cowboy charming worked construction for about 12 years before he got a job with insurance. a job he hates and still has (which is another story). his specialty was carpentry and roofing, but he also knows some electrical and plumbing.
so when the sink started draining slowly a while back i figured no biggie, put some drain cleaner down, don't wash as many dishes, be aware of the "rising tide" from running the dishwasher, etc.
but then one day the sink overflowed from the dishwasher rising tide. which set cowboy charming on a frenzy. drain cleaners, snakes, opening the cleanout in the basement, etc.
we have gone through a gallon of muriatic acid and a gallon of sulfuric acid. yay horrible toxic chemical odors in the house!
since the drain is still running slow, he is convinced that there is a blockage in the portion of the drainpipe that is in the concrete of our basement floor. something equivalent to a small rodent stuffed in there or a collapsed pipe that a tree root has gone through. he continues to feed cleaner in the basement cleanout and attempt to fix the problem that way, but i have a feeling that the basement floor will soon be jackhammered up.
in the meantime he is still cooking and using regular dishes, which are piled up in the kitchen like an episode of hoarders.
i have bought disposable cups, plates, bowls & utensils.
soon i'll be washing dishes in my bathtub. i just know it.
oh, and did i mention my sister wants to come visit for a weekend at the end of june? yeah, that works out great.
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