Heh...me too. Except it was the basket assembly, or whatever you call the part that goes between the sink and the drain. Cost me a little more than $10, 'cause I had to buy the tool, but not much. First time I'd done a plumbing job at all, though, so I was pretty darn proud of myself! Silly, I know...
Oh no darlin', it isn't silly at all! I am showing people the water lines and outdoor faucets that I put at my house (I mean, dug trenches and everything) as if I built the pyramids.
Be proud, and if they look at ya funny, then you know they don't know the joys of do it yourself plumbing (and PVC glue).
Be proud of yourself. I have done that before. My dad died a few months ago and I have ended up with all his tools :) I am quite proud of my tool collection. I inherited the house and all that goes with home ownership, being single, don't have the kiddos to do the slave labor around the yard ;) j/k. I love yard work and gardening.
When I built a commercial kitchen for a catering business I nearly went to war with the plumbing inspector. The codes changed after we started building and I needed the specs so I could pass inspection and the planning and development office did not want to share the information. The plumbing inspector made the statement that I would not be able to understand what I read. I told him I managed to graduate from college I think I could figure out the plumbing specs.
I think I figured out why they don't want the average person to get copies of the building and plumbing codes. They really aren't that difficult to understand and implement and the unions would lose lots of money on jobs.