The Difference a Toilet Can Make
Seriously, I mean it. One of the things that Marlon & I joked about as we were waiting to close on the house was the black “egg” toilet that graced the first floor bathroom. A black toilet? Really? Well, fast forward to the first few weeks of being here, that bathroom got the top to bottom cleaning job. The bathroom itself is not all that bad (though there will be some restoration to the mirror), but when you actually get down to cleaning, a black toilet is the WORST. A little lysol, a good cleaning brush, a once over on the outside & well…you can’t even tell it’s clean, because it’s BLACK. Not to mention the fact that the toilet doesn’t flush well AND it consistently runs on. Sigh. There’s a good story, though. Our lovely neighbor Sid said he’d take a look at it for the running-on problem. He comes over & finds THAT problem. We joke about how ugly the black egg toilet is & he pulls out his phone. Five minutes later, he’s ordered a brand new white one on Amazon for $250. Two weeks later, it’s delivered, he’s back at our place working on the replacement (he used to be a plumber). In quintessential old house style, he said that the way the old toilet was installed was way too complicated. But Sid, the man, solved the install problems, & with the blink of an eye we have a new white toilet. If one can be excited about a toilet, well, it’s me. Thanks to Sid for the assist. This was our first “real” project inside the house & we’re delighted. About a toilet!
