WahoooOO!!!!

The shower works. Holy crap, I thought this day would never come. But yes, there's a showerhead and a turny-thingy and water actually comes out and goes down the drain. 

Eric had a brainstorm today, and determined that it wasn't that the cap on the shower head pipe was actually stuck, it was that the warm water in the pipes was making them expand. So, he turned off the water, let things cool down, and ta-da! It worked. 

I am so happy.