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Mr. Efficiency, Part II: The Disadvantages of Focusing Too Much on the Body

Mike Manderlin focuses too much on the body at the expense of his personality. 

Mr. Efficiency, Part I

More misadventures of Mike Manderlin. 

Toilet Misadventures and Wisdom from My Two Plumbers

I have two plumbers, Mike Who's Always Busy and Guzman (not Guzman's real name). Because Mike was too busy to come over and replace our toilets and unclog pipes from my daughter Natalie's propensity for throwing toys in the toilet (including a Homer Simpson figurine), I went with Guzman. 

Guzman bought me two toilets, both Glacier Bay Dual Flush with 9.5 flush rating. But the second one was the cheaper version. Guzman charged me $158 for both but the latter was $99. He lost the receipt, so he said last night and it was dark so he may have picked up the wrong one. I had Guzman tear up the check I wrote him and I wrote him another reflecting the lesser price, but this morning Guzman insisted on putting in the $158 in the master bedroom. He feels guilty, so he's doing it. Guzman claimed he found Jesus and quit drinking many years ago, but whenever he leaves the house smells of sweat and alcohol. 

When I went on the Home Depot website and showed him the toilet he charged me $158 for was really $99, I can say Guzman officially found Jesus when he tore up the check. 

I feel sorry for Guzman for many reasons. Alcohol has affected his brain. Walking out the front door last night, he tripped and was completely airborn and nearly broke his neck while my girls were sleeping in a nearby room. The poor guy recovered his balance and looked in all directions, apparently disoriented. I thought I was going to have to call 9-1-1 for an ambulance. But he's okay. 

This morning I called Mike Who's Always Busy and told him about my Guzman misadventures. I also asked about Glacier Bay. 

"I'm not a big fan of that brand," he said. "I always go with Kohler. But whatever you get, make sure of these two things: Get a two point five inch peatrap and make sure the trap is glazed."

So there you go. I'm hoping I won't have to put in two Kohler toilets for another 10 years or so. 

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