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How I got a new toilet for my birthday.
My daughter lives 1500 miles from us.
When my birthday rolls around she asks Miz t. what I want for my birthday.
(Miz t. will select it and my daughter will pay for it.)
Then Miz t. asks me.
And I never know.
I'm 72, and at this time in life there's not much of anything that I 'need', or even just want.
This time was a little different.
I had just installed a new filler valve in an ailing toilet.
While bolting the tank back onto the bowl I went a 'leeetle' too tight with the wrench and heard a 'crack'.
Busted the porcelain.
I had just garbaged the toilet.
Then I had a bright idea.
"What I REALLY need, and want, for my birthday is a new toilet."
And that's just what I got.
Thank you my darling daughter.
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...to get a toilet for their birthday. Um...congratulations! 
I hope that it comes with a padded seat for your tushie. 
5 years ago I broke my hip at the age of 51. For my 52nd birthday my mom bought me a higher toilet (17"
. It has been a god send over the past few years. Really helpful after my knee replacement.
Thanks Mom.
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