トイレのカギ｜Lock of the Toilet

家のトイレのドアノブが壊れた。ネジが緩んだのか、カバーも外れてしまった。ドライバー片手に、ネジを締めると直るだろうと軽い気持ちで修理を始めた。なるほど、こんな構造をしているのかなどと思いながらドアノブを外してゆく。どんどん細かいパーツになり、再度組み立ててゆく。えっ、はまらない。外した時と同じようにしているつもりが上手くはまらない。そのうちガチャっと音がして思いがけないところからネジが外れる。ボクが理系ならドアノブの構造を把握して直すのだろうが、残念ながら文系。パズル感覚でしか直せない。格闘すること１時間。なんとかドアノブは機能するようになった。その代わりカギが閉まらなくなった。片手でドアノブを閉めながら、２歳のムスメが面白がって開けるのを防ぐ日々が始まった。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）
2023/05/16
The doorknob of the toilet in my house is broken. The screw must have loosened, and the cover had also come off. With a screwdriver in hand, I began repairing it lightly, thinking that tightening the screws would fix the problem. I removed the doorknob, thinking, "I see how it's structured." I started to assemble it again. What? It doesn't fit. I thought I was doing the same thing I did when I removed the door knob, but it didn't fit. Eventually, there is a clunking sound and the screw comes off from an unexpected place. If I were a science major, I would probably figure out the structure of the doorknob and fix it, but alas, I am a humanities major. I can only fix it like a puzzle. It took me an hour of struggle. The doorknob was somehow made to work. But instead, the lock would not work. The days began when I had to prevent my two-year-old daughter from opening the door with fun, while closing the doorknob with one hand. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki
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