[I Was Naked]
When I Wrote ThisDiamonds Aren't A Girls Best Friend
2007-02-20
A Plumber is....
I'll just preface this with I had to stop at Sears tonight to buy an Auger..Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
The toilet was flushing slow, and since it is Simon's preferred source of water, forget that I spent money on a cat fountain for him, and its filled with spring water, I was a little concerned. Plus the little man is worse than Lassie in the wee hours of the morning, if something is wrong.
So a month or so ago, the toilet was slow and I called a Plumber. He came out, and charged me $135.00 to snake the drain, but he went through the tub. So...blaming the cat for a hair clog doesn't cut it when he's pure white, and the 5lbs of hair pulled out is every shade but..hmmph. So I was told to buy one of those drain cover's to catch hair, but as of yet I haven't. Wish I remembered that at Sears tonight.
So for the last few days, shower has been fine, but the damn toilet won't flush all the way. Since the house is 160 years old, I buy the fast disolve toilet paper, a.k.a. Communion Wipes. This paper just about melts when it hits moisture. But with another 3 a.m. wake up call from Simon, I knew I had to take control of the situation. Now before anyone thinks I'm spoiling the cat..he has diabetes so yes, I give him shots daily, and he basically is a free range cat when it comes to food and water...however, he isn't boneless. So I filled up the bathroom sink and lifted him up ( its really high) but the little connoisseur was frowning on the well water. Which I have to say is on the acidic side, I forgot to adjust the filter. Have I mentioned old houses need ALOT of maintenance and hand holding?
But I love my house, and I have spent about 80k on it in the last two years. Only because the lovely people I bought it from, told me the house was "maintenance free" and all I had to do was mow the lawn. Its a half acre, but whatever..I knew they were wrong, and had a home inspection done. I took a 10K dollar credit at settlement to try and offset some of the cost of 33 years of them and their maintenance free.
But, I've shot my load on this house, so I figured tonight, I would spend the $10.00 on the auger. I'm not a girly girl when it comes to home repair. What I wouldn't do to own a nail gun...mmmmmm power. But the walls are 20" thick stone, so I don't get to nail too much. I found the snakes and augers and forgot how much I loved to shop..even if it is in a hardware store. I love to shop ..anywhere.
When I come home at night, Mr. Co-dependent cat is waiting for me at the door. We can do the whole..what is it boy? Is it Timmy? He can't drink out of the toilet either? He fell in the toilet? Don't worry, I have an auger!
I poked a hole in my finger trying to get the damn catch release from itself. But no big deal, just a little blood. I quickly double checked the odd little silhouette man's actions on the cardboard backing to make sure I was in the same position. Thankfully I still had on my black dress from work, so I was set to go.
I gently put the auger in the bowl, as not to scrape the porcelain, lord knows when I go to someone's house, points are deducted in my mind for that. Lovely house...but did you see the toilet bowl? Eeesshhhh..scratched.
I went through the first gyrations, all the while talking to my self and the little black man in the directions. NO idea if anything was working. So I backed it out, what in god's name is that smell? EEWWWWW...back in the bowl. This time I just kept spinning it and pushing it til my arm was sore and I heard porcelain scratch.
I retracted the auger again, and this time got an ALL Clear and Simon was on top of the seat doing the final inspection. Except for not getting the proper permits he was satisfied, and I was washing my hands like an OCD after visiting a sewage plant.
That sucked. I'll let any man out there know right now, I can buy my own jewels, you want to impress me, give me a gift certificate to ServiceMagic. com. I'll love you forever.
drift (2007-02-22)
It is nice to know that you are not a girly girl... cool ...drift
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