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GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Sounds like you needed an extended seal between the tank and base. We have a toilet that needed all new seals, bolts, wax ring and gaskets. We tried the normal one between the base and tank, but it kept leaking. The reason was the toilet has tile on the wall behind it, and it put a small amt. of pressure on the tank, so it would not seat tight. I went to Lowes and found they have an extended gasket that you can use when they leak like that. And it worked great. I have replaced about 4 toilets and gutted and put all new parts in at least 4 more. This was the first time I ever found this problem. But at least they have a low cost solution. I bought either the Plumb Pak Tank to Bowl Assembly Kit for Gerber or TWI International Tank to Bowl Assembly Kit for Crane. They have taller gaskets.

But the toilet was brand-new and all required stuff was included

I could look into your solution though because we already have the toilet so we might as well use it I guess.

Then again the old one is in there and working leak-free so maybe I shouldn't press my luck.

wow... Story:
So I did a survey on myspace and there was a question something like "if you could fix something with anyone who would it be?" and I put alyssa, but thats not gonna happen. A few minutes after I posted it I got a message from alyssa's best friend before I was her best friend. She asked me what happened....

So I told her the whole story, and how I cried for a week straight and I can't even look at her and about her boyfriend... just everything.

I get a reply a few minutes later telling me she is so sorry, and she knows how I feel. Because she did the exact same thing to her. She said that she couldn't be friends with her because of her boyfriend. And she told me the story (her boyfriend at the time was my brother, by the way.). It was my story exactly. And how she realized who her real friends are during it.

It's so weird. All I ever heard about her was what a bitch she was.... and now I realize thats totally not true. Chelsea (the girl I was talking to) never liked me because she thought I knew what was going on but didn't care, but I never really knew. And I totally get it now.

I just found out my second cousin is famous

My grandmother that just died has a brother. His grandson plays baseball for the University of Miami

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I've never met him. I've never met my grand uncle (his grandfather, my grandmother's brother) either. He's still alive though as he's my grandmother's younger brother.

catbox_9 wrote:

I just found out my second cousin is famous

My grandmother that just died has a brother. His grandson plays baseball for the University of Miami

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I've never met him. I've never met my grand uncle (his grandfather, my grandmother's brother) either. He's still alive though as he's my grandmother's younger brother.

Maybe you should

If he gets drafted by a ML team I'll write him a letter and try for his autograph. He might - he was drafted by the Pirates in the 22nd round after high school.

catbox_9 wrote:

If he gets drafted by a ML team I'll write him a letter and try for his autograph. He might - he was drafted by the Pirates in the 22nd round after high school.

I would write him a letter before

After all; you are kin


Who knows what it may lead to

gs78 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

If he gets drafted by a ML team I'll write him a letter and try for his autograph. He might - he was drafted by the Pirates in the 22nd round after high school.

I would write him a letter before

After all; you are kin


Who knows what it may lead to

He has a facebook

I don't but my mom does. I'm going to try and add him as a friend on hers.

I doubt he'll ever be famous or anything but it's still kind of cool he plays for Miami. They have a good team. If I ever ended up in Florida I wouldn't mind saying hello. We were born within two months of each other.

Bought a bookcase on Amazon about a week ago. It came in today so my books aren't on the floor anymore.

The bookcase says it was made in the USA so that should make everyone happy.

I'm getting my industrial pierced this weekend. 2 of my friends are going with me.... It should be pretty interesting. They want to record it, because it hurts really really bad.

I had to look it up to see what that meant. I was going to say you shouldn't pierce anything I don't know what it is, but it's just a fancy ear piercing so go right ahead. Don't pierce your lip though...or anywhere else not connected to the side of your head.

catbox_9 wrote:

I had to look it up to see what that meant. I was going to say you shouldn't pierce anything I don't know what it is, but it's just a fancy ear piercing so go right ahead. Don't pierce your lip though...or anywhere else not connected to the side of your head.

Amen brother! Body piercing, other than ears, cause too many problems.

catbox_9 wrote:

I had to look it up to see what that meant. I was going to say you shouldn't pierce anything I don't know what it is, but it's just a fancy ear piercing so go right ahead. Don't pierce your lip though...or anywhere else not connected to the side of your head.

Yah, my friend and her older sister (who is one of my coaches) have it done and it looks really cool and I've been talking to them about it. So I'm getting it done tomorrow.

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

I had to look it up to see what that meant. I was going to say you shouldn't pierce anything I don't know what it is, but it's just a fancy ear piercing so go right ahead. Don't pierce your lip though...or anywhere else not connected to the side of your head.

Amen brother! Body piercing, other than ears, cause too many problems.

It's not so much that, it just looks horrible....like tattoos do.

I went on wikipedia and apparently there's about 8 trillion types of piercings. I read about most of them and a few of them are actually fairly safe, heal quickly, and have little risk of infection. They still look terrible though and should be avoided.

Yah I know some people who pierced some.... other stuff.... By themselves. I can't imagine that went well.

My sister has her tongue pierced

On the plus side, the tongue heals remarkably well so if she ever gets smart and takes it out the hole will nearly go away.

I cringe when I see people put those giant holes in their ear lobes. I saw a guy the other day and it must have been at least an inch in diameter. That hole will never close.

catbox_9 wrote:

My sister has her tongue pierced

On the plus side, the tongue heals remarkably well so if she ever gets smart and takes it out the hole will nearly go away.

I cringe when I see people put those giant holes in their ear lobes. I saw a guy the other day and it must have been at least an inch in diameter. That hole will never close.

Ouch!

I hate body piercings



GROSS!

catbox_9 wrote:

My sister has her tongue pierced

On the plus side, the tongue heals remarkably well so if she ever gets smart and takes it out the hole will nearly go away.

I cringe when I see people put those giant holes in their ear lobes. I saw a guy the other day and it must have been at least an inch in diameter. That hole will never close.

It does close up, it just scars really bad. My brother used to have huge ones and now all he can put in is a normal earring.


My industrial hurt really bad!!! It is pounding right now. I can't touch it. It is still bleeding a little and I got it 3 hours ago. I keep having to clean it. It hurts!

But it does look cool.

Spoiler:

I have some blood on the bar because I'm afraid to touch it... But this is it.

Ouch

Yah.... It hurts. A lot.... And from what my couch says you can't sleep on it for a month and it hurts to touch for about a month. And I can't change the earring for a month, at that point I have to go back to the place I got it pierced and they put it in for me.

As of yesterday my mom no longer has a job.

Spoiler:

Sleeping sucked last night. Couldn't turn over or anything. Any time I did I screamed.... So the rest of my family wasn't real happy. There was blood all over my face when I woke up this morning.

Shower wasn't much fun either. It burned.


It does look pretty cool though.

I wanna get the cartilage in my left ear pierced right above where I got it pierced the first time, but my mom says no.

I heard the cartiledge doesn't hurt that bad... But why won't she let you get it done?

gdennis59 wrote:

I wanna get the cartilage in my left ear pierced right above where I got it pierced the first time, but my mom says no.

Just over 2 years from now you'll be 18 and then you can decide for yourself. Might as well wait - your ear isn't going anywhere.

Yeah cat, till Mike Tyson hits my neighborhood

LOL. He'll leave you most of your ear.

I dunno, I'm kinda doubting that one haha.

Practice today was horrible with my ear! My coach told me he hopes it gets infected... that pissed me off. Then everyone kept touching it. It hurt super bad.