I can only wish we could flush our troubles away

“I have some bad news,” said Bunny.

“Oh?”

“Come here.” She then led me to the master bathroom. “Flush the toilet.”

“Okay.” I flush the toilet. Water comes gushing out between the bowl and the tank [1] on the left side, which is just a tad higher than the right side. “That doesn't look right … ”

“Do you think that instead of loosening the nut, we can try to turn the bolt instead?”

“It's rubber coated, but it does have two flat sides. Let me grab a wrench and see what happens … ”

Two hours later …

Between me loosening the right side a few turns, and Bunny tightening the left side it was level. Or at least, the bubble in the level was just inside the line.

“Okay, fill the tank … here goes nothing … ”

Water again comes gushing out between the bowl and the tank.

“You know, maybe some liberal use of caulking is in order … ”

[1] /boston/2018/11/12.1

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