I wish to thank all those who got in touch to say how worried they were that the old 'crapper' had broken down. Rest assured whilst it proved stubborn at first, I reached inside my electrical tool-box and twatted the cistern with a 2lb lump-hammer.
Despite this it remained wedded to the bowl throughout, having eventually like Rose and Jack in 'Titanic' to be separated with an angle-grinder.
Ed. Children, never do this without covering the cistern with a towel and whilst wearing both gloves and safety-goggles. Did you know that ceramic is both harder and sharper than steel? The author did after slicing his thumb open.
