Lancaster Update
On Friday, I decided we'd gone long enough without the guest toilet. Since it's near the computer room, it gets used a lot, and the other one is way at the other end of the house. So I managed to lift and slide out the tank cover, then went to the mailbag where we placed the new one after we bought it. The mailbag was empty. Uh-oh. I looked all over the desk, the kitchen counters, both bathrooms. What the heckers did we do with it?
Hal went out and checked in the car in case it fell out of the bag. We also got groceries that day, so it may have fallen out while loading the car. He couldn't find it. He questioned whether we left it at the store (old folks like us tend to do things like that), but we both remembered putting it in the mailbag when he brought it to the car.
We checked everywhere again, and couldn't find it. Sigh. We both got dressed and were resigned to going to the store to get another. Just on a hunch, that Hal looked-like-a-man, I checked the car one last time. It wasn't on the floor, wasn't in the cargo bin, but there it was! Face down on the trash bag. Whew!
Hal got out his tools. Since my hands are smaller, and the area we had to work in so small, I was the designated plumber. I tried unscrewing the nut that holds the flusher handle device in place, but I'm just a weak little woman. He's a big strong man and got it out quickly.
Expecting to see a chain to hook the arm to, I was surprised that there wasn't one in there. Figured out that it fits in an "O" and pulls the "O" up to flush. Took out the old one, slid in the new one, and realized it was too long . I couldn't get it into position to fit through the slot.
Hal got a saw (the part was supposed to be sawable-to-fit), but neither of us could saw it through the thick plastic. So he used his wire cutters instead, and that worked.
I still couldn't get it to fit in the slot, and if we cut it any shorter, it would be useless. I was stimied. Then Hal realized that the "O" rotated. Well, duh. I turned the "O" to the side, put in the handle, and returned the "O" to the original position, sliding the bar in as I turned. So simple. Didn't even occur to me that that part turned. What do single people do when they need to work something out? It always takes the two of us combining our brain power - what little of it is left. A couple of tests flushes and we're back in business!
Saturday was spent playing games on FaceBook all day. In the evening I worked on a pair of socks for myself, and finished one of the set. Isn't this yarn pretty? I like the contrast of the bright and dark colors. The holes in the leg part are intentional - part of the pattern.
Today I'm catching up on my to-do list, and watching LifeTime movies. I did a bit more needlepoint and you can see the progress I've made compared to the last shot. Now that I work on it at least an hour a day, it's moving right along. I have about 15 more needlepoint projects lined up. I'm good for the rest of my life.
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