Sunday, February 27, 2011

TOILET

REMEMBER A FEW BLOGS BACK WHEN I HAD A SHITTY DAY AND THE TOILET WAS SPRAYING WATER ALL OVER THE BATHROOM?

WHENEVER I HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS I TALK IT OVER WITH MY NEIGHBOR STEVE.  HE’S BEEN A FULL TIME RV’ER FOR A LONG TIME AND A WISE MAN.  WE DECIDED I SHOULD TALK TO MARTY ABOUT A REPAIR.  WHEN I WALKED OVER TO ASK MARTY HOW HE FELT ABOUT TOILETS, I COULD TELL BY THE LOOK IN HIS EYE THAT TOILET REPAIR WASN’T ON HIS AGENDA FOR SOME REASON.

“RV TOILETS ARE DISPOSABLE”, STATED MARTY.  SURE ENOUGH I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND PRICED OUT THE WATER VALVE, FIGURED IN THE SERVICE CALL AND I’D BE SPENDING OVER $100 TO REPAIR A $160 TOILET.

AFTER LOOKING AT THE PRICES ON THE INTERNET FOR THE THETFORD TOILETS, WE’RE OFF TO MOHAVE RV REPAIR AND ANOTHER PARTS STORE MARTY SENT US TO ON RAMAR.

DOMETIC, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES RV REFRIGERATORS ALSO MAKE A PORCILIN TOILET FOR RV’S.  THE RV PARTS STORE HAD A SHIPMENT COMING IN TOMORROW, AND SHE’D GIVE US A CALL.

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A PORCILIN RV TOILET FOR ONLY $40 MORE THAN A PLASTIC THETFORD MODEL LIKE WE HAD. WHAT A NICE UPGRADE FOR THE CAMPER.

BEFORE:

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AFTER:

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BTW: IT’S NOW OFFICALLY “SUNNY & 80”

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