Poor Alejandro F., He Lost His BSTOT!

It pains me to tell this story.

Our hero of the hour has again bared all for his third time on the now infamous "ECTOMY" table.  As reported a few days ago, Alejandro F. was once again leaking allover his rock.  It wasn't pretty to watch but bear in mind it wasn't his fault.  He couldn't control the way the hose was connected to his little sticky outie thingie. 

While I'm sure it bothered me much more than it bothered Alejandro F. I once again approached him from the rear to inspect the connection between his male part fitting into the female hose.  It didn't require an in-depth study to spot the problem.  The female hose part had split.  The hose had a slit right down the side allowing water to escape via that very same slit.

Since previous attempts to repair this problem using the tried and true "hosectomy" procedure, it was obvious that was not appropriate in this case.  Either Alejandro F.'s thingie was too big or the hose was too small. It's always something.  As mentioned in the previous post I was planning either a Modified Hosectomy or the much more drastic procedure, a Transplant.

After returning from the local Lowe's Hosectomy Supply Store with various couplings, reducers, brass fittings and various sized tubes I set about what I hoped was going to be the final and lasting repair to the now tender connection between Alejandro F.'s black stickie outie thingie (BSTOT) and the wayward hose that liked to split whenever the pressure was on.

After performing what has become the routine "hosectomy" I attached the various pieces and parts described above.  I slipped the new 1/2 inch hose over Alejandro F.'s BSTOT and slide the hose clamp into position.  I tightened the clamp.  And folks, this is the part I hate... this really hurts, Alejandro F.'s black male stickie outie thingie, his BSTOT I'm tell'n you, broke off his body?  OMG!  What have I done?  Just when I had invented a neat acronym.  Damn, I hate it when that happens.

Shown is the "ectomied" remains of Alejandro F.'s
BSTOT and the hose with split.

After having time to reflect, I realized that in one turn of the screwdriver I had moved from a modified hosectomy to a transplant.  I prefer to call it a circumcision or peritomy.  Heck, I didn't even know Alejandro F. was Jewish. 

Once his BSTOT was removed I then had a real Archimedes EUREKA moment.  The small greenish colored stickie outie thingie (SMAGSOT) that the BSTOT was glued to was exactly the right size of the hose prior to attaching all the various and sundry brass parts with reducers and couplings.

I set about removing all those recently assembled parts to restore the original hose to it's virgin state, so to speak.  Then I slipped the hose onto the SMAGSOT and it was a perfect fit.  Snug but not too tight... just the way I like it.

So Frog Blog Fans, once again I'm confident that Alejandro F. is repaired permanently and so far has performed his duties twice without leaking all over his rock.  It just doesn't get any better than this as I can now return my $8.80 purchase to Lowe's Hosectomy Supply Store for a full refund... oh yea, Alejandro is happy too.

Whoohoo!