Important, but not insane. You wisely choose the $2.99 model over the $3.99 one. Only loser kids on the AV squad fall for that “It’s worth more so that the handle doesn’t fall off” scare story.
Several hours of “plunge, plunge, plunge” later, situation resolved. A week later, when it happens again, you know exactly what to do: Drive back to the store, spend $3.99 this time so you don’t have to rubber band-and-Super Glue the handle in place, and simply repeat the above process.
That’s exactly how I did it, and the good news as I write this is that all systems are a go (hee-hee) on the toilet front. The bad, possibly directly related news: Water is backing up in my bathtub so rapidly, I’ve got a new soundtrack running through my head now: the theme song from Titanic.
That’s okay. Even someone with her masters in Do-It-Yourself moneysaving knows when a course of action is called for.
Call a plumber?
Don’t be silly! I’m going for my PhD …
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