Goodness a gracious....

Okay first things first. It has been at least a month that my toilet has not been able to flush the easy way. By the easy way, I mean you just pull the handle and whalla. Apparently, the chain broke and so what did I in my ingeniousness do? I just took the porcelain cover off and reach my hand into the freezing cold water and pull the broken chain myself anytime I need to 'flush'!

Well that would be fine and dandy and as I have proven, we humans learn to adapt until such time as someone comes along to fix my problem...haha. But as luck would have it, now there are other parts leaking inside the toilet and the noise alone is driving me crazy!!! So being the type of person that can do anything I put my mind to, (cant say this is something I want to put my mind to), but due to above said noises, am forced to put my mind to, I asked myself how hard would it be to replace toilet parts.

So I start with the obvious. I peer into my toilet that is most of the time drained of water since Ive been shutting the main water supply off as it is leaking water from somewhere. (My water bill proved that last month.) Being I am not a plumber, I attempt to take note on what types of parts are inside a toilet. I have to be honest with you, I never cared before and hope never to care again! But suffice to say I believe a trip to Wal-Mart is in order since it is right up the street and their prices are reasonable.

So I mosey up to Wal-Mart only to find there are a myriad of toilet parts to be purchased. Help!!! At this time, I spot a man in the same aisle, but I don't want to bother him or have him think I am trying to pick up on him. I mean lets be real, do single people shop at Wal-Mart?!?!? I know I am there, but what are the literal statistics. Maybe I should ask the greeter.

Anyway, so I see something that says universal toilet repair kit. Okay that sounds reasonable and the parts within look like stuff I spotted inside my own porcelain. So I think I am good to go. WRONG. At this time, I spot a flush lever hanging close to the repair kit and I realize that the original problem I had was that the toilet wouldn't flush. So what is the deal? They sell something as a repair kit but leave out one of the parts??! Oh man, please get me back to my day job!!!

Anyway, I am quite pleased with myself that I found all the parts that I need to fix my toilet without having to ask the guy in the aisle :) What happens when I arrive home? Absolutely nothing!! Do you think I really want to fix my toilet? The answer is no!!! lol So the parts sit there for several days and nights and finally I cant take the noise any longer and decide to fix my toilet tonight.

I was so grateful to see there are instructions inside the repair kit! Wow, I think I may just be able to do this. After all, I can repair a broken nail you know. So as I read the instructions, I get lost on where the coupling nut is and where this and that is. But I eventually get it. All I can think of at this point, is why didn't I ask one my guy friends to come over and help me? After all I am a great cook and I totally don't mind doing the dishes. I can purchase beer too since I am legal!!!

Wrapping up this most ridiculous story, I forgot one major major piece to this puzzle. The tools to undo everything!! I must digress and mention that I had been in a LTR for 5 years and it has been 1.5 years that its been over. However, he had purchased extra tools for my house in order to fix things and when we were over and done, he took every little tool back to his small apartment. Well being the resourceful female that I am, I remember that my sons, have a tool kit somewhere in the garage. I am very excited because once I start a project, I want to finish it. Okay so I head downstairs out to the garage, find the tools and find a wrench.

Guess what? It was the wrong size!!! Sigh....I guess I am just not cut out to do man's work. Yes, you heard me man's work!!! Just leave me in the kitchen barefoot and not pregnant...

PS Will let you know when my toilet dilemma is solved. Yes I know you can not wait to hear more on this most fascinating subject.

"If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things"-Plato