Wanted to be asleep

[conuly]

but instead I'm up waiting for the toilet to drain enough that I can plunge it again. Poured some dishwashing soap down, that should help.

Edit: Fixed yay. Only took an hour and a half from the time I posted. That's okay, I like staying awake to watch dawn.

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Comments

[killing_rose]

Out of curiosity, are you doing the vinegar and baking soda trick? It's about the only thing keeping our poor plumbing from having a hissy fit on a daily basis.

[greghousesgf]

when I was a kid, it annoyed me that my parents were always telling me I watched too much TV when they watched as much as or more TV than I did! that's not any different from parents who complain about their kids being hung up on computers now when they're on their computers all the time.

[wendelah1]

Drug addiction is strongly correlated with access. Nurses and physicians, especially anesthesiologists, have always used narcotics.

I read that article about the yellow scorpions. Scary stuff.

[conuly]

Drug addiction is strongly correlated with access. Nurses and physicians, especially anesthesiologists, have always used narcotics.

And those are stressful jobs, too. I'm just stuck on the fact that they apparently have access to a lot better treatment - including help keeping their jobs! - than the general public. And I don't begrudge them the help, but you shouldn't have to pre-emptively prove you "deserve" it first by being a doctor or a nurse or I guess a pilot.

[conuly]

No, I don't find that it's so useful, though straight vinegar down our kitchen sink overflow pipe is useful.

[conuly]

Of course, a parent could make an argument that their brains are not still developing and therefore are less likely to be harmed by an excess of screen time.

[greghousesgf]

then again, they also used to tell me I watched too much TV when I was in my twenties. And they STILL watched as much or more TV than I did!

[ranunculus]

I would start with using boiling water on a slow drain and then use several treatments, a day or three apart, of a "good" bacteria/enzyme product. If those did not work the I'd wonder if the pipes were corroded enough to restrict flow.

[conuly]

Yes, you want boiling water in case there's... well, growth in the drains.

[ranunculus]

More like a fat buildup. Even soap is made of fats.