MomsOf2boys
<font color= deeppink ><marquee>Has obsessive fing
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I went in the downstairs bathroom and cleaned out all the old meds under the cabinet and dusted all the pics and stuff on the counter etc.... cleaned the counter and put the rugs in the washer. So I cleaned the toilet and it seemed to be a little wiggly to me. I thought, "Oh I know how to fix this..no big deal... just tighten the screws and then caulk around the bottom and when it dries...waaa la... good as new."
So I go out and find some tools (not my area of expertise but tired of being called prissy by the boys) get a wrench and go inside. Tighten one side easy enough. Take the screw cover off the other side and no screw. Hmm... How can that be? Look inside the screw cap thingy and there it is... inside. Ooohhh that can't be right.
Call ex husband and he is laughing at me. I say how can I fix it... he says I'll be there tomorrow. Guess he has to pull the whole toilet up and new wax ring and screws. Hmm... so much for my handyman skills I guess.
By the way...in case you haven't broken one yourself... the wax stuff that it has in it is NASTY and if it gets on your hands you have to wash your hands for like 30 minutes or something... It is like toilet vaseline.
So I go out and find some tools (not my area of expertise but tired of being called prissy by the boys) get a wrench and go inside. Tighten one side easy enough. Take the screw cover off the other side and no screw. Hmm... How can that be? Look inside the screw cap thingy and there it is... inside. Ooohhh that can't be right.
Call ex husband and he is laughing at me. I say how can I fix it... he says I'll be there tomorrow. Guess he has to pull the whole toilet up and new wax ring and screws. Hmm... so much for my handyman skills I guess.
By the way...in case you haven't broken one yourself... the wax stuff that it has in it is NASTY and if it gets on your hands you have to wash your hands for like 30 minutes or something... It is like toilet vaseline.