Toilet Maintenance and Support

There has been water on the floor near the upstairs toilet for a few days. It’s kind of come and gone but in the last couple of days, it’s been pretty persistent.

I had assumed that I needed to replace the wax ring but upon further investigation today, I discovered the water was dripping from the tank. 

So I called Mark to come over and give me a hand. I knew what I needed to do but I wanted extra hands to help lift. Plus, a second set of eyes wouldn’t hurt.

I ended up making several trips to the General Store but I finally got everything working again. Well, almost mostly working again. I need a couple of small washers, but the toilet is working and useable again.

The struggle involves my declining ability to do stuff. I just get worn out so quickly. Kneeling down and angling under the back of the toilet really took it out of me.

This kind of goes back to the issues I had with skiing the other day.  All the preparation leading up to the actual skiing really wears me out.

I have to come to grips with the reality that my ski days are numbered.