The toilet that came with my house is a low water type, which means it saves water but it gets plugged more easily. The bowl is shaped funny such that I cannot get a good seal with my plunger. I found out that Drano is a no-no for toilets because it can cause the pipes under the toilet to explode, which is bad on many levels. In desparation, I got a drain snake, which worked, but it's a pain to use and scratches the porcelin.
Then (trumpet fanfare, please) I found someone on the Internet who recommended Dawn dishwashing liquid. Put in about 1/2 cup, wait a while, then flush. Works like a charm! It usually works in about 1/2 hour, though one time I had to give it another "dose" and go to work. I flushed it when I got home, and everything did what it was supposed to do.
It's cheap, safe, won't scratch anything, and leaves a pleasant scent. And if it doesn't work, you can always get out the snake.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Cows Eating Grass
The southern state where I was born and raised is considered something of a "backwater" to sophisticates on either coast. However, it is positively cosmopolitan compared to where I live now. Don't misunderstand, I'm not complaining. A quiet life is just what I need right now. However, sometimes things happen that remind me of just how remote it is here. Last night was one of those times.
I usually don't watch the local news on TV, but I did last night to find out the weather forecast. The first several news stories on the broadcast were the kinds of things you might expect from any local news show...a guilty plea in a murder trial, etc. But, at that point, the station evidently ran out of news altogether. So, what do you put in a news cast when there is no news?
The next "news" story was about a rancher who was pleased to discover that some of his land had very little snow, so he was able to keep his cattle on the pasture rather than feeding them hay. That's all. I stayed tuned in, thinking there would be some angle that would make it newsworthy. Nope. It talked about the money he was saving on hay, and the various places on his land he was using.
That was the news. Cows are eating grass. Yes, it's a quiet life here.
I usually don't watch the local news on TV, but I did last night to find out the weather forecast. The first several news stories on the broadcast were the kinds of things you might expect from any local news show...a guilty plea in a murder trial, etc. But, at that point, the station evidently ran out of news altogether. So, what do you put in a news cast when there is no news?
The next "news" story was about a rancher who was pleased to discover that some of his land had very little snow, so he was able to keep his cattle on the pasture rather than feeding them hay. That's all. I stayed tuned in, thinking there would be some angle that would make it newsworthy. Nope. It talked about the money he was saving on hay, and the various places on his land he was using.
That was the news. Cows are eating grass. Yes, it's a quiet life here.
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