Let The Game Begin!

Well, it's that time of the year when the day are longer, the weather starts to warm and we're in the homestretch to spring.

With these changes also comes the awakening of both the Boxelder Bugs and the dreaded Stink bugs. These pesky insects start stirring and randomly appearing in the house - not an onslaught but rather one here and one there. More annoying than anything else.

But with it also comes time for "water' sports!

"Water" sports, as defined by me, is where the emerging critters are gently gathered and tossed into the commode 🚽, see below, then used as targets 🎯, wink wink.

Now I'm not saying this is a gender specific sport, heaven forbids no! However, I would imagine that males have a far easier time at this game, but ALL are invited to play!

Ready! Set! Unzip...

My Oopsie Has Been Repaired!

Picked up our new toilet this afternoon.  An American Standard Clean Dual Flush.

With the old tank removed you can see the results of over-tightening bolts...

Old commode removed, the area cleaned, prepped and ready for the new.

Walla, the new toilet has been installed and ready for (your) business!

In the end a $211.74 oopsie!

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We got a very good deal on brandy new American Standard low flow commodes just before Christmas, so we bought three of em. We're looking for ways to save money wherever we can and this is one of them - I s**t you not (no pun intended or is there?).

Of course I had some trepidation before beginning and was fearful that a relatively simply project would turn into an all day affair thus becoming an infamous "Frye project". However, I installed the first throne last Sunday afternoon and I gotta tell you it wasn't too bad. Outside of needing to make a quick trip to the local hardware store for a replacement part I was finished, tools put away, area cleaned up and took the maiden pee all under 2 hours.

Having completed the initial replacement install unscathed and with my confidence high I installed the other two cans yesterday. Outside of a couple hurdles they too went relatively smooth and both were installed and usable in about 4 hours.

Before & After