Fuck these Fucking Fucks

[Mainevent]

Theses posts made me literally go count my windows because I had no idea how many we have. Came up with about 40 depending upon your definition of windows (skylights, those side windows around the front door, etc.). 81 is insane.

[edindetroit]

Our house has 10 windows! 11 if I count the garage.

[CGVT]

He you fucking fucks.

I got a call from our renter in our house by the beach. The sewer backed up into the bathtub yesterday. This has been an ongoing problem that I have been trying to fix. The house has cast iron that runs into the original clay pipes that go to the municipal sewer.

About a year ago, I had a plumber put a clean out in the clay pipe and I bought a power auger, figuring if it happened again, I could save the $300 house call and clear the pipes myself and I could run the snake through the pipe as a pre-emptive strike about once every three months or so,

I took the auger and ran it through the clean out. No luck. So I assume the clog was up stream for the clean out. The sewer lines run in a straight line the length of the house. The washer and kitchen sink then the bathroom sink, toilet and tub. I deduced that the clog was somewhere between the toilet and the front of the house. The plumbers had gotten up on the roof and ran their auger down through a vent pipe for the kitchen plumbing in the past. There was no way I was going to be able to do that, so I took my handy saws-all into the storage room and cut the pipe and braced it up high enough to run the snake from there. This gave me pretty easy access to the pipes from the kitchen and down stream Still no luck, although I pulled out three of those fucking "flushable" wipes.

Finally I figured I had nothing to lose, so I took off the toilet. This was as far up stream as I could go in the house. Surely I could unclog the drain from there. Nope.

I ran all fifty feet of the snake into the drain. Numerous times. This would take me well past the clean-out and should solve the problem. I would then just have to reattach the vent pipe and remount the toilet and I could go home and take a nap.

I couldn't get the damn thing cleared. I ran the snake through all three access points with three different heads to try to clear it. I could run all of the cable out, but couldn't get the water to drain. I worked from 10 in the morning til six at night on this and couldn't get the line clear. My old ass was exhausted and I am at a loss.

I am going to call "my" plumber today, but I doubt that they can get there until Monday at the earliest.

How was your day?

[-Deborah-]

Wow that is a terrific argument against becoming a landlord! That sounds miserable!! And literally shitty! ha!

Sorry, sure hope it isn't a hugely expensive fix.

[Marko69]

Sounds very strange that it wasn't unblocked after going to all that exertion.

Could it be tree roots that may have collapsed the clay pipe? Camera needed for that.

If no trees and its not that......, then is the tenant of female persuasion and shoving sanitary towels down there? Sanitary towels catch onto any discrepancy on the pipe walls, usually at joins.

If no trees or womens pads......, tenant must has taken a monster dump and used waaaaaay too much andrex quilted toilet paper....., again, catching on any sharpness on the pipe walls.

DCS required with their industrial suction truck.

[Marko69]

Years ago in North Queensferry....., actual conv:

Client: "Tried everything. Had the rods in there. Had the deblock solution in there. Toilet is floating and a total pain in the arse to come off."

Me: "Hmmm. Have you tried DCS?"

Client: "I did call them, but they were 200 hundred quid."

I was like, "WHAT? Well go get them then ya daftie! Thats cheap. WAY cheaper than me!"

Used slightly better customer relations words.

[klondike]

I had a nasty clog recently and finally called Router Rooter. They got it unclogged and went right to where the problem was. I just say they specialize in clogs and if it can get unclogged they'll do it. It'll run you about $250.

[Sanders Fan]

A good plumber is worth their weight in gold and costs as much, too.

[CGVT]

"My" plumber came out today and used his big ass industrial auger. Had it cleared in about a half hour. Even put my toilet back on for me.

Weekend call will cost me $500 (the St Simons Island premium pricing is in effect)

[froot loops]

Remember as the late Glenn Hage would always say, "your best tool is your wallet."

[Marko69]

Did he say what the blockage was? Or what it could've been? Sometimes it's a "fat burger"......, tenant pouring cooking oil down into the drains. Any time I have organised DCS myself, they send the camera down first. It's a very interesting job albeit fairly disgusting.

[CGVT]

Did he say what the blockage was? Or what it could've been? Sometimes it's a "fat burger"......, tenant pouring cooking oil down into the drains. Any time I have organised DCS myself, they send the camera down first. It's a very interesting job albeit fairly disgusting.

Fat and a couple more wipes. I had a long discussion with the tenant about what was appropriate to put down a drain. Told him to wipe out pans with a paper towel before washing them and not to put anything down the toilet that didn't come out of him (toilet paper is ok)

[Sanders Fan]

$500 doesn’t seem too bad for an auger on the weekend.

[CGVT]

Hey! You fucking fucks

I was sitting here with a little Sunday night buzz watching a shitty Stanford vs Colorado basketball game and I stumbled on this.

It's good for a grin. Ha!


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[edindetroit]

The truth is only about 7% of birds (mostly pigeons in woke liberal cities) are government surveillance assets. CIA funded birdsarentreal just wants people to think it is ridiculous.

Hmmmm foxchopper might be on to something here