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Re: Durabond down kitchen sink

reply to SuperNet9
Have a plumber come and scope the drain - from the sink all the way to the street - at your brother-in-law's expense.

reply to mattmag
I was able to personally deliver a smackdown not long ago.

My sister's husband is always looking for someone to do his job for him. After about 3 years of my sister asking for a new garbage disposal he finally installed it, well, not quite...

My sister calls me at 9:pm on a Saturday night to ask for yet another favor because that's what spineless worms do, they ask someone else to call for a favor. Now, they live quite a bit away from me and I have to pay the AC Expressway toll to get there but he has never once offered so much as a dime. As it turns out they've had a clog for quite some time so the sink and dishwasher drain very slowly. The dishwasher must have filled the sink when used? The loser says, “It's been that way for a few years” and he thought the new disposal would magically clear the matter up. I couldn't snake the clog from under the sink as the clog was much further down the line so I found a clean-out in the basement ceiling along with some code violations but that's for another thread.

So I'm up on a ladder slowly unscrewing the 3” clean-out while I have him holding up a 5 gallon bucket directly underneath. I open the clean-out just enough to get a nice steady flow. After the bucket is about a 3rd of the way full he starts complaining about the weight. So I reach up to close it off when the cap pops off and everything in the pipe comes out like a fire hose. He drops the bucket and further drenches himself while screaming for my sister to come down. He is now covered in 3 years worth of crap, food waste, etc. At this point I'm laughing so hard I nearly fell off the ladder. I managed to climb down unscathed except for dirty hands and shoes. I tell him that now we need to snake the pipe. He wipes himself down with some dirty towels sitting by the washing machine. I cleared the pipe and tell him to take the snake outside, spray it with the hose and wrap it back up.

As I'm leaving I tell him I have no change for the toll just to see his reaction. As usual the bum doesn't even offer a handshake. I found out about a week later that he told my sister to clean the mess then he showered and went to bed. I offered to throw him out on the street but she says she needs his measly somewhat sporadic paycheck.
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reply to dolphins
OT:

Is this the same fine individual who let his black lab (with long nails) tap dance across your freshly refinished hardwood floors?

Actually, that was a blood relative. You can't pick your brothers either.

You have a great memory, BTW.

reply to dolphins
Next time they ask you for a favor, tell them to call a plumber.

reply to dolphins

reply to SuperNet9
My ex in-laws were incapable but nice peop;e. Helpful, energetic, not cheap. When I started there was no stop.

They probabably say I'm demanding, don't listen enough ,micro focused, not cheap and I get the job done somehow.

I don't take on big jobs now very often without a good cause.

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