Are these the times of tribulation? I am beginning to think so. There is water dripping from the bathroom on the second floor through the kitchen ceiling. My tenant has cut a hole in the kitchen ceiling to prevent the Sheetrock from falling on the stove. He moves the stove so that water doesn't leak onto their dinner that is cooking.

Here We go again. I've had a plumber out several times for this bathroom. It was so wet that the tile loosened from the floor. They snaked the drain line to remove a blockage...if that was the problem. This is the third plumber I've hired for this problem.

John pulls the toilet. We think it is only the wax ring. He finds a surprise: The toilet is defective. It should have been rejected at the factory. It should have been destroyed, never sent to the store. The wax ring that seals the toilet to the floor needs to seal to the toilet. The toilet needs to have a ring to accept the wax ring. This one doesn't. It has a piece missing from the ring. John buys a new toilet and the problem is solved.

This leaves me with an angry feeling about people who aren't professional. The quality control people in the factory should have spotted the problem. The first plumber that installed the toilet should have spotted the problem. The second plumber that snaked the drain line...should have spotted the problem.

I had to have the ceramic tile on the bathroom floor replaced, the bottom of the door cut so it could close. The kitchen ceiling had to be cut open twice to access the plumbing. Then new Sheetrock had to be installed. The kitchen ceiling had to be painted. ...twice. The expense and upset was entirely unnecessary if people did their job. My tenants were inconvenienced and so was I. I hate incompetence.