<p>I was in the shower the other morning trying to wake myself up enough to make some coffee when I heard what I thought was the hum of a ride-on lawnmower. Then I realized it was Sunday -- the one day out of the week that the landscaping trucks don&#39;t descend on our street so it couldn&#39;t possibly be that -- but it was early and all I could come up with was &quot;huh?&quot;</p><p>(Aside: Why don&#39;t the neighbors agree to have all yard work done on the same day? Must every outdoor activity be marred with the sound of landscaping crews? We have like 3 weeks of summer left - or rather, summer is already over, if the abundance of scarecrows and pumpkins at the Christmas Tree Shop is any indication - so perhaps this is a project for another day.)</p><p>Anyways, the mysterious noise. It was a rhythmic sound, tinny and persistent, not really the kind of thing that should cause any alarm, but it was so out of place that I actually turned off the water to get a better listen.</p><p>That&#39;s when I freaked the hell out, because once the water stopped I realized that the vibrating sound was coming from the pipes. The shower head and pipes, to be exact. The pipes were shaking, even after the water was turned off. </p><p>Visions of possible electrocution danced through my head. A plumbing disaster was surely imminent, and here I was soaking wet with a head full of soap. </p><p>&quot;HOOOOONEEEEEEY!&quot;</p><p>&quot;What?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Come! Take a look at the shower!&quot;</p><p>&quot;Why?&quot;</p><p>&quot;JUST COME!&quot;</p><p>My husband came in, stopped for a minute, and asked me if I heard that strange noise. </p><p>&quot;Of course I hear it and I don&#39;t know what it is...OMG, we need to call a plumber..it&#39;s Sunday morning the bill is going to be huge!&quot;</p><p>A plumbing mystery is a fantastic way to start a relaxing Sunday morning, in case you can&#39;t tell.</p><p>We could only stand at the shower door for so long. We had to do something. My husband unscrewed the shower head but the mysterious noise raged on.</p><p>&quot;Should I call a plumber?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Not yet.&quot;</p><p>&quot;What if the pipes are about to explode?&quot;</p><p>(I&#39;m nothing if not good under pressure.)</p><p>&quot;No.&quot;</p><p>&quot;OK, let me take out the shower caddy so you can play around, but I&#39;m going downstairs and calling a plumber. This is too serious to mess around with.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We don&#39;t even know what &#39;this&#39; is. How do you know it&#39;s serious?&quot;</p><p>I ignored him and slipped the shower caddy from the pipe..thing..you know, that thing that comes out of the wall and connects to the shower? And that&#39;s when the mystery noise stopped. </p><p>Awesome -- until I realized that the shower caddy in my hands was vibrating.</p><p>&quot;Oh. Ooooh!&quot;</p><p>Apparently, I had accidentally turned a vibrating object on (it&#39;s not what you think)* when I put a bottle of conditioner on top of it.</p><p>Oops. </p><p>*People! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gillette-Venus-Vibrance-Soothing-Vibrations/dp/B0009W7MD2">It was this</a>. I TOLD YOU it&#39;s not what you think. </p><p>(Perverts.)</p><p></p><p></p>
