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The toilet is fixed after they replaced the flapper for a second time. I have no idea what was wrong after the first flapper replacement. I also got my car back today after replacing the battery, the timing belt, and the power steering link assembly. (The last item was a manufacturer recall so it was free.) So, with things back to normal, I can finally get back on track.

What I learnt is I didn't appreciate how idyllic my daily home life was until I had maintenance men coming in several times and interrupting it, and commenting rather rudely on stuff in my living room in the process. I thanked them for fixing the toilet but the rest of this episode was unnecessarily abrasive. I also wasn't really comfortable driving a car that wasn't my own for two days. It's not just the different handling and different radio knobs but also having to be extra careful because I'm liable for even the tiniest ding or scratch that I ordinarily wouldn't be too concerned about fixing if it was on my own car. The loaner desk clerk had to remind me of that after the previous "dent" incident.

Anyway, the moral is I should appreciate what I have while I have it because disruptions could take it all away. Either that or disruptions teach me to better appreciate what I have. In any case, I'm glad both of those issues are over and I hope the rest of the week goes smoothly.

Took the car to the service department this morning to take care of the power steering manufacturer recall. That part is free, at least. However, it's also time to replace the timing belt and battery so they're doing that too. The loaner car this time is a 2008 Highlander, which is like my car but without the hybrid system. The loaner has a third row of seats where the trunk should be. That's an option I didn't get because I don't have a family of 8.

Toilet is still broken. We tried replacing the fill valve but that didn't do it. I thought the problem was the flapper but replacing that didn't fix the problem either. Probably need a new toilet. In the meantime, I'm flushing with a bucket.

The geocache "Over there, over there, we won't be back till" had an additional logging requirement that you had to place two new geocaches within a week of logging it. I knew that would be a problem because the cache owner didn't mark it as a puzzle/mystery cache. (Traditional caches can't have ALRs.) What I didn't know is Groundspeak no longer allows caches that require placing another cache as a logging requirement. I guess that makes sense because we don't want people to place more drive-and-dump caches just to fulfill a requirement. Anyway, I'm not fond of caches with ALRs but now that this cache has been revised to remove the ALR, I'll go for it once it has been reenabled.

The "Check VSC System" warning came on again. This time, however, I see a pattern. On 3 occasions, this happened after filling up at a certain gas station. So I did a web search and found this forum thread where someone pointed out that a loose gas cap could be a problem. Perhaps the pump attendant at this gas station has a habit of not tightening the gas cap. If so, the fix is simple. I can tighten it myself. In any case, I have an appointment on Monday for a manufacturer recall service and I'll ask them to take a look at the car computer code while they have the car.

Also, the toilet at home is not working. The tank never fills up because the flap is not tight any more and is letting all the water out. Great.

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