Yes, really.

I could have gone my WHOLE LIFE without having water shot at me by the toilet I was attempting to fix.


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MY WHOLE LIFE.

...

I need to go wash up. Right now.


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ETA: Figured I should explain how I got into this mess. And I can do that now that I've had a nice little wash-up.

Basically, the toilet wasn't flushing correctly. Knowing that one cause of this can be a too-low water level in the tank, I lifted the lid off the tank and looked on in.

TANK: [water line is low]

BUNNEH: Ah-ha! It is as I hypothesized! Now, how to fix...

TANK PUMP: [has WEE LITTLE TUBE attached]

WEE LITTLE TUBE: [appears loose]

BUNNEH: Hmm, that appears to be the culprit. [BUNNEH proceeds to adjust WEE LITTLE TUBE].

WEE LITTLE TUBE: [is adjusted]

BUNNEH: [attempts a test flush]

TOILET: [flushes!]

WEE LITTLE TUBE: [pops off!]

WATER: [shoots everywhere!]

BUNNEH: [is soaked!]

WATER: [appears not to be slowing down, even as TANK is reaching the full mark. also, soaking the floor, walls, and fixtures. because, hey, why not?]

BUNNEH: Shit! Shit! Shit! [runs for towels! tries to shove WEE LITTLE TUBE back in place, to no avail. finally, turns off main water valve]

WATER: [stops!]

BUNNEH: [celebrates! then adjusts WEE LITTLE TUBE again, making sure that sucker's on nice and tight.]

WEE LITTLE TUBE: [is on, nice and tight.]

BUNNEH: [attempts another test flush. upon discovering herself victorious, goes and changes her shirt omg.]


And that is my first, last, and only foray into the wild world of plumbing.