It's late at night and you're trying to sleep, but the steady drip, drip, drip of a faucet, like an ancient Chinese water torture, is slowly driving you nuts. At 3 a.m., what do you do? Bury your head under the pillow -- or get up and drag out your tools? Neither. When a permanent repair can't be made, try using a piece of string for temporary relief -- and a few hours of sleep. Here's what to do: take about one foot of ordinary kite string and tie one end around the spout allowing the other end to hang under the leak and down into the sink so water can trickle silently down the string and into the drain. This will allow you to count sheep, and grab 20 winks. And that's the On The House tip for today.