As the toilet in the downstairs proceeded to flood everywhere...it got a little crazy here. I don't like messes...and germs...so you can imagine my happiness when I was questioning the kids and Kolbe and Kenna both said that Avery flushed the toilet paper down. Avery assured me she didn't, obviously...but I discovered something here. Just in case you're wondering...the spring-loaded toilet paper holder thingy(is that technical enough?) and the toilet paper roll, won't flush. At least not effectively. It just becomes a ticking time bomb...Nate was busy with Young Men's so guess who did the job? That's right...Julie Pitcher...aka...the Plumber. I removed the old toilet, hauled it outside(sure the neighbors loved that) and installed a brand new one all by myself. Yeah, I know, impressive...and disgusting. Probably the worst thing I've ever done. My dad can't believe I didn't just clean the old toilet up and put it back. Ummmm....no. It wasn't completely unnessary spending..it was an ugly toilet, rusty and it ran non-stop. It was just a ways down on my list of wanted repairs. Not any more. Its a brand new beauty. And it doesn't leak. (yet)
Then I tucked kids in and thought I'd shower to clean up. And the water heater still didn't work! So, the plumber came Thursday and the needed part had to be air mailed from out of state and it didn't get here till today-Saturday. So, no hot water heater since Wednesday. But we are back in business today on all accords...and this is a pic of my proud moment as a plumber!
2 comments:
That story sounds all to familiar! Carter flushed a toy car down our toilet last month and we ended up paying a plumber $105 to come push it through, luckily it was able to work its way through the rest of the pipes. -Andrea
Wow Julie!
That's a pretty impressive story. If it were me, I would have shut the bathroom door and crawled into bed. Way to go Mrs. Plumber!
Katie
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