That was great Slingy!
You must be really old! Up wandering around the house at night with a flashlight checking for water leaks and frozen faucets?! What? You ran out of whale oil for your lantern? Couldnt find your carbide Coal Miners hat? All out of beeswax candles or matches?
Most of us Youngsters use cellphones for flashlights now a days! Or, as in my case, since I'm super rich, I have whats called "IO lighting" installed in my house... "IO" stands for "Instant On"....you just flip a switch see, and like magic, Zing! Instant On lighting! ..Plus, we even have an indoor outhouse if you can believe that!!
Not that I use it much, since I got the back yard, its there mainly for resale purposes or showing off I suppose, that an the IO lighting, Yeah...should be able to offload this place in a hurry! Selling features! ......
Anyway, got a giggle out of your plumbing exploits! You were the first one to make me 'LOL' this am! Thanks!
ps: I also sleep with my socks on...nothing else though, just the socks, I figure its a helluva time saver, makes it faster and easier to put on my pants in an emergency if I need to......Right?