maybe it was too early in the day.  Or something had to settle.  I simply don't know.  Now I could work under there for hours.

I have one of the pieces of the puzzle together, but now I need to snug a capping nut all the way up six or seven inches of main body bolt.  It has rather fine, if not quite machine, grooves.  I have purchased several set of closed face, but ratcheting sockets.  I just had to find them.  That should sure help beat the first time I installed this.  It isn't necessarily difficult, but it takes a good long time to do.  I am hoping I can get enough room to swing that ratchet with some speed.  It's a fairly snug fit, and will catch from time to time.  I just have to hope the pieces of the puzzle I have together don't fall apart in the process, or that the faucet doesn't rock off it's base at a cant.  A bit of a pain in the butt.

I thought of a shortcut just now.  The mind is wonderful about things when brainstorming.  It won't work, but it is a good idea.  If I could just fold the underpinnings through the hole, I could do most of the work sitting in a chair instead of under the sink.  Metal just does not fold well, not this sort.  Still, it was a cheery thought while it lasted.  Sort of like making room in your vehicle to fit a large object only to realize no matter how much room you can create in the interior, you still have to get past the door/hatch.  Yeah, and I so liked the idea.

I best get back to the mines.  Just wanted to... think some things out while checking some other things and having a quick rest.  Later.