livinintherainforest

This has been some day. My older daughter got married back in Newfoundland, Canada and I couldn't be there. That, although understood from the get-go, was disappointing. However, apparently all went well and she got a hot turkey sandwich to boot!

I spent the day emulating a plumber. I had two toilets go south on me simultaneously. The flush mechanism on toilet number one physically broke yesterday so that toilet was totally out of commission. I was able to adjust toilet number two yesterday to working order but the toilet seat needed replacing. I went looking around in my bodega and lo and behold there was a toilet seat there! With a little old-fashoned modifying, I was able to replace the toilet seat so now I had one functional bathroom.

Then I attacked the other, number one bathroom. I searched the bodega for suitable replacement parts and believe it or not, I had them! When you live in remote places like this you build up a supply of spare parts just for occasions like this. After working in a kneeling position, mostly working with my left hand for what seemed like hours (and probably was) I restored the facility to working order. I was feeling pretty cocky until I saw the leak. More to do tomorrow....but hopefully just tightening connections.