Stupid Home Ownership

This week has sucked for me to be owning a home. Ok, that's a little extreme. But it hasn't been that much fun.

First my A/C broke. Then it got fixed. Yay!

My toilet has been running at random times (i.e., not just after I flushed it), so I consulted the internets and my brother-in-law, a Guy Who Knows These Things. Both agreed it was The Flapper that needed to be replaced.

I got the model number, went back to the internets, typed in said model number, and got the type of replacement flapper I needed. I bought this flapper. Came home to install.

It's not even close to being the right replacement part. Damn. You. Flapper.

Apparently, I have some super-exotic toilet, that has this thing instead of a normal flapper.

Next step will be to call a plumber, who will likely fix this in 10 seconds. And give me condescending looks. Whatevs. I already know he's better than me, so we can get that outta the way.