Plumbers R Us

DISCLAIMER: This post is a little bit gross. Mom, you might not like it. It's not as gross as I can get, but you've been warned.

SEMI-GROSS PART: This afternoon Meagan and I attempted to unclog the bathtub drain. We cleared out a bunch of hair in the pipes underneath the tub, thought we had gotten it, put the pipes back together--and--no. It was still clogged. So I tried cleaning out the top part of the tub and got a few more clogs, and still, no.

I do not like plumbing. It is STINKY! Of course, the reason David wasn't helping us in the first place is the smell. I can handle a lot more stinkiness than David without gagging.

EVEN GROSSER PART: I was at my wits end when David finally started helping us. He did everything he could think of and the tub still didn't drain. We were about ready to call a plumber when David got the bright idea of using the plunger. A bunch of hair surfaced in the drain and Meagan said the drain down below sounded like it was dry heaving and a big glob of stuff came out the bottom. YAY! THE TUB DRAINS NOW!!! Thanks to David and his ingenuity.

MORAL: If your tub or sink is not draining after using a plumber's snake, or the other traditional plumbing methods, try a plunger. It really works! Warning: DO NOT try this AFTER you have used Draino or anything else caustic. That probably goes without saying, but, ya know.

OTHER MORAL: Or, just live in an apartment or condo where your landlord takes care of all the yucky maintenance stuff.