The Battle of the Toilet Is Won

That’s it the battle is won, the toilet can fight no more Three weeks ago the flush would overflow. And kept leaving a puddle on the floor I looked in the book, it said I needed a spare part I went to the merchant; “we have none, don’t lose heart?” I can send you somewhere, and they do have a spare. So I went armed with lots of new knowledge and credit card The merchant looked at my list and gave me the part, I took it striaght home and started the job, it was hard Then found the part was too short for a start. I rang them and told what was wrong Don’t worry come on back, We do have an extension pack So I drove the ten miles still full of enthusiasm and song. I need a spanner for this, mine does not fit “Don’t worry we have just what you need Some PVA tape, a washer or two And then it won’t leak when you’ve peed.” I turned off the water, I thought that I oughta Everywhere went dry but the toilet. So with some intervention, I put on the extension. But still the floor kept getting wet. After managing to fit a new isolator My husband was pleased “how did you do that?” I said it's a pipe and a nut, not an electricl generator. It was easy, I said wearing my know- it-all hat. I twisted and turned, and I taped every joint I fitted the valve in the top of the cistern. I turned the water back on and it worked a treat The arm moved up and down like a piston The water stopped when it should, and did not overflow I was happy and yet my feet suddenly got wet The nuts and pipes still had fight left in them I sighed gave another turn, it was tight and difficult and yet I stuck my head under, turned the spanner, one more turn The book was ok, but it’s doing the job I did learn One more turn is one turn too much. It split the washer and pipe, I knew it was tight When it screeched like a banshee or some such. The water came out, but the isolator did the trick Its a good job I had fitted it on I gave it a turn and the water stopped in a tick I t was then that I knew I had won I was upset it was a bummer But I went and got a plumber Now I am queen of the toilet I have won.