You were born under an unlucky star...

[periwinkle27]

I used to have a book, which was a spoof of astrology columns, with the title  "You Were Born Under An Unlucky Star." Sometimes I think it's not a joke. Like today, for instance

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[snailbones]

Oh hon! That's terrible timing, and dead worrying that you have to buy the seals by the half dozen. Meep!

[periwinkle27]

Of course, the half-dozen packs may be for apartment complexes. At least I hope they are. The maintenance man tells me that they once got a bad set of refrigerators and he had to turn in 22 under warranty. Given that we only have 72 apartments that's a really large percentage.

[k1p2psso]

It could be worse. It could be the day after the warranty expired and the toilet needed complete replacement. Or the water lines are fubarred, so you have no water at all...

I've had both, but mercifully not at the same time.

[periwinkle27]

I thought I was going to live without water for the weekend, but the maintenance guy did a temp fix.

The nice thing is that the landlord is not charging me for the extra water.

[leyosura]

Oh hell. These things always have a marvellous sense of timing, don't they? Poor you.

[sharpiesgal]

*hugs*

If it's what I think it is, you can pick one up for about $4 at Wally World.

[periwinkle27]

This is what it looks like.

The ring is filled with gell and it cracked. I was getting a kick out of my maintenance guy - he was like a little kid. He'd run out and say "look at this new type of seal!" A minute later he'd run out, going "Look at the bubbles in it!" and leave, then almost immediately return yelling "I found a hairline crack in it! See? See?"

But I had a migraine so I wasn't as appreciative as he would wish.

It's times like this that I appreciate renting. I had my toilet looked at within hours of calling.

Did I mention my neighbor's bill is $109?