A Bang And A Hiss

My tap exploded on me last night.

I was completing the usual 'going to bed' routine, turned the tap and it made the loudest bang I ever did hear. Made me jump out of my skin.

The aftermath was worse though, a high pitched hissing noise. A little research revealed that it was coming from the pipe behind the sink and was the noise of water spraying out.

Now what am I supposed to do in this situation? It isn't like I was taught how to deal with a pipe leak before I left home. At what point are we supposed to learn these things?

I thought of leaving it and just going to bed, but the idea of the floor collapsing through into the kitchen meant that morally I had to find a solution. I tried a flannel, wrapping it around the offending pipe. It just got wet and began to drip.

In frustration, I kicked it. Not too hard, not hard enough to affect my foot, but the hissing stopped. The water was staying in the pipe.

I turned the tap again. No bang. No hiss. No Flood.

So in conclusion, violence is the answer.

:D

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