Oh the multi-splendored joys of home ownership. (Did the sarcasm come thru okay?)
I’m having…. tank troubles… as in my toilet tank.
It worked when I first moved in,
then suddenly it wouldn’t flush. Called in the handyman, better known as sweet friend, the chain was broken. A few minutes and 1 bent paper clip later
Ta Da! It worked again! Magic! (BUT!! the chain was TOO long now, so you had to lift the tank lid a little, so the doo-hickey wouldn’t hit the top.) sigh (Of COURSE it was too long, did ya SEE the size of that paper clip???)
That’s okay, I just waited till it broke again, and asked for a smaller paper clip. Ain’t I brilliant!! (I didn’t get that college degree fer nuttin, ya know!)
A little later, it was running all the time, and wouldn’t flush AGAIN!! This time, the rubber gasket was not sealing right, so it constantly drained. And wouldn’t you know it, all these things ALWAYS happened in the middle of the night! How does that HAPPEN???
So, once again, a SOS call went out. (in the morning! I didn’t call him right then. I’m not a sadist.) Like magic, he fixed in a trice. (Don’t ya just love that word – trice?? We need to start a campaign to bring it back into popular circulation! Who’s with me??)
Several weeks go by, then a repeat of the same frustration. ERGH! So, I decided to take a peek for myself. This time, the top link had slipped out of the hole in the end of the stick. (There’s probably a real name for it – flush lever?? )
(not my toilet- you can find anything on google!)
Tried to mend it, but failed. Probably due to my fat fingers, and being wet. Yes, yes, that’s it! Because my fingers were wet! So humiliating to be toilet- flushable- challenged.
And, here I sit blogging, instead of asking for help. Thinking about buying stock in Depends.
A brand new party!! Woo hoo! Thanks, Shanice, for the invite!
I say fix it fast! It was the toilet that cost our insurance company over $70,000 to fix our house after the great flood of 2015!
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Oh, no, Decluttering!! Well, it’s working at the moment, (holding my breath.)
Hopefully my case won’t mimic yours!!!
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hope your tank problems get flushed soon..:P and trice! i am learning it from you Melinda…I used jiffy for this….you know…be back in a jiffy etc. .. trice is cool! I am with you..:D
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Thanks, Roopam! It’s working well at the moment!!
Thanks for backing me up, on the trice revolution!
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alright Melinda..:)
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How in the world did you find a purple toilet?
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Wikimedia is my friend!
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I do really hope, that you will find a solution fast Melinda 🙂
By the way, you’ve been chosen as one of today’s nine blogs in That’s So Jacob’s Ninth Month Blog Challenge! I challenge you to find nine blogs you find interesting and give them a comment to brighten their day…well, eight other blogs and mine 🙂 Copy this message in your comment and enjoy your new blog friends.
Got this from you, so you are the 1.
Irene
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Thanks, Irene! I like to leave comments for others, as well as receive them myself!
Melinda
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I do too, if I have something to offer the post and have the abundance, which I not always have and then I leave a like.
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Time is always in a crunch, isn’t it?
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Not only time, more mental abundance.
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Aaaahhhh
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Nothing worst than a running toilet. About a month ago we had TWO of them at the same time…quite annoying. Hope you get some relief soon!
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Oh my goodness, Tasha!! Two? Double trouble!!
Thanks, all seems to be well now, at the moment…..
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Hope you get it sorted I work as a plumber I could fix it in a trice☺
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ooooh, good to know!!
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Awesome post! I would love to invite you to my new link party The Beautifully Creative Inspired. The party launches every Fridays at 9AM eastern time on 5 BLOGS! It runs until Wednesday night 😀 Hope you can party with us!
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Thanks for the invite, Shanice! Hopefully I can make it this Friday.
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Too funny!! And we just had this same problem a trice ago! (jk, I know that doesn’t work… ;P) I wish you best of luck in getting it all figured out… you made it hilarious, but I know that it’s still annoying!
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Thanks, Sarah Eliza! It’s working, at the moment, but I’m nearly holding my breath! The test will be if it still flushes after midnight!!
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Your toilets make the user intelligent as he has to find solutions to this problematic flusher!! 🙂
Michel
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Haha, very true!!
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Very funny!
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Thanks, Christine.
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Hey, even your toilet is purple?!
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I wish!! Hmmm, wonder if you CAN paint toilets? Thanks for the idea, Jane!!
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My mom deals with the same problem, but she hasn’t been able to have it fixed because, in her case, they have to break the wall. 😦
This year, my boyfriend changed ours. 14 years was all that it could bare.
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Oh no, Debbie! Your poor mom!
I’m glad he was able to fix yours, at least!
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Melinda has been having tank problems.. not the military kind but the flushing kind. We have experienced similar this week so perhaps there is an epidemic.. neat trick with a paper clip though.. and I hear you can use to get out of handcuffs too…
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Thanks so so much for the re-blog Sally! That thrills me no end!
Thankfully I haven’t had to try it on handcuffs ever!
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Pleasure Melinda.. XXS
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🙂
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Don’t ya just hate those pesky toilets! Come to think of it, I’m having trouble with mine. But when I peak in it looks very black, so I’m ignoring it for now. Is that a solution?
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Oh, I’m sure it’ll be okay, Mary.
But be ware- toilet gremlins are very persistent!!
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I feel for you we’ve had similar toilet problems. Luckily managed to get fixed. I love what I’ve read of your blog so far. I define if you have a way to subscribe by email? Looking forward to reading more of your blog. Thanks
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Collector, did you try following me?
I’ll see if I can investigate the email option.
Thanks for the compliment!
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Toilet trouble is no joke – plumbers are so expensive. I know it must suck having to fiddle around with people’s toilets, but do they have to charge quite so much? Hope you get it sorted soon without having to part with too much cash!
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Right, Annabelle? We should charge them per crack sighting!
Fortunately, sweet friend is free labor!
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hope it all works out!! My toilet upstairs leaked and we caught it pretty quick but it already had damaged things downstairs! A tiny drip was all!
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Oh my goodness, Lynn! Glad it didn’t do any worse!
I’m beginning to think toilets are a plot to drive us all into debt!
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ha ha yes!
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🙂
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I can’t stop laughing! You’re the best story teller even if toilet flusher fixery isn’t your strong point.
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Thanks ever so much, Stella! That compliment made my day!
Toilet flusher fixery- love it! Lol
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Drum roll please……
You’re featured at Free and Fun Friday today! 😀
Hurray!
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