for the last 48 hours or so i have been plagued by what seemed at the time a blocked pipe leading from my toilet resulting in a lot of smelly overflow. this has happened in the past and i have got it taken care of straight away.
i have informed the landlord of the problem and she is going to contact a plumber in the morning. now the problem is that it has seemed to rectify itself. i can't explain, but everything seems normal again. i really don't want to be the boy who cried poo!
the plumbers are going to arrive tomorrow and i'm going to look like an idiot. i can't wait to be totally embarrassed and have my face turn beet red. it's gonna be awesome.
has something similar happened to you or someone you know?
2007-03-28 03:40:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
This problem seems to happen a lot with mookie stink facilities. Plumbers are fairly familiar with the problem, and if you explain it to your plumber, he will understand. He'll probably be able to flush out the pipes anyway, just to make sure there's no lingering blockage.
What often happens, is your pipes to the sewer line will get a buildup in the sides. Now lets say you do some "heavy duty work" in the bathroom one night, and get a little agressive with the TP. That all goes down the pipe, and makes a blockage on the pipe where the buildup or obstruction has formed. You see a smelly overflow...call the plumber. Meanwhile, the pressure of the water behind the blockage, combined with the conditions of water and bacteria in the pipe, slowly break down the TP somewhat, loosening things, and eventually allowing your "hard work" to pass through the system. Like I said...plumbers know about this stuff. Just explain your situation to him, and he'll fix you up. Good Luck!
2007-03-28 03:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by xooxcable 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids are running to me all the time, tattling on each other with one or another minor slight that I am supposed to consider The Crime of the Century. All this so that I will punish the offending child. I send them along with a reminder that I am a dad, not a ref, and they must work it out. One of these days one will sucker punch the other, and I won't believe it when I hear it.
2007-03-28 03:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, yeah!
President Bush, when he said that Saddam Hussein had "WMD".
And now, we're looking at crying wolf with Iran!
2007-03-28 03:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by docscholl 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with xooxcable. Let them roto-rooter them anyway, just in case.
2007-03-28 04:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋