So, we have terrible problems with the plumbing in our house. Everything runs slow. The shower turns into a bath about 5 minutes into it. It's terrible. Well, the kitchen sink is no exception. We have done everything we can think of. Roto Rooter has cleaned the main drains and traps and yadda yadda. Well, lo and behold, the kitchen sink backed up again. So, Mike got online and looked up suggestions. After a bit, he headed out to Home Depot. He returned a while later with what looked like a mini plunger thing. He was super excited. No surprise to me. Any home improvement purchases are like a new set of legos for him. So, he asks me to give him a hand. He wanted me to plug the other side of the sink. He wanted to get maxium power he says. Figures. Maxuim power on a plunger. Woo flippin hoo. Fine. I hold the plug over it. Are you ready he asks?? Um, yeah. It's not that exciting for me, really. With a gleam in his eye he pushes down the little handle.
Now, what happened next is a bit of a blur for me. There was an explosion that sounded like a shotgun and a definite vibration on the sink. I scream for my life and jerk back from the sink. Water shoots up and then just as quickly splashes back down. I can feel my heart skipping beats. I inch closer to the sink and their is smoke wafting up out of the drain. I am shaking and scared to death that I might have just peed myself. I am drenched in old sink water and more than a little mad.
"What was that?!?!?" I scream in sheer terror.
" It was the burst of carbon. It explodes in the drain and shoots the clog out. Wasn't it great??" He is busting at the seams.
I am still clutching my chest and have my legs crossed so I don't pee myself, "Yeah. It was awesome."
I swear my heart is still not right.
*Vintage
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