tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6467138763415759367..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Toilet QueenMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47898550589229055692019-11-21T22:21:02.879-08:002019-11-21T22:21:02.879-08:00Only if your arms are long enough. Mine are a tad ...Only if your arms are long enough. Mine are a tad on the short side. Thanks mum. shoulda growed me proper-like.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21276435956263779572019-11-21T22:18:31.849-08:002019-11-21T22:18:31.849-08:00I do have chin hairs. A "starter set," a...I do have chin hairs. A "starter set," as Dave has put it. Although he was referring to his chest hair at the time.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69161635788731239742019-11-21T22:17:33.010-08:002019-11-21T22:17:33.010-08:00No ma'am I did not. I'm going to jot that ...No ma'am I did not. I'm going to jot that down.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8041626174062239872019-11-21T22:16:29.971-08:002019-11-21T22:16:29.971-08:00Clearance is especially important in a toilet.Clearance is especially important in a toilet.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74548195977385257202019-11-21T16:08:14.178-08:002019-11-21T16:08:14.178-08:00You don't have to have a beard to _____ (inser...You don't have to have a beard to _____ (insert handyman job here). In this case, "do plumbing work". Yay!!<br /><br />I stole that line from somebody's blog, by the way. The author does a lot of her own household repairs.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6487668011586963802019-11-21T10:10:38.353-08:002019-11-21T10:10:38.353-08:00Did you know that one can tighten the big plastic ...Did you know that one can tighten the big plastic (grrrr) screws that hold the toilet seat to the big rig even while when sitting on it.Ditty Nicolaideshttps://www.depressionart.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51788098485193414902019-11-21T02:50:21.568-08:002019-11-21T02:50:21.568-08:00Brava! Brava! When I understood the dynamics of th...Brava! Brava! When I understood the dynamics of the toilet, the universe opened up to me. Everything depends upon clearance and siphoning --and yes, possibly magic.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42992868110462309622019-11-20T22:43:52.947-08:002019-11-20T22:43:52.947-08:00Sorry, I got distracted after "explosive hork...Sorry, I got distracted after "explosive horking is the trapped air bubbles being released." Kind of personal, that.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24358173181905097952019-11-20T22:41:27.341-08:002019-11-20T22:41:27.341-08:00He backed down and the toilet didn't back up. ...He backed down and the toilet didn't back up. Good job lady.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90245155663639585752019-11-20T18:45:26.467-08:002019-11-20T18:45:26.467-08:00My daughter has a temperamental toilet, sometimes ...My daughter has a temperamental toilet, sometimes you flush and it fills right back up, sometimes it thinks about filling up before the water starts flowing back in, sometimes it doesn't fill at all. That's when we take the lid off and press down on the dooverlacky to start the water flowing and put the lid back on. She should get it fixed, the landlord lives right next door, but he'sRiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33248531867062496782019-11-20T18:41:19.491-08:002019-11-20T18:41:19.491-08:00Had a bad landlord once (well knew several who wer...Had a bad landlord once (well knew several who were categorized "bad") in London. After three calls to ask him to send a plumber and three no-plumber responses I went to a hardware store, told them the problem, asked if they had what I'd need to fix it. Got a nice print-out of the items and final cost, added my time at the going rate for plumbers (Checked that with the Union) and dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35917656871455681382019-11-20T18:02:41.083-08:002019-11-20T18:02:41.083-08:00I remember all you used to have to do was reef up ...I remember all you used to have to do was reef up on the toilet-ball arm.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43710832472674637332019-11-20T18:02:12.851-08:002019-11-20T18:02:12.851-08:00I like it!I like it!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23822200512309909502019-11-20T15:54:39.675-08:002019-11-20T15:54:39.675-08:00(sigh) Toilet life was so much easier, before the...(sigh) Toilet life was so much easier, before the invasion of plastic parts! Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74728648961297263262019-11-20T13:05:51.165-08:002019-11-20T13:05:51.165-08:00Welcome to the Wench With A Wrench contingent! I&#...Welcome to the Wench With A Wrench contingent! I'm proud of you.cbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417290733581551242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30124553226179730262019-11-20T12:00:40.186-08:002019-11-20T12:00:40.186-08:00Wait. Whut you sayin' 'bout my butt crack?...Wait. Whut you sayin' 'bout my butt crack?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61241571922637504822019-11-20T12:00:20.574-08:002019-11-20T12:00:20.574-08:00Alcohol as a final step does not preclude prematur...Alcohol as a final step does not preclude premature alcoholing.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42628017718517661032019-11-20T07:57:46.973-08:002019-11-20T07:57:46.973-08:00Thank you for sparing us the plumber's crack. ...Thank you for sparing us the plumber's crack. Unless Dave stood in for you, of course. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55686418269781706672019-11-20T03:45:54.275-08:002019-11-20T03:45:54.275-08:00I find that whenever I need to work on a project t...I find that whenever I need to work on a project that is something I have never done before, the project always goes through three phases:<br /><br />Phase 1: Read up on it a/o YouTube it, say "Well, that seems simple" and start on the project.<br /><br />Phase 2: Run into a chicane, throw things and curse, grab a beer to calm down.<br /><br />Phase 3: While drinking said beer and mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.com