I have said it before ... I can't make this shit up ... and there should be video cameras on me at all times. This post truly should be titled "too much information" ... so feel free to stop reading now. A few weeks ago I realized I had not done laundry in a week and decided it was time to do some ... my laundry room is in the basement and I avoid the basement unless I need clean clothes ... spiders and bugs and such. Upon entering the laundry room I noticed that there a thick layer of garbage in the bottom of the double sink that my washing machine drains into ... after a lengthy spew of foul language ... I got some old rags and a trash bag and scooped all this goop into the bag ... sprayed the sinks down with a cleaner and ran the water to clean the sinks ... but the water did not drain ... plunger in hand I set to work. NOPE ... the water was not going down. Of course then I began to worry .... how much is this going to cost? ... what if it's a huge problem? ... I will have to take a loan against the house? ... I'll never get that new car because of stupid plumbing ... I had Martini therapy that night and that usually makes me sleep like the dead but Nooooo I laid awake all night. I called my plumber the next day and explained the situation and he said to call his sewer guy and have the main sewer line snaked to the street ... I called and set up the appointment. These two rather large gentlemen (and they both were large and gentlemen) one named "Moose" (in his mid twenties) and the other "Boss" (early thirties) set to work. They opened the main sewer line and snaked it to the street bringing home some lovely tree roots. That line was clear they had me run the water in the bath and it proved the line was now running. They then ran the water in the in the double sinks and the water would not go down ... they huffed and puffed and plunged and the water still wouldn't go down. They got the small snake and set to work ... after a while Moose said "I got it" and pulled something up. The Boss said "yup those feminine products will do it every time." He says "you live here alone" as if to make sure it's mine ... "Yup ... just me!" Now here is where the story gets good ... with the water logged and obviously used tampon swinging in the hand he has pointed at me he says ... "Really lady ... not a good idea to flush these" ... I said "I get it ... and I am a little uncomfortable with you holding that" ... The drains were clear and it only cost me $184 to be completely humiliated. A side note ... I have now seen enough plumbers crack to last me a life time ...
