Since we all believe that one must not tinker with plumbing fixtures in and around the house, 'fix dripping faucet' sounds like a preposterous proposal. This is one of those inherently cerebral tasks that must be left to the likes of astronomically priced plumbing professionals, even if our sleep is punctuated by that galling sound, or even if our conversations are tangentially about that dripping faucet. It's time to set aside staid conventional wisdom, and deal with this feeble contention without seeking salvation from different sources.