Monday, December 08, 2003

The Toilet Saga

Landlord’s presence is like curse. Toilet in my WC is leaking copiously onto floor and is plugged, have plunged and snaked and still plugged. Water is leaking from base of toilet and is coming from bowl because when bowl is empty water stops.

Landlord was called and he arrives to stand at toilet, flush and scratch his head as toilet begins to seep water onto the floor. He flushes the toilet again (because one bowl full of water on the floor wasn’t enough). The bowl fills to the top and then slowly begins to once again seep its contents onto the floor. The man seemed flustered at this but what did he think would happen, I had already mimed the problem to him. He takes up plunger and begins energetic plunging, splashing activity. I just cleaned the floors and disinfected them and myself, but I’ll happily do again, THANKS!

Finally, pulls out cell phone to call little old repair man. Says repairman will be here to fix toilet, but fails to specify when this will occur.

Meanwhile...a photo to share. S at a crossroads in a tiny village street.