It Came From BEYOND the Shower!

So I decided to replace the shower head in the boy's bathroom.  We're not redoing the entire shower but shower heads are easy.  You just unscrew the old one and screw the new one on, right?  WRONG.  Not when the old head is 25 years old.  No, no, no. Shower head technology has advanced in leaps and bounds since the 80's.  I'm sure it was an integral part of the whole mars rover program.

The old shower head doesn't screw off so I thought I was out of luck until I discovered the Universal Shower Arm Replacement!!  With this bad boy,  you can replace that nasty old shower head.  AND, if you get the long twisty "s" shaped one, you can raise the height of the shower head so people over 5' 2" can actually stand under it.  Bonus!

So, here's our shower surround:

I should have taken a picture that shows the tub as well.
Then you could marvel in the fact that they installed a white tub and a off-white surround.
("They can't possibly All have good taste and a sense of humor", name the movie.)

And here's the shower head that doesn't screw off.  But that's okay because there are treads at the neck so we can attach our Universal Shower Arm Replacement!

And here's what you see when you slide off the wall cap.  The arm unscrews BEHIND THE SHOWER SURROUND. WTF!

And look closely because that greenish stuff sticking out of the hole....that's WALLPAPER.  WALLPAPER.  THEY WALLPAPERED BEHIND THE SHOWER SURROUND!  

This entire house is wrapped in wallpaper.  It's like the Blob, only teal and beige.  One night it's going to come curling out of the vents and drains.  Silently wrapping us up in it's sticky glue, turning us into mindless drones.  Don't crawl under the house!  Don't go up in the attic!  Grab the dogs and run! 

If I have to call the plumber back, I'm gonna be pissed.

(answer: When Harry Met Sally)