Comments on: Drained

By: SG

SG — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:17:53 +0000

Where would you dump the contents of the bucket?
You should’ve called Tony to ask.

By: churlita

churlita — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:35:53 +0000

I’ve found that Drano works wonders. It doesn’t screw up your toilet while trying to fix your drain AND you don’t have to waste your beer on it.

By: shari

shari — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:41:29 +0000

Big cities will never make sense to me… here I thought you had everything within walking distance, and it’s very disconcerting to think of you living in this wilderness without access to certified, licensed and bonded plumbers. I’m sad now, and asking Santa to bring plumbers to Chicago.

By: Tracy Lynn

Tracy Lynn — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:50:51 +0000

Dude, Dave stole my No Wire Hangers reference. Do I need to start playing the kidney card? Cuz I will totally throw down. Bastard.

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:00:12 +0000

heather b.: yeah, pulling hair out of drains is pretty disgusting. maybe i need to get a roommate…
dave2: are you all curled up in a fetal position now? so sorry.
brandon: “cleared the baffle” i think you just made up that word, but when i’m in portland, we’ll definitely clear out some baffles. assuming that’s a good thing. if it’s bad, then we totally won’t do that. unless it’s good-bad.
sir: ah, but the good thing about renting is that when handymen destroy the toilet while trying to fix it, the landlord has to pay for it. if i destroy the toilet, i have to pay for it.
dustin: i no want to sleeps with anyone with arms elbow-deep in toilets. is no good.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:03:37 +0000

::sigh:: This takes me back. Every time we had plumbing problems when I was in NY our Romanian super would always teach us “catch phrases” while he was “fixing” things.
Something about a large man saying “This is how you say ‘I no want to sleeps with you” in the Ramonia…” while elbow deep in my toilet is just disconcerting.

By: You can call me, 'Sir'

You can call me, 'Sir' — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:55:31 +0000

Having remodeled a couple houses in the last few years, I can attest to the fact that it’s better to learn how to do things yourself than to rely on Polish handymen. Sage advice that would surely make Confucius jealous.
Also, I believe the Polish phrase for ‘tourniquet’ is ‘rubber band’.

By: You can call me, 'Sir'

You can call me, 'Sir' — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:55:31 +0000

By: brandon

brandon — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:30:56 +0000

damn! you give drinks to your plumbers? don’t you know that I AM A PLUMBING EXPERT?!? seriously, in the last few years i have fixed our sink, replaced our toilet bowl wax ring and dug up our septic and cleared the baffle. AND NO ONE EVER OFFERED ME BOOZE.
when you come to portland i can only hope that we will bust a toilet. hopehopehope

By: Dave2

Dave2 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:33:24 +0000

No… wire… hangers. I told you… no wire hangers EVER!!!
Thanks for the “Mommie Dearest” flashback, Jenny!