I realise this is of no interest to anyone, but I've got myself in a stress and feel I need to vent. I've broken my toilet. There it is. All good intentions, I wanted to replace a loose lever handle. Seemed simple. The instruction videos on youtube are a dream. I forgot that I am completely unable to do anything practical, however. I've now buggered up the flapper valve, so it won't flush even by pulling the hook, and in my frustration with things, twatted the ****er with a wrench. This subsequently cracked the cistern (above the water level thankfully) and I have had to try and seal it back in place with some Unibond stuff. Amateur doesn't cover it. Also, with my wet fingers, I lost grip of the hook while frantically tugging at it, and sliced right through my finger. Didn't feel the pain at the time as I was so intense with rage and frustration. Right now, it throbs. It's not even my toilet! I rent. Rang the old man, but he's not a plumber, so can't help. He said "Just come clean, tell the landlord". So I have. I await a response. Day ruined.
**** mate, if I did that this morning after all that beer, I'd be counted as a WMD. Can you still **** in it and flush with a bucket? Sorry to hear that anyway.
Sorry I just found myself laughing at this, more because It sounds like the sort of thing I would do especially using the unibond stuff to try and mend my own cock up
Im not laughing at you just the situation!! You will be ok to go this afternoon though wont you? As Bob says with a bucket you can still launch a Pearson down it.
Bucket at the ready boys! Yeah I'll still be there today. It's just I expect the landlord will tell me to cover the cost myself, so my pocket's gonna take a hit. The anger has subsided now, replaced with embarrassment and regret.
It does depend on your Landlord, Im a landlord myself and would be grateful you owned up and Id split the cost with me paying for the initial repair and you paying for the damage you caused by ......(how shall I put it)....... not been very good at DIY, Id even let you pay for it over the next few months just increse the rent slightly until its paid for. But I also know there as so many bad landlords out there that dont care about the tenants just the bank balance So like I put at the start it will depend on your own landlord
Cheers Marv, that puts my mind at rest a bit. I don't mind paying for it as I've acted like a tool (with a tool) so I know I should. I just feel like a naughty boy. I don't know how much these things cost. Full toilets are cheap I've noticed, I guess it's the plumbing work that costs?
Cant remember where I heard this but treat it as twat tax Where you have to pay out money for your own mistakes (being a twat) When you get money for doing nothing (finding a fiver in a pocket in clothing you havent worn for a while) its a twat rebate Im always paying twat tax
Someone posted on CI when Pearson left, that the compo that Leicester would have to pay, was a twat tax for letting him go in the first place.
I just hope the mightly Tigers get a result this afternoon or the toilet might get further physical abuse.
Wahaay, good old British toilet humour, just the jobby. A new toilet? Sounds expensive. I hope you're feeling flush. Is there a fixed period of notice or can it be adjusted for time in loo? It goes to show, no matter what, you can't be the cistern.
