Thursday 28 April 2016

Plunge - for Rachel


Here it is, my latest - and last - plunger.

I only used it once, on the kitchen sink, but it seems to work on sanitary towels as well, if you read the wording carefully.

It produces about 6 times the pressure of an ordinary plunger, and when I used it on the sink, I gave it one almighty push down, and a blast of filthy water came straight out of the upper overflow and right into my face.

Satisfied, bitches?

24 comments:

  1. Oh, and that whIte bowl is a 1750 marble wine-cooler, not a W.C.

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  2. It is usual to have to do it slowly several times and keep your face out of the way.

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    1. Are you talking about your last blog picture, or are you just regurgitating advice from P? Or both?

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    2. I take it neither of us looked at the other's blog first but they turned out a good fit.

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  3. I had one similar, but it broke. It had a plunger at one end; you sucked up water into it, then blasted it down again. Wonderful. I really must try to find a replacement.

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  4. I'm quite lazy, so prefer a little thought and a little work to using an excess of elbow grease. For clogs, whether in the sink or a wine cooler, (which, yes, is a WC actually) pouring a generous amount of washing up liquid down the drain and following it with boiling water 20 minutes later; followed by a brief hard plunging when one isn't in danger of scalding oneself, to be both effective and surprisingly satisfying.

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    1. In my case, the blockage was caused by a build-up of limescale and other indigestible junk, so I unscrewed the access to the trap and chiseled it out. From thereon, I only need a strong solution of caustic soda to keep it clear. That burns too.

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  5. Certainly presents a pleasing image in my imagination!

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    1. Oh, so you enjoy a bit of schadenfreude as well, Weave?

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  6. I have just told my dearly beloved about your experience with the plunger and it made her giggle loudly - so thanks for the humour old boy.

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  7. You are plumbing the depths of my education, yet again, Tom...

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    1. Now I want you to write another, better pun. Off you go, Broad.

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  8. A couple of years ago we rang a firm to empty our septic tank. Two men came out - the boss and his newest employee. The boss was looking over the tank and strategically placing the disposal pipe in situ. 'Right - let it go mate! The rookie inadvertently pulled the wrong lever and instead of sucking, it all went up like Mount Etna.

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    1. Any photos you wouldn't mind sharing, Moll?

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    2. When refusing the Bank Card number on a cheque paying for our S.T empty (nr York), the Operative said 'No worry, if it bounces we'll bring it back'.

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    3. Good policy. I think it has been done.

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  9. What happened to candle sticks and precious glasses?

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    1. Ah. I'm glad you mentioned that, Iris. My next post is going to be all about lots and lots of shiny brass and boring glasses. Thank you for rekindling my interest.

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    2. We have to keep up a certain standard if, indeed, the Hattatts were to drop in.

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