tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post6495983179575640684..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Hygieia's LegacyGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-69445068345969925512016-09-23T23:45:05.581-07:002016-09-23T23:45:05.581-07:00When I lived by the river as a child, my grandpare...When I lived by the river as a child, my grandparents' outhouse contained creatures and odors that easily outstripped my imagination. I never lingered overlong in there and yes, sometimes ran away as fast as I could. I suspect you and I both became proponents of indoor plumbing.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-52264112673462169552016-09-23T17:58:00.392-07:002016-09-23T17:58:00.392-07:00I used to worry about snakes getting into the outh...I used to worry about snakes getting into the outhouse we had as a bathroom at the Indian fish camp I lived on in Lac Seul. If that outhouse had been hissing and shaking, I would have run away as fast as I could, I'm cursed with a big imagination! You have a delightfully funny imagination!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-89392755585566880362016-09-16T12:42:41.603-07:002016-09-16T12:42:41.603-07:00Thanks, Susan. The conversion of your 2nd bathroom...Thanks, Susan. The conversion of your 2nd bathroom into an "en suite" sounds surprisingly easy. I must start learning more terms from home and garden shows!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-52678201761374562052016-09-16T08:47:47.066-07:002016-09-16T08:47:47.066-07:00Oh, dude, your "merely mortal best" is a...Oh, dude, your "merely mortal best" is always outstanding.<br /><br />My mother and her bazillion siblings grew up in a one-seater household, and I can only imagine how chaotic it must have been when she and several of her sisters were all teenagers at the same time. Even today, when Smarticus and I return from an outing, one or the other of us is likely to comment about how grateful we are to have a two-seater. :) (For many years, we just thought we'd added a second bathroom when we put on an addition. Thanks to the wonders of HGTV, we now know we've actually had a "en suite" all of these years!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-28003408595504241432016-09-15T21:19:02.993-07:002016-09-15T21:19:02.993-07:00O Jenny, you are so fortunate to have a three-hole...O Jenny, you are so fortunate to have a three-holer household. We raised 4 kids in a one-holer and had to keep it in constant working order --especially during the upheavals of flu season. Positive upshot is, it made an expert of me and is behaving nicely. I'll wager a three-hole crisis was solved at some convergence by the sort of plumber's snake Delores refers to 4 comments up. Hygieia's work never ends.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-64461665905757441672016-09-15T19:06:28.231-07:002016-09-15T19:06:28.231-07:00Now I'm wondering if that time we had trouble ...Now I'm wondering if that time we had trouble with all three toilets at once if there was actually a snake (or three) around and we just didn't notice it in all the upheaval ... Actually I'm just as glad we didn't see it/them if that's the case.<br /><br />I hope your throne feels better soon. Or should I say, behaves better soon.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-67613203104758294172016-09-15T11:33:03.916-07:002016-09-15T11:33:03.916-07:00It is so discouraging when the tensile strength of...It is so discouraging when the tensile strength of porcelain gets over-torqued, and it's so easy to do. I too have been bit by a toilet and would prefer the snake. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-32346452916949259942016-09-15T11:07:17.139-07:002016-09-15T11:07:17.139-07:00A few years ago, the bowl was leaking and I tighte...A few years ago, the bowl was leaking and I tightened the nuts and cracked it... While taking the bowl out of the house, I got a nice slice on my hand. I could have as easily been snake bitten.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-81437948194210640942016-09-15T10:50:25.806-07:002016-09-15T10:50:25.806-07:00Arleen, those are anxieties shared by all humanity...Arleen, those are anxieties shared by all humanity, which is why I admire Hygieia so much --for the hope and comfort she spreads across the entire social spectrum.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-37022648066981853592016-09-15T05:52:39.729-07:002016-09-15T05:52:39.729-07:00Two of my greatest fears: broken toilets and snak...Two of my greatest fears: broken toilets and snakes. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-859194821617478752016-09-14T14:45:19.003-07:002016-09-14T14:45:19.003-07:00Having mainly lived in a succession of old farmhou...Having mainly lived in a succession of old farmhouses, I am quite familiar with the decor you describe. Our spiders are happily of calm disposition. Panic, however, sometimes overtakes snakes and I hate seeing them upset.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-861833309897292282016-09-14T14:32:51.480-07:002016-09-14T14:32:51.480-07:00You're right, Delores. There is a good reason ...You're right, Delores. There is a good reason for calling that particular tool a "snake." Its presence at a plumbing job is a tribute to Wisdom.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-41971658531671076372016-09-14T14:22:12.387-07:002016-09-14T14:22:12.387-07:00I think he was a very young, and fortunately good-...I think he was a very young, and fortunately good-natureed, gopher snake who will find greater happiness and prosperity outdoors. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-48011304102298281692016-09-14T14:16:47.661-07:002016-09-14T14:16:47.661-07:00Dear Brigitta, so happy to hear from you! It's...Dear Brigitta, so happy to hear from you! It's true, anti-bacterial cleaners compromise the biochemical principles of septic tanks. In fact, bottled suspensions of enzymes and bacteria keep systems working.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-20419987163480220672016-09-14T14:07:09.993-07:002016-09-14T14:07:09.993-07:00Modern plastic floats develop tiny cracks that wid...Modern plastic floats develop tiny cracks that widen, take on water, expel the even more compressible air, at which time one must study physics and assume devotional posture toward Hygieia.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-69937556764622237702016-09-14T13:43:32.324-07:002016-09-14T13:43:32.324-07:00Our bathroom is lined in spider poop and fly wings...Our bathroom is lined in spider poop and fly wings. Would prefer a snake. Or more sanitary minded spiders. But I do appreciate their company. Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-86695143203215776762016-09-14T12:51:09.307-07:002016-09-14T12:51:09.307-07:00Every good plumber carries a snake in his van........Every good plumber carries a snake in his van......now I know why lol.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-31419750432773348152016-09-14T10:56:27.475-07:002016-09-14T10:56:27.475-07:00Still dying to know what kind of snake visited you...Still dying to know what kind of snake visited you. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-90830837386728502262016-09-14T04:02:48.284-07:002016-09-14T04:02:48.284-07:00Hi Geo., coming back to Blogland just in time to f...Hi Geo., coming back to Blogland just in time to find such exciting debates! I read that America's FDA is banning antibacterial additions to many things - and right they are: soap will do. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-49517134288822947782016-09-14T00:55:21.939-07:002016-09-14T00:55:21.939-07:00Wonder what Hygieia and Wisdom have to say about a...Wonder what Hygieia and Wisdom have to say about a float valve that thinks it's playing in a water park instead of regulating our precious resource. BTW I know that pose in the photo.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-76549927274449144122016-09-13T23:34:21.484-07:002016-09-13T23:34:21.484-07:00I must admit, my primitive childhood toilet traini...I must admit, my primitive childhood toilet training included that precaution and it has never left me. Laxatives were never needed when a cesspool serpent might appear and scare the crap out me. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-72674094472549038412016-09-13T23:19:20.128-07:002016-09-13T23:19:20.128-07:00It's just her way, Emma. She communicates impe...It's just her way, Emma. She communicates impending calamity however she can. There were a lot of snake incidents in Exodus which warned off an 11th plague of stopped-up toilets. I'm no theologian but suspect that was Hygieia's doing.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-37448322326847447142016-09-13T23:10:36.360-07:002016-09-13T23:10:36.360-07:00Nothing a few pieces of new floor tile can't f...Nothing a few pieces of new floor tile can't fix, and maybe a flamethrower.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-10440205807516716842016-09-13T23:07:37.160-07:002016-09-13T23:07:37.160-07:00Mike, waxing philosophical can help sometimes but ...Mike, waxing philosophical can help sometimes but in this case I was in greater need of a new wax flange. I am intrigued by the later canonization of Vincent Ferrer as the patron saint of plumbers. There's always a need in sanitation work to invoke a higher power --sometimes loudly.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-42628956515316589992016-09-13T22:22:23.393-07:002016-09-13T22:22:23.393-07:00I always look for snakes lurking in the toilet bef...I always look for snakes lurking in the toilet before I sit on it.<br />Nothing mythical here. I picked up that habit when I lived in Texas.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.com