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  • on a toilet if you are pissed/frustrated/depressed over your team losing a ballgame. After the Vikings lost their playoff game tonight, I decided to do a very simple procedure and replace a toilet seat. Very simple right?

    However, as I was replaying every play by Joe Webb in my head, I realized too late that I was loosening the wrong bolt. I loosened the one that connects the tank to the toilet instead of the toilet seat. I quickly started re-tightening the bolt as soon as water started pouring out and then heard a cracking sound . . . not good. Now I get to make a run to Lowe's in the morning and buy a new tank.

    Oh yeah, to make matters even better, my 7th grade daughter has two of her friends here for a sleep over. They think it is very novel to have to pour a bucket of water into the bowl to flush it. I am sure I will be the talk of the 7th grade on Monday . . . dramaqueen

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  • Best ideas usually do start on the toilet . HA biggrin

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  • Yeah the Vikings cost me some cash (made the bet before the ponder news) banghead

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  • volviking said...

    on a toilet if you are pissed/frustrated/depressed over your team losing a ballgame. After the Vikings lost their playoff game tonight, I decided to do a very simple procedure and replace a toilet seat. Very simple right?

    However, as I was replaying every play by Joe Webb in my head, I realized too late that I was loosening the wrong bolt. I loosened the one that connects the tank to the toilet instead of the toilet seat. I quickly started re-tightening the bolt as soon as water started pouring out and then heard a cracking sound . . . not good. Now I get to make a run to Lowe's in the morning and buy a new tank.

    Oh yeah, to make matters even better, my 7th grade daughter has two of her friends here for a sleep over. They think it is very novel to have to pour a bucket of water into the bowl to flush it. I am sure I will be the talk of the 7th grade on Monday . . . dramaqueen

    my luck....hope every thing works out volking.....explode

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  • volviking said...

    on a toilet if you are pissed/frustrated/depressed over your team losing a ballgame. After the Vikings lost their playoff game tonight, I decided to do a very simple procedure and replace a toilet seat. Very simple right?

    However, as I was replaying every play by Joe Webb in my head, I realized too late that I was loosening the wrong bolt. I loosened the one that connects the tank to the toilet instead of the toilet seat. I quickly started re-tightening the bolt as soon as water started pouring out and then heard a cracking sound . . . not good. Now I get to make a run to Lowe's in the morning and buy a new tank.

    Oh yeah, to make matters even better, my 7th grade daughter has two of her friends here for a sleep over. They think it is very novel to have to pour a bucket of water into the bowl to flush it. I am sure I will be the talk of the 7th grade on Monday . . . dramaqueen

    You'll never believe what happened this weekend Sallyrumor... Yeah, her daddy wasbanghead... and then he started working on theswirl... and all of a sudden we heardsigncurse... so we ran in and seen her dadpanic... We thought he'd seen a big spider because he kept yelling about a censored web. Wow, was he upset.

    BUTCH IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. GO VOLS!

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  • Silly me thought Joe Webb could actually throw a forward pass..What a disastrous effort. My vikes must have the worst qb situation in the nfl. Ponder wouldnt start for any other team, and our back up wouldnt be on the practice squad. This must be addressed in the draft. Need to take a qb in the 2d or 3rd round and let them compete with Ponder (Barkley or, dare i say it, Bray..?) Our D is fairly stout, and our O-line and RB situation are obviously exceptional. Need a guy to take snaps who is actually a threat, and some WR's to throw too. Didnt help losing Percy...

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  • OrangeNCarolina said...

    You'll never believe what happened this weekend Sallyrumor... Yeah, her daddy wasbanghead... and then he started working on theswirl... and all of a sudden we heardsigncurse... so we ran in and seen her dadpanic... We thought he'd seen a big spider because he kept yelling about a censored web. Wow, was he upset.

    Bravo!! +1

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  • OrangeNCarolina said...

    You'll never believe what happened this weekend Sallyrumor... Yeah, her daddy wasbanghead... and then he started working on theswirl... and all of a sudden we heardsigncurse... so we ran in and seen her dadpanic... We thought he'd seen a big spider because he kept yelling about a censored web. Wow, was he upset.

    Carolina, that is a classic! +1 clap

    As a footnote to my fiasco, went to Lowe's this morning, bought a new tank and easily installed it in about 15 minutes. All is now well.

    frosty, you nailed it regarding the Vikings QB situation. I am hoping they do as well with this year's draft as they did last year. Kalil, Smith and Walsh were difference makers as rookies. I also follow some Vikings' boards and Bray and CP are often mentioned! pray

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  • While your at the store swing into COSTCO and pick up a memory foam bath mat. I know it sounds crazy.... bought one today and the wife and i seem to walk into the bathroom just to stand on it.

    I see a few more in my near future. biggrin

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  • I had an feeder line to an upstairs toilet break the week after Memorial Day. It cost $20,000 to fix the damage and 3 months to get everything repaired and put back together. The adjuster said had the water leaked for a couple more hours my house would have been totaled.

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