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Meanie

22/12/2014 9:24 PM

I hate plumbing repairs part II and don't get married

Just needing to vent.

Per my advice, I told the wife it's not a good idea to dump the shredded
chicken down the disposal. Well, she did anyway thinking if she keeps
the disposal running, it'll pass through. Now, both sinks (double
kitchen sink) and the bathroom sink (on the same wall other side) are
plugged up. I removed all pipes under the sink to clear and confirm
blockage and broke one side of the sink pipe from drain. Therefore, the
drain needs to be snaked. The good news is all other drains are fine and
I assume blockage is mainly in the wall before it hits the main drain.
I'm also glad I have a plumber friend who will lend me his snake, but I
hate snaking. It's such a freaking mess. Other than the cost of a new
drain pipe, it'll simply cost me time away from what plans I had for
tomorrow.

When will women start listening and stop thinking they know what's best
when it comes to not only things they know little about but things we
men know more about. You single guys, don't do it. Stay single. Women
make you age faster.

BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?


This topic has 15 replies

DW

Doug Winterburn

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

22/12/2014 7:29 PM

On 12/22/2014 07:24 PM, Meanie wrote:
> Just needing to vent.
>
> Per my advice, I told the wife it's not a good idea to dump the shredded
> chicken down the disposal. Well, she did anyway thinking if she keeps
> the disposal running, it'll pass through. Now, both sinks (double
> kitchen sink) and the bathroom sink (on the same wall other side) are
> plugged up. I removed all pipes under the sink to clear and confirm
> blockage and broke one side of the sink pipe from drain. Therefore, the
> drain needs to be snaked. The good news is all other drains are fine and
> I assume blockage is mainly in the wall before it hits the main drain.
> I'm also glad I have a plumber friend who will lend me his snake, but I
> hate snaking. It's such a freaking mess. Other than the cost of a new
> drain pipe, it'll simply cost me time away from what plans I had for
> tomorrow.
>
> When will women start listening and stop thinking they know what's best
> when it comes to not only things they know little about but things we
> men know more about. You single guys, don't do it. Stay single. Women
> make you age faster.
>
> BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?
>

They aren't hosted in North Korea, are they?


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ME

Martin Eastburn

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 8:52 PM

On 12/23/2014 7:45 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
> Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:hq6mw.427817$O76.426475
> @fx15.iad:
>
>> Keep egg shells out of most [disposers]. The thin shell jams the spinning cutter.
>>
> Nonsense. Running egg shells down a garbage disposer is one of the classic methods of
> cleaning them (the others being coffee grounds, ice cubes, and orange peels).
>
> An eggshell is far too fragile to jam a disposer.
>
> Unless you're dumping ostrich eggs in your disposer, maybe...
>
Hum - my 3HP auto reversing unit states that egg shells can slip
along the edge of the spinning disk and do a jam fit.

I've seen one that was done that way and a 15" wrench onto the Allen
just bent the Allen wrench. It is akin to a dime in a door jam - maybe
a penny. Can't open the door since it needs to move in a radius and is
stopped.

Martin

EP

Ed Pawlowski

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 12:04 PM

On 12/23/2014 8:45 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
> Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:hq6mw.427817$O76.426475
> @fx15.iad:
>
>> Keep egg shells out of most [disposers]. The thin shell jams the spinning cutter.
>>
> Nonsense. Running egg shells down a garbage disposer is one of the classic methods of
> cleaning them (the others being coffee grounds, ice cubes, and orange peels).
>
> An eggshell is far too fragile to jam a disposer.
>
> Unless you're dumping ostrich eggs in your disposer, maybe...
>

You are correct that it won't jam the disposal, but too much can clog
the drain. We just put the coffee grounds on the compost pile or in the
trash, same with egg shells.

DM

Doug Miller

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 1:45 PM

Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:hq6mw.427817$O76.426475
@fx15.iad:

> Keep egg shells out of most [disposers]. The thin shell jams the spinning cutter.
>
Nonsense. Running egg shells down a garbage disposer is one of the classic methods of
cleaning them (the others being coffee grounds, ice cubes, and orange peels).

An eggshell is far too fragile to jam a disposer.

Unless you're dumping ostrich eggs in your disposer, maybe...

JM

John McCoy

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 3:22 PM

Meanie <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> Just needing to vent.
>
> Per my advice, I told the wife it's not a good idea to dump the shredded
> chicken down the disposal. Well, she did anyway thinking if she keeps
> the disposal running, it'll pass through.

FWIW, the manual for the disposal reccommends putting chicken
bones down the thing, apparently on the idea that they'll
scrape gunk off the cutters and other parts of the mechanism
as they go thru.

> BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?

No - they haven't bothered to post server status for years.
I assume they had to perform maintenance of some kind - that
happens every few months, and they're usually down for 3 or
4 hours when they do.

John

DM

Doug Miller

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

24/12/2014 1:17 PM

Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:CUpmw.681460$Hb3.179756
@fx03.iad:

> On 12/23/2014 7:45 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
>> Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:hq6mw.427817$O76.426475
>> @fx15.iad:
>>
>>> Keep egg shells out of most [disposers]. The thin shell jams the spinning cutter.
>>>
>> Nonsense. Running egg shells down a garbage disposer is one of the classic methods
of
>> cleaning them (the others being coffee grounds, ice cubes, and orange peels).
>>
>> An eggshell is far too fragile to jam a disposer.
>>
>> Unless you're dumping ostrich eggs in your disposer, maybe...
>>
> Hum - my 3HP auto reversing unit states that egg shells can slip
> along the edge of the spinning disk

I doubt it. The eccentricity of an eggshell makes that pretty unlikely for all but the tiniest
fragments of shell.

> and do a jam fit.

I doubt that too. Geometry argues against it, and so does the fragility of an eggshell.

>
> I've seen one that was done that way and a 15" wrench onto the Allen
> just bent the Allen wrench. It is akin to a dime in a door jam - maybe
> a penny. Can't open the door since it needs to move in a radius and is
> stopped.

I'm calling bullshit on this. There's no way an eggshell jammed a disposer tight enough to
bend a steel wrench. Eggshells just aren't that strong. There must have been something
else in there besides, maybe a fragment of bone.

Sk

Swingman

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 1:10 PM

On 12/22/2014 8:29 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:

> They aren't hosted in North Korea, are they?

Hear tell that North Korea has a single dialup connection ...

(wait for it)

... through AOL. ;)

Actually, last time I looked there were only +/- 1000 active ip
addresses in the entire country, so your average script kiddie could
bring their entire internet before breakfast.

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Gordon Shumway

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

22/12/2014 10:06 PM

On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 21:24:56 -0500, Meanie <[email protected]> wrote:

>Just needing to vent.
>
<Snip>
>
>When will women start listening and stop thinking they know what's best
>when it comes to not only things they know little about but things we
>men know more about.

When politicians stop lying.

>You single guys, don't do it. Stay single. Women make you age faster.

Yup!

>BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?

Nope.

ME

Martin Eastburn

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

22/12/2014 10:43 PM

On 12/22/2014 8:24 PM, Meanie wrote:
> Just needing to vent.
>
> Per my advice, I told the wife it's not a good idea to dump the shredded
> chicken down the disposal. Well, she did anyway thinking if she keeps
> the disposal running, it'll pass through. Now, both sinks (double
> kitchen sink) and the bathroom sink (on the same wall other side) are
> plugged up. I removed all pipes under the sink to clear and confirm
> blockage and broke one side of the sink pipe from drain. Therefore, the
> drain needs to be snaked. The good news is all other drains are fine and
> I assume blockage is mainly in the wall before it hits the main drain.
> I'm also glad I have a plumber friend who will lend me his snake, but I
> hate snaking. It's such a freaking mess. Other than the cost of a new
> drain pipe, it'll simply cost me time away from what plans I had for
> tomorrow.
>
> When will women start listening and stop thinking they know what's best
> when it comes to not only things they know little about but things we
> men know more about. You single guys, don't do it. Stay single. Women
> make you age faster.
>
> BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?
>
Keep egg shells out of most. The thin shell jams the spinning cutter.

Martin

Bb

Brewster

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 7:58 AM

On 12/22/14, 7:24 PM, Meanie wrote:

>
> BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?
>

I believe your wife is being vengeful?

-BR

--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: [email protected] ---

Mm

Meanie

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 12:07 PM

On 12/23/2014 9:58 AM, Brewster wrote:
> On 12/22/14, 7:24 PM, Meanie wrote:
>
>>
>> BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?
>>
>
> I believe your wife is being vengeful?
>
> -BR
>
> --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: [email protected] ---

You may be on to something.

Though, ES is now back up and running.

Mm

Meanie

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 12:12 PM

On 12/23/2014 10:22 AM, John McCoy wrote:
> Meanie <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>> Just needing to vent.
>>
>> Per my advice, I told the wife it's not a good idea to dump the shredded
>> chicken down the disposal. Well, she did anyway thinking if she keeps
>> the disposal running, it'll pass through.
>
> FWIW, the manual for the disposal reccommends putting chicken
> bones down the thing, apparently on the idea that they'll
> scrape gunk off the cutters and other parts of the mechanism
> as they go thru.
>
>> BTW, anyone know why Eternal September news isn't working?
>
> No - they haven't bothered to post server status for years.
> I assume they had to perform maintenance of some kind - that
> happens every few months, and they're usually down for 3 or
> 4 hours when they do.
>
> John
>
She puts chicken breast in a crock pot for several hours and the stuff
falls apart and melts in your mouth. Great for chicken tacos and
whatnot. Anyway, it was an old batch we forgot in the fridge. Not only
does it melt in your mouth, it goops in your drain when wet.

Mm

Meanie

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

24/12/2014 11:40 AM

On 12/24/2014 8:17 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
> Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:CUpmw.681460$Hb3.179756
> @fx03.iad:
>
>> On 12/23/2014 7:45 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
>>> Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:hq6mw.427817$O76.426475
>>> @fx15.iad:
>>>
>>>> Keep egg shells out of most [disposers]. The thin shell jams the spinning cutter.
>>>>
>>> Nonsense. Running egg shells down a garbage disposer is one of the classic methods
> of
>>> cleaning them (the others being coffee grounds, ice cubes, and orange peels).
>>>
>>> An eggshell is far too fragile to jam a disposer.
>>>
>>> Unless you're dumping ostrich eggs in your disposer, maybe...
>>>
>> Hum - my 3HP auto reversing unit states that egg shells can slip
>> along the edge of the spinning disk
>
> I doubt it. The eccentricity of an eggshell makes that pretty unlikely for all but the tiniest
> fragments of shell.
>
>> and do a jam fit.
>
> I doubt that too. Geometry argues against it, and so does the fragility of an eggshell.
>
>>
>> I've seen one that was done that way and a 15" wrench onto the Allen
>> just bent the Allen wrench. It is akin to a dime in a door jam - maybe
>> a penny. Can't open the door since it needs to move in a radius and is
>> stopped.
>
> I'm calling bullshit on this. There's no way an eggshell jammed a disposer tight enough to
> bend a steel wrench. Eggshells just aren't that strong. There must have been something
> else in there besides, maybe a fragment of bone.
>

Eggshells jamming a disposal would defeat the phrase "walking on
eggshells".

I agree, I cannot nor will not accept the argument of an eggshell's
ability to jam a disposal. If so, I would have had jams continuously for
the past several decades since I always throw eggshells in the disposal
when in fact, I never had one.

c

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 5:31 PM

On Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:04:05 -0500, Ed Pawlowski <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 12/23/2014 8:45 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
>> Martin Eastburn <[email protected]> wrote in news:hq6mw.427817$O76.426475
>> @fx15.iad:
>>
>>> Keep egg shells out of most [disposers]. The thin shell jams the spinning cutter.
>>>
>> Nonsense. Running egg shells down a garbage disposer is one of the classic methods of
>> cleaning them (the others being coffee grounds, ice cubes, and orange peels).
>>
>> An eggshell is far too fragile to jam a disposer.
>>
>> Unless you're dumping ostrich eggs in your disposer, maybe...
>>
>
>You are correct that it won't jam the disposal, but too much can clog
>the drain. We just put the coffee grounds on the compost pile or in the
>trash, same with egg shells.
Whatever you put down the disposal requires copious amounts of water
to flush it down the pipe.

ME

Martin Eastburn

in reply to Meanie on 22/12/2014 9:24 PM

23/12/2014 8:49 PM

On 12/23/2014 1:10 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 12/22/2014 8:29 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
>
>> They aren't hosted in North Korea, are they?
>
> Hear tell that North Korea has a single dialup connection ...
>
> (wait for it)
>
> ... through AOL. ;)
>
> Actually, last time I looked there were only +/- 1000 active ip
> addresses in the entire country, so your average script kiddie could
> bring their entire internet before breakfast.
>
So one university computer has an IP and the "students" are on
terminals. Easy as that.

Martin


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