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Washing Logic Down the Drain

Recently my bathtub decided to start taking 20+ minutes for the water to exit the drain. It seemed to become a slow and laborious task with no prior warning. Being that I have a husky that leaves puppy-sized fur spheres around the house (no, I didn’t feed her after midnight!) and a daughter with Alanis Morissette hair, I suspected it was a typical blockage and did what any good woman would do: bought a giant bottle of Liquid Plumber.

The entire bottle, emptied in 45-minute segments could not help this drain. What on earth had gotten down through the drain screen that could have caused such a sudden backup? It was becoming dangerous at that point to have the tub fill over six inches each time I showered, as it left a nice layer of soap, shampoo, and conditioner residue each day. Not to mention how disgusting it is to not be able to effectively clean it because it wasn’t draining properly.

My landlord came to the rescue, emptying a quarter of a bottle of lye into the drain… but it, too, was ineffective. He returned a few days later with a new bottle of lye, figuring it was simply a stubborn block that needed a double dose.

Nope.

Regretfully, we had to call a plumber. Soap-skating in my tub each day had “Emergency Room” written all over it

The day before he was scheduled to arrive, my landlord came over to try out one more idea. He unpacked his bucket o’ supplies and knelt on the floor. As I was standing in the doorway making pleasant conversation, my lovely son came running up and crashed into me, declaring “Uh… you have to pull the lever down!” He promptly whizzed out of the room and carried on his noise-making elsewhere.

It took a minute to register: holy cow. The lever that controls whether or not the tub drains was in the “up” position. Oops!

In my defense (please hear me out! This is not as bad as the day I drove off with the drive-through bank tube!), we always use the Rubbermaid tub stopper thing (pictured to the right), so it’s not as if I took a bath one day and forgot to put the lever back!

I simply found it nothing short of amazing that this child, seemingly unaware of the situation at hand, be-bopped into the bathroom and made the most logical, simple connection that the rest of us had missed for several days.

Do you have any funny stories or experiences similar to this? I’d love to hear them! Leave a comment below, or post it on my Facebook page!!