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Jacksonville - this week.

4.07.2010

Shower

I took my first shower in a week just a few minutes ago and it was outstanding. From the picture you will see that all I have in my room is a tub and a partially working toilet. What makes it worse is that the bathroom smells like a combination of rust, urine and mold with a fresh coat of paint. My partially working toilet is another story. The tank only fills up to about 1/6th capacity, not allowing the next flush to be sufficient to move "materials." for some reason once the water stops filling the tank from the valve stem, water starts flowing out the tube that fills the bowl. So I've since removed the rubber tube to allow the water to flow directly in the tank until it reaches the overflow tube - then filling the bowl. A 5 dollar part could fix it, but I don't have the energy.

I never realized that taking a bath would be so difficult (I never take baths). I hate it. Plus, the grime you are washing off is still in the water that you are bathing in. I just don't get it.

So tonight I used the downstairs shower an I loved it. It's the ittle
things in life. It's 9 o'clock and I'm going to bed.

12 comments:

Joanne said...

I'm more concerned about the toilet issue. I'd b using another 1 and just leaving that 1 in ur bathroom alone. Not good.

The Tea Bagger said...

Think of your shower and toilet at home as your current health care plan. Now think of this sh%t bucket tub in Augusta as Obamacare. Which one do you prefer?

Anonymous said...

tea bagger you should be watching fox news where its fair and balanced rather than reading this blog, you need to get a life.

Anonymous said...

Tea Bagger, do you actually have any idea at all about what Obama's Health Plan covers?

The Tea Bagger said...

Yes it raises my taxes, covers illegals, gives free health care to welfare/crack addicts (who don't deserve it) and consists of death panels, which will lead to rationing, shortages and poor care. Besides it will never work b/c it is another unfunded liability added to the trillions upon trillions that other failed social policies that Democrats have established in America. Read the US Consitution and let me know where Obamacare is covered in that Anonymous?

Anonymous said...

Obamacare removes the lifetime maximum limits that many organizations place on their medical coverage. Now premature infants can actually have medical coverage beyond their first year of life, and individuals receiving transplants can continue their coverage. Obamacare also provides health care coverage to "children" until age 26. Former students who are having problems finding a job can get coverage through their parents.

Joanne said...

WOW!!! All this has come from the Shower post.

Travis, what have u started?

Anonymous said...

Ignorance is not bliss. Obamacare offers no coverage to illegal immigrants, and certainly lacks death panels. Plus basic economics implies that death panels would decrease demand due to fewer people. So no rationing. Quality of care in the U.S. is among the worst in industrialized countries. Hospital errors are a Top 10 reason for death in this country, and approximately 10% of hospital admissions are due to medication errors. Our care is nowhere near as good as we think it is. Do you know to find out how good your physician is?

The Tea Bagger said...

I have reccomendation. Just call Obama. I sure he is good at fixing toilets. He can solve anything!

Brandi said...

Thank you taking time after your toilet epiphany to call your wife. Work is awful, with no end in sight. It was nice to hear from you.

truth hurts said...

health care is unfortunately a commodity in the US, as well as in other countries. thing is, we are too large to sustain a common balance, so rationing is what IS being done and what will continue to be done until our growth rate levels off or declines (won't happen). so, basically what obamacare does is stops some of the big buisnesses/corporations from the fleecing of america, while continuing to add national debt to our country. debt that republicans have added, democrats, whatever. doesnt matter, it's not going to be paid back to anybody, it just has to be managed in a way that the USD doesn't get demolished by other currencies; namely EUR/GBP/RMB. That, my friends, in a nutshell is what obamacare is. good, bad or indifferent, it doesn't affect you or me, or probably anyone that reads this blog. unless you have just had a child, a kid who finished college who is <26 with no job, or a lobbyist in washington working in Pharma. you americans, soo funny.

T-Rav said...

I am suddenly operating a political blog - who knew?