Now I recognize that writing about toilets on the blog is somewhat iffy - but hey, when you are retired you get your fun where you can find it! And really, this blog is really not about flushing toilets, as much fun as that is (if you don't believe me, ask your kids and grand kids). It really is about what we discovered when we replaced the toilets.
Like this:
Actually, we were expecting this. During the Great Remodeling, we had them strip wall paper and paint the front bath, and we could peek behind the old tank and see that we had been shortchanged on texture and paint. What we did not expect to find was this:
Yes, that is duct tape holding the cut-out plug of wall-board (And wall paper) in place! Evidently some last-minute pipe repair was needed, and hey - it's going to be covered by that big old tank, so why not stick that sucker back with duct tape?
Barbara asked, "Who would do something like that?" My response: "Someone who knew they would get away with it for 35 years!"
The pictures admittedly are from severe angles - in actuality, it's not that visible, but Barb says pretending there's no problem is not acceptable. She also rejected my suggestion of wall hangings with long tassels, so I guess whatever we do will involve paint and texture and wall paper. She asked Julie (curator of the Fresno Wallpaper Museum) to bring her wallpaper removal tools and skills when she came to visit and Julie said she suddenly had a conflict and wasn't coming to see us anymore. At least until there was NO MENTION OF WALLPAPER in the invitation.
So, any suggestions?
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Until Julie comes, I will loan you the big picture of the cat that covers a big hole in the wall at the lake. We won't miss it for the winter.
So sorry, but I have recently developed a severe, severe allergy to wallpaper. This obviously puts my position as curator of the Wallpaper Museum in jeapordy, but perhaps that's all for the best. Wallpaper is beginning to smell like turkey to me, anyway.
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