Living in an apartment does have its occasional frustrations. This writer is testament of that.

I just had a brand-new tub/shower put in by the good apartment maintenance folks. Subsequently, I had to replace the old shower curtain rod with a brand-new one, and I put that thing up, along with new curtain rings and a new curtain. It's all fine and good having that new rod, except for one thing:

The stupid rod won't stay up!

As...