Domestique

While others were having dramatic battles on the road--Hernando showing usual modesty while XBunny was blazing new trails--my butt was sore (literally) from riding Slow for a couple hours yesterday. More a bad saddle issue than a bad fitness issue.

And so, today has been devoted to domestic tasks: laundry, cleaning, groceries, etc. One around-the-house job that needed to be done was taking care of the toilet seat. It can be annoying to sit down in the morning and have the feeling that the toilet seat is surfing away from underneath.
The initial diagnosis was that the threads on the cheap plastic nuts holding it in place had stripped, making it impossible to tighten. A trip to Ace and a couple wingnuts later, all seemed ready to go--until the brand new wingnuts also couldn't tighten. The problem was the threads on the bolt, not on the nut.

All I needed was spacers to go between the washer and the wingnut. Hmm...spacers...bicycles use spacers...I wonder if there're any loose parts that would work...and enter today's hero: the Presta valve nut.
Since most Presta tubes now have long stems, I'm out of the habit of threading the nuts back on, so a small collection had started in the bottom of a drawer where I tossed them. Lo and behold, the Presta nuts threaded onto the bolt perfectly.
My bottom is now secure. Further proof of the benefits of cycling.