Husband #2

The Reason You Need a Husband, #2

Michael doesn’t really want me to write about this, so I’ll keep it short. So about two weeks ago we started to have a little trouble with our toilet. Luckily the contents never went over-board, but they came darn close. Anyways, I couldn’t imagine what could cause such mayhem. Then I noticed something was missing from the side of the toilet bowl: the bowl freshener. My first thought is Bella. Bella is probably running around the house with it in her mouth. Find Bella, find toilet bowl freshener.

Nope. Innocent. She was sleeping so peacefully on the couch, it couldn’t be her. My next thought Michael, I bet Michael threw it away. I asked him when he got home for lunch if he had seen the dumb thing. To my horror his reply was no. At that moment I realized where the bowl freshener had gone.

That’s OK. How hard could it really be?I’ll just get a pair of rubber gloves stick my hand down there and pull it out, because it couldn’t go that far right? WRONG!! Michael came home from work eager to go hunting, until I told him about the little problem. I told him my theory; he was doubtful but left for the hardware store. He came back with a plunger and rubber gloves. It wasn’t just in hands reach. He tried everything.

I was very good at telling him what he needed to do. “We need something longer and with a hook at the end.” I told him. Michael gave me this look like "Really? Why didn’t I think of that?" Then he left for the hardware store again. And he came back with something longer. He bought one of those toilet snake things. He tried that for awhile, but still nothing was working. At this point I thought this isn’t working, I think we might have to call a plumber.

Do they have plumbers in Blanding?

With one last hope, Michael asked for a hanger. He cut the top part off and wound it into the end of the snake. After three attempts, magic. The enemy surrendered. Up came the flimsy wire that used to hold the toilet freshener. That will be the last time I buy one of those things from the dollar store..

I gave Michael a hug and a kiss. He told me he never wants to do plumbing ever again. Am just glad we didn’t have to call plumber. Our $0.50 toilet bowl freshener turned into a $28 one.

Thanks again dear for being the best and cheapest plumber!!