Plumbing

so, i fixed the toilet in our bathroom yesterday… for the past month or so, there’s been a minor defect with it. it started leaking water out of the reservoir into the bowl at a very slow but steady pace. over time, that trickle increased until finally we had to physically turn off the water at its wall connection after every use, to avoid a hefty water bill. well, as you can imagine, this created quite an annoyance. i had fixed the problem of the water leaking, but it wasn’t a permanent or ideal solution.

finally last night, i had enough of the hassle, so i went down to the local home improvement superstore and purchased the $3.67 replace part. an hour later, the problem was fixed, the toilet was working up to desired standards and i once again had a very happy wife (between you and me, i think she found my extraordinary plumbing skills very attractive).

isn’t it funny how simple things we take for granted in our everyday routines suddenly become an obstacle when they don’t meet our desires and expectations? isn’t it also funny that it took me over a month to purchase a $3 part to remedy the situation. but hey, like i said, i fixed the toilet in our bathroom yesterday…