"I work from home and on my own, it is simply another day in the calendar" i think nothing better that working for your own as there is much more freedom that way, "It was a job that we had pending for days" reminds me of the saying "don't postponed today's work to tomorrow if you could postponed it to after-tomorrow" unfortunately myself try to delay such works sometimes which isn't much wise sometimes, what i hate about repairing is the minimal injuries that are difficult to avoid- maybe injury chance is about 50-55%, i hope you will complete the water pipes work tomorrow even with the minimal injuries, also i think plastic water pipes can live longer than metal as they don't rust. good luck with the remaining repairs & have a good day