Saturday, November 13, 2004

This is not a metaphor

My kitchen sink drain is clogged beyond belief. Standing water. Thank God it’s past frost, or else it would be a mosquito orgy tub. So I go to the market, and with a straight face I buy 30 tins of cat food and something called: Foaming Pipe Snake.

 

What a great verb, noun, verb/noun combo. I picture it slinking down the drain and gnawing away at all obstruction. I hear the virtual sound of the air pressure release suction pull of an open drain. I get home. I follow the instructions. Pour. Foam. Wait. Nothing.

 

So I go buy more: Foaming Pipe Snake.

 

Pour. Foam. Wait. Nothing.

 

Now I have a sink full of: Foaming Pipe Snake foam and nowhere to release it. It’s all backed up and waiting to burst and I’m hoping it doesn’t explode, cause then my kitchen would be covered in: Foaming Pipe Snake Foam. Does anyone have any blockage advice?

 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Have you tried using a plunger?  In my old house my kitchen sink was clogged and nothing helped.  I bought this mini-plunger and it unclogged immediately.

Anonymous said...

Oddly, I never thought of that. I think I'd better wait, though. I'd hate for caustic acid to spring forth with whatever obstruction awaits. Shield down. Force field on. My sink is turning into a Star Wars soap opera. Stay tuned.

Anonymous said...

I'll trade you a donut for a chicken finger. Foaming Pipe Snake Foam. Scary and perverse. Hope your sink becomes unclogged soon. : )

Anonymous said...

Deal.