Long distance delivery, Chair height

Yesterday during the day I got notice of a delivery of something I ordered in email. The email included a picture of the box but it was not in front of anything that looked like my house. My first thought was UPS somehow messed up so I jumped into the order status page and realized the fault was not theirs. The address it shipped to was my old address, f me.

This was the first time I ordered from this place. Evidently my LastPass browser plug in filled in my old address and I was not paying enough attention to catch it. I was frustrated with myself. I contacted the new owners of my place and told them of my mistake. They said no problem and that they would leave the box out front for me to grab.

So as soon as I got home after getting a haircut I fed Elsa and we hopped in the truck and took the now what seems long drive out to the Estates. I did not want to bother them so I ran up to front door and just grabbed the box. It’s the first time I have stepped foot onto my old property since I moved. It felt strange which I guess is normal.

On the way home I stopped at Home Depot to grab a toilet, yes a toilet. The guest bathroom which was remodeled sports a more modern toilet. Part of the appeal is this toilet is “chair height” which is more comfortable to get on and off of. Now I am not at a geriatric state quite yet but I have found that I do like this. The master bathroom has the original toilet which is around two inches lower.

Anyway, I decided I would like the master bathroom to have a toilet equal if not better to what is in the guest bath. The toilet I bought, a Kohler Gleam has the raised height as well as an upgraded canister flush mechanism and smooth sides which eliminate the typical bolts that get covered with plastic caps. It looks cleaner and is easier to clean.

The box was a little over 100 pounds so it was a bit of challenge to hoist into and out of the truck but I managed. Years ago I removed and reinstalled toilets when I tiled the two bathrooms at my old house. From what I recall it is not an overly complicated or difficult task.

So once home I still had to figure out what to do for dinner and then fold a ton of laundry. I didn’t get into the shower until close till 10 and wound up not falling asleep until after midnight. I’m a bit slow today but I’ll survive.

So it looks like the highlight of my weekend will be the toilet install. I will backfill from there.