{"id":1383,"date":"2020-11-22T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2020-11-23T12:56:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T16:56:08","slug":"another-perfect-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?p=1383","title":{"rendered":"Another Perfect Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been working alot more hours during the pandemic.  My guess is anyone in IT, no matter what branch of it they&#8217;re in, they are working more.  We are doing software upgrades for our customers&#8230;one a week, but it takes all of us and it takes a week to prepare.  (on top of the &#8220;normal&#8221; ToDo list and fires to put out). The upgrades are normally happening on Thursday Nights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, we did the update on Tuesday Night instead of Thursday, so there was a bit of a rush on this one and a little bit more intense for me&#8230;or should I say different, only because I was working on the last 15+ updates with 1 person and then this night he was unavailable, so there was a switch off&#8230;Not a big deal, just different!  Wednesday was full of meetings and calls one after another&#8230;and I was already dragging&#8230;I decided to enjoy an adult beverage or two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So THURSDAY, dragging, tired and in my early morning fuzz, started my routine.  went to the ladies room, as I was flushing the toilet I picked up toothbrush and it caught on the holder&#8230;as I watched the damn thing fall right into the toilet&#8230;1st thought, it&#8217;s ok, I have a new toothbrush in the cabinet, second thought was it&#8217;s gone&#8230;the toilet flush was in it&#8217;s last gulp&#8230;.GONE!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a second toilet down stairs, so we started using that&#8230;hoping to make it through to the weekend.   On Friday, I called AQUA Ins, who we have a policy with on plumbing and sewer pipes&#8230;they tell me that dropping a toothbrush in there is NOT covered&#8230;WTF??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>call a plumber?  call scott? or fix it myself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After my bike ride, I stopped at homedepot and bought a heavy duty plunger, a toilet auger and a wax ring, thinking I would try the first 2 things and then decided who I was calling on Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried the plunger&#8230;then I tried the wet vac&#8230;then the auger  UNSUCCESSFULLY!  since there wasn&#8217;t any water in it, I decided to just remove the toilet and auger it from the bottom&#8230;after 30 minutes of seeing the auger at the other end with NO toothbrush, I started to think&#8230;it may be time to buy a new toilet or call Scott or a plumber.  I put the toilet in the bathtub and started running water though it from both ends&#8230;still no FUCKING toothbrush! Auger, water, shake, Auger, water, shake!  I left the auger in the toilet, totally defeated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0027-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1385\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0027-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1385\" class=\"wp-image-1385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0027-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0027-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0027-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0027-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0027-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0028-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1386\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0028-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1386\" class=\"wp-image-1386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0028-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0028-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0028-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0028-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0028-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I start watching YouTube videos and no one came up with anything I haven&#8217;t already tried&#8230;now my back hurts and I feel like I have been working out.  I pulled the auger out and down drops the toothbrush!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0026-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0026-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0026-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0026-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0026-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0026-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I need a day off!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been working alot more hours during the pandemic. My guess is anyone in IT, no matter what branch of it they&#8217;re in, they are working more. We are doing software upgrades for our customers&#8230;one a week, but it takes all of us and it takes a week to prepare. 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