Haha, your tax instructions comparison is spot-on. When I tackled my kitchen sink, I swear the regulations were written in another language. But honestly, your sketching method sounds smart—breaking it down piece by piece probably saved your sanity. I doubt it's intentional complexity, more like regulations piling up over time without anyone bothering to simplify them. Glad you made it through though...feels good once it's finally done, right?
Yeah, plumbing regs are definitely a beast. I think you're right—it's probably not intentional complexity, just layers of rules added over time without anyone stepping back to simplify things. Reminds me of when I swapped out my bathroom vanity a while back:
- Started thinking it'd be a quick weekend job (famous last words, right?)
- Ended up down a rabbit hole reading PDF after PDF about venting requirements and trap distances...
- Finally sketched it out like you mentioned, piece by piece, and it actually started making sense.
I gotta admit though, once you get it right and everything passes inspection, there's this weirdly satisfying feeling—like cracking some secret code or something. But man, you'd think they'd at least translate it from "plumber-speak" into everyday language occasionally.