Yesterday was very much problematic. OK, it starts with the kitty litter. See, I change Tango and Sugar's litter box every Monday morning. I dump the contents in a trash bag and then I rinse out the pans with Pine Sol and dump the residue in the toilet and flush.
The thing is the float does not work properly in the tank because I swapped the float out of that toilet a few months ago with the one in our master bedroom as it did not work right and I didn't really have the inclination to dash off to Lowe's for a new one. So, the toilet I dump the litter residue in has a float that does not shut off. My process is to turn on the water valve to the toilet to fill the tank, flush the toilet and then turn off the water valve.
The thing is I rushed swapping the float out and the connection to the tank was not as tight as it should be. Either that or the gasket in the float is worn. Regardless, it leaks.
After finishing changing the litter pans I was out the door to go to the store but forget to turn off the water valve. I went upstairs and my wife was fumbling around trying to turn off the valve while being sprayed with water. I wiped the floor off and then went to the store. When I came home my wife was in the downstairs kitchen frantic because water was dripping from our ceiling light fixture. I went back upstairs and found that the remaining water in the bottom of the tank was leaking. I put down a towel and waited for the remaining water to drain. Altogether probably a half gallon of water had seeped through some crumbling caulk and dripped down to where the light is.
Now, I had to drop the light fixture from the ceiling, dry off the remaining water and moisture and hook the thing back up to the bracket. I was standing on a ladder while my wife was supporting the light fixture with a mop while I was trying to align the screws in the bracket with the holes in the fixture. My only source of light was from a tiny little flashlight with a battery that was going dead. After struggling for 20 minutes I got it back on, folded up the ladder and was careful not to crash it into the window of our outside screen door so I could put it in our carport shed.
Maybe this latest ordeal didn't start with the kitty litter but started a few months ago when the float in our bathroom toilet stopped working. Many years ago there was a series of ads about FRAM oil filters that said, "You can pay them now or pay them later". From my experience through the years I think it is wise to pay a little upfront to avoid paying out a lot later.
Oh yeah, our car is overdue for an oil and filter change. Now I am starting to believe that this whole debacle started years ago because I did not heed the commercials. The moral of this sad story is that it might be best to limit one's TV viewing, otherwise things may get out of hand.
The thing is the float does not work properly in the tank because I swapped the float out of that toilet a few months ago with the one in our master bedroom as it did not work right and I didn't really have the inclination to dash off to Lowe's for a new one. So, the toilet I dump the litter residue in has a float that does not shut off. My process is to turn on the water valve to the toilet to fill the tank, flush the toilet and then turn off the water valve.
The thing is I rushed swapping the float out and the connection to the tank was not as tight as it should be. Either that or the gasket in the float is worn. Regardless, it leaks.
After finishing changing the litter pans I was out the door to go to the store but forget to turn off the water valve. I went upstairs and my wife was fumbling around trying to turn off the valve while being sprayed with water. I wiped the floor off and then went to the store. When I came home my wife was in the downstairs kitchen frantic because water was dripping from our ceiling light fixture. I went back upstairs and found that the remaining water in the bottom of the tank was leaking. I put down a towel and waited for the remaining water to drain. Altogether probably a half gallon of water had seeped through some crumbling caulk and dripped down to where the light is.
Now, I had to drop the light fixture from the ceiling, dry off the remaining water and moisture and hook the thing back up to the bracket. I was standing on a ladder while my wife was supporting the light fixture with a mop while I was trying to align the screws in the bracket with the holes in the fixture. My only source of light was from a tiny little flashlight with a battery that was going dead. After struggling for 20 minutes I got it back on, folded up the ladder and was careful not to crash it into the window of our outside screen door so I could put it in our carport shed.
Maybe this latest ordeal didn't start with the kitty litter but started a few months ago when the float in our bathroom toilet stopped working. Many years ago there was a series of ads about FRAM oil filters that said, "You can pay them now or pay them later". From my experience through the years I think it is wise to pay a little upfront to avoid paying out a lot later.
Oh yeah, our car is overdue for an oil and filter change. Now I am starting to believe that this whole debacle started years ago because I did not heed the commercials. The moral of this sad story is that it might be best to limit one's TV viewing, otherwise things may get out of hand.
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