wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Ok, so all the sudden yesterday the sewer decided to come up in every single drain in my house. Both bathtubs, both showers (well- only 1 shower is separate from the bathtub) both toilets and both sinks in the bathroom and the sink in the kitchen. You can bet what MY house smelled like last night :ack2: Anyways now that you all have a nice mental picture ;) we had the plumber here today. All day. Guess what finally got pulled out? This item went through where ever in the house it originated, through all the plumbing under the house to about 85ft away from my house before it got stuck and caused a clog. We babysat for an 18mo old just over a week ago. Now- that being said- Guess what was in my drain. When I finally tell you you need to help ME figure out how it got as far as it did without getting stuck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2l&j Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I'll play... A shoe? I could see a small child dropping a light weight shoe in the toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 I'll play... A shoe? I could see a small child dropping a light weight shoe in the toilet. Smaller than a shoe... umm.. depending on the size? longer than a shoe but thinner than a shoe LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_midori Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hm - my first thought was a binkie, but I guess that probably wouldn't have gotten stuck... Maybe a bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Was it the tub child? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Diaper? Nope...not thinner than a shoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 A sock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hm - my first thought was a binkie, but I guess that probably wouldn't have gotten stuck... Maybe a bottle? Weirder than a binkie or bottle BUT is used every day in the same manner, kinda :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Was it the tub child? :D :lol: Diaper? Nope...not thinner than a shoe Ewwww A sock? No, I actually would not be all that surprised with that in this house :001_huh: How pathetic is that?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giftof6 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) A stuffed snake. You know, like a stuffed animal of some sort. I'm just going with snake cause I think it'd go down the pipes better. Edited September 14, 2011 by giftof6 clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Bib? Wooden spoon? Cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 A stuffed snake. :lol: Nope but we have 3 :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Bib? Wooden spoon? Cup? VERY close- just not gonna tell you what one ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Baby blanket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Baby blanket? Nope. Its found in the kitchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 VERY close- just not gonna tell you what one ;) Well, you're just being mean now. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 sippy cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 spatula? flipper? water bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Well, you're just being mean now. :tongue_smilie: :D Hey- the plumber made us guess. Then he wanted an explanation :confused: Ummmm-- we homeschool and it was a science project??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giftof6 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 oh!oh! a rolling pin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 A sippy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 A baby spoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Wooden spoon? spatula? Close-- a black slotted serving spoon. HOW does a slotted serving spoon not only get through the plumbing under the house but THEN make it 85ft away from the house before getting stuck and causing a clog???? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Close-- a black slotted serving spoon. HOW does a slotted serving spoon not only get through the plumbing under the house but THEN make it 85ft away from the house before getting stuck and causing a clog???? :confused: Its talented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 How did a slotted spoon even fit down the drain in the first place? In our house, it would never fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giftof6 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 That was fun! I wanna play again!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 That was fun! I wanna play again!:001_smile: Okay, you go clog your toilet with something weird and we'll all try to guess. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 We did have a possum clog our septic once, but I'm reasonably sure it didn't originate in the house... So I guess you're buying a new slotted spoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giftof6 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 :lol: We sucked a wash cloth down our kitchen drain before! It made it all the way through all the plumbing in our house and then clogged the main city line in front of us, causing back up into our house. Tell me that makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 A diamond ring!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Okay, you go clog your toilet with something weird and we'll all try to guess. ;) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 One time our system got clogged and my dad and brother went out to fix it. My dad pulled an orange out and figured that was it ~ my brother said he might want to wait a minute. A bit later he also pulled out a pair of pajama bottoms.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 While we were staying with dh in his apartment in Chicago over the summer, Keira flushed a handful of brand new pencils down the toilet. Why, I don't know. She had never flushed anything in AZ, but with 8 people living in a 2br apt with one bathroom, she decided THAT would be a good time to take up a new hobby. Luckily, my pencils weren't as talented as your slotted spoon and the super was able to snake them out. I was so embarrassed, but he said not to worry about it. Being in a college town, he said the apt bldg has seen its share of strange things in the pipes. Deodorant, toothbrushes, razors...you name it. College kids are forever dropping things in the toilet and then flushing while hoping the problem just goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 One time our system got clogged and my dad and brother went out to fix it. My dad pulled an orange out and figured that was it ~ my brother said he might want to wait a minute. A bit later he also pulled out a pair of pajama bottoms.:tongue_smilie: Oh! That reminds me. When I still lived with my parents, our system clogged up in the late 80's. The roto rooter guys pulled out a t-shirt from 1972...they guessed it had belonged to one of the workers who built our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 The strangest thing we've ever had in the basement drain was a muskrat. :lol: Better than a snake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 We haven't had any drain clogs, but we did have an unusual object blocking the garbage disposal. Small, and round, and two of them. It was Luke Skywalker's head, and helmet. I had wondered why he was lying around the house with no head! When I reattached him I noticed he now has a permanently surprised look on his face. Escaped the trash compacter, to find himself in the garbage disposal, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 We haven't had any drain clogs, but we did have an unusual object blocking the garbage disposal. Small, and round, and two of them. It was Luke Skywalker's head, and helmet. I had wondered why he was lying around the house with no head! When I reattached him I noticed he now has a permanently surprised look on his face. Escaped the trash compacter, to find himself in the garbage disposal, LOL. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hana Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Okay, you go clog your toilet with something weird and we'll all try to guess. ;) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) How did a slotted spoon even fit down the drain in the first place? In our house, it would never fit! I have no clue. There is NO WAY that should have fit. That is what the plumber said also! He asked how how we did that :001_huh: All of our drains have covers (those strainer things) so the only real way was for the spoon to get flushed. Tell me how THAT works :001_huh: Edited September 14, 2011 by wy_kid_wrangler04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphina Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Oh my goodness, this thread makes me appreciate my goofy kids so much. Mine have never flushed anything weird down the toilet and I don't know if I would have found this so humorous if they would have. Love the stories you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 So I guess you're buying a new slotted spoon? Oh yeah LOL! One time our system got clogged and my dad and brother went out to fix it. My dad pulled an orange out and figured that was it ~ my brother said he might want to wait a minute. A bit later he also pulled out a pair of pajama bottoms.:tongue_smilie: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Oh! That reminds me. When I still lived with my parents, our system clogged up in the late 80's. The roto rooter guys pulled out a t-shirt from 1972...they guessed it had belonged to one of the workers who built our house. I just want to know how on earth you knew it was from 1972... and if it was printed, how on earth it managed to stay legible for so long! As for the slotted spoon, I'm impressed. I can only imagine what that would do to our septic tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I just want to know how on earth you knew it was from 1972... and if it was printed, how on earth it managed to stay legible for so long! As for the slotted spoon, I'm impressed. I can only imagine what that would do to our septic tank... Concert T. And I have no idea :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 When mine did that it was because ds decided to flush the popsicle sticks he had been burning in an effort to hide the evidence. it didn't work :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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