Clear drains

Back home and had to get the plumber in today to clear my kitchen drain. It was draining slowly last week and then I was doing some dishes before going away last Wednesday, and there was standing water in it.

I thought, "OK, let's get the plunger, and do something about this." I did, but it seemed to only make it worse. Off to the store to get some drain clearing stuff.

Come home. Pour half the bottle in. Wait. Nothing happens. Wait some more. Still nothing. Pour the other half in. Wait. Nothing happens. Curse. Curse some more.

Go back to store. Get more supplies, and other kinds of supplies. Try them all. And the plunger again. Still nothing going down, including my anger level.

Call Ron. He recommends product. Swears by it. Go get it. Not cheap. Still, if Ron says it's going to work, let's give it a go.

Come home. Push miracle into drain. Nothing doing other than water coming back up. Curse some more. Push harder it into drain with thought that you have to make your miracles happen. More of the same: water splashing, not draining.

Take dishes upstairs to laundry room and finish washing them at about 6 pm after beginning the process about 12:30pm, and after three trips to the store to get one thing or another.

Go away for weekend. Come home. Ron comes over, and tries his miracle cure for himself. Gets same result I did, which is to say he gets wet and the drain still isn't doing its job.

Thus, the call goes in to the plumber today, who comes over and clears it out, no problem. Says miracle cure is all smoke and mirrors. Recommends putting a gallon of water down the drain mixed with 2 spoons vinegar and 2 spoons baking powder every once in awhile.

So, all's well that drains well.