Proof that if you complain loud enough, something will happen: more on my non-drama life ... my toilet stopped flushing last night.

The Toilet Saga is one that has dogged me since I moved into this apartment. I'm pretty sure that if I had said anything to my apartment managers, it could have been fixed months ago. Maybe even within a week of moving in. But in the spirit of denial and "if I don't say anything, maybe it'll fix itself", I haven't said a word. It's been 6 months, folks.

So anyway, there are two flavors to this problem. (I know, using the word 'flavor' to describe 'toilet problems' is kind of gross, but hey! more spice in your reading experience here. It gets better.)

1) the toilet flushes fine, but the tank doesn't fill up afterward. This is bad because not only does it interfere with the sequence you're used to hearing while washing your hands (you do wash your hands, don't you?), but the next time you finish your business, nothing will happen when you push on the handle 'cause there's NO WATER IN THE TANK. I generally have to take the lid off the tank and push on the little thing that should be sensing when the water is low in the tank. This is annoying.

2) the chain keeps coming off the plastic thingy that controls the flushing. I spent a few weeks constantly taking the lid off the tank to put it back on till I thought of using a wrench to turn the damn thing around so it wouldn't keep slipping off. Well, that didn't solve the problem entirely - now I have to do it every several weeks after it's worked its way around instead of several times a day. Still, annoying. And wet, and gross because it takes a lot of soap and scrubbing to get the plastic residue off my hands.

But this latest issue is a new one. There is some problem between the handle that I use to flush and the arm that holds the chain that controls the flushing (see #2 above). I think the bolt is stripped and so the handle just keeps going 'round and 'round with no corresponding movement in the arm. Now I have to take the lid off the tank (again! every time!) and pull up on the chain, which has not become disconnected (yet). What's more, now the sensor thingy works every time. But still, I have to take the lid off the tank. I hate taking the lid off the tank.

I guess I'll have to call the landlords this time.

How's your toilet working?