Disappointed

The girls went this evening to an organizational meeting for the high school band and orchestra. They're making arrangements for a spring trip to Hawaii which will require some fundraising. While they were gone, I thought I'd surprise S by installing a new dishwasher that we bought last week. Our old machine (not so old at 4 years) crapped out beyond reasonable repair. We bought a new one on sale which was a deeply discounted floor model. Delivery and haul away of the old one was included, but installation was not. They wanted $150 to install the new one. Screw that!!. I was very careful to keep the old hoses, water line, and power line because I knew they would not be included on the new machine. I pulled the new purchase out of the garage and measured it all up perfectly. The power line installation was a snap. When I tried to hook up the steel braided water line, I found there was a brass elbow joint I needed that apparently did not come with the machine. I vaguely remember something like that on the old unit, but it seemed like it was a part of the machine rather than being an "extra". It's of course long gone. What total crap. So my surprise is a bust. Not only did I fail, but I left the new machine in it's proper place under the counter, so S will come home and get all excited thinking it's all done and I'll have to explain why she still has to wash the dishes by hand.