On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
> piecing together what may have happened.
>
> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>
> Also, I picked Jetta out of the sink the other day. Jetta is our
> kitten. None of our cats have ever gotten *in* the sink before but some
> have stood beside it. I do not allow cats on the counter but she has
> only just now discovered that she can get up there and behind the sink
> where the garden window is. Our former kitten, Bali, loved to get in
> that same spot too. Now, I can't remember where this was in terms of her
> being in the sink and the nail brush being gone.
>
> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
> on Fridays. I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
> chicken), mashed potatoes, gravy and wax beans. Husband came in just as
> I was about to fix stuff. I put his fish in the oven. Finished the
> rest of the stuff, served them, then got the cats some canned food.
>
> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
> a Biobag. Wet stuff makes the bag begin to break down. So I flushed it
> down the sink, turned the garbage disposal on, then headed towards the
> stove to get the pan from the fish and the Chik'n. That's when I heard
> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage had
> been done.
>
> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the disposal.
> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>
> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with the
> disposal until just then. I don't normally use the disposal for human
> food unless it is just small amounts rinsed from a pan or something.
> But I do use it daily to rinse off the cat dishes from the soft food.
> So I do turn it on several times a day.
>
> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
> disposal. I only managed to retrieve what was left of the brush and one
> large chunk. He got another chunk and then had to go back in there with
> a flashlight to get the remaining piece that was wedged between the
> impellers and causing the unit to overheat. Oh joy! Now I have a
> little more than $200 less in my wallet. So here on a week when I was
> trying to save money, I spent more! And I got my dinner late to boot.
>
> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
> take me up on that.

You didn't need no stinkin' plumber. All you need is a wooden broom
stick to shove down into the impeller blade and pry that sucker free. If
the impeller then spins freely, you're good to go. If it doesn't, reach
in there and pull out the obstruction. Then send me $20.

On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 06:49:24 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

>On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
>> piecing together what may have happened.
>>
>> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
>> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
>> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
>> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
>> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
>> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
>> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
>> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
>> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
>> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>>
>> Also, I picked Jetta out of the sink the other day. Jetta is our
>> kitten. None of our cats have ever gotten *in* the sink before but some
>> have stood beside it. I do not allow cats on the counter but she has
>> only just now discovered that she can get up there and behind the sink
>> where the garden window is. Our former kitten, Bali, loved to get in
>> that same spot too. Now, I can't remember where this was in terms of her
>> being in the sink and the nail brush being gone.
>>
>> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
>> on Fridays. I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
>> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
>> chicken), mashed potatoes, gravy and wax beans. Husband came in just as
>> I was about to fix stuff. I put his fish in the oven. Finished the
>> rest of the stuff, served them, then got the cats some canned food.
>>
>> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
>> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
>> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
>> a Biobag. Wet stuff makes the bag begin to break down. So I flushed it
>> down the sink, turned the garbage disposal on, then headed towards the
>> stove to get the pan from the fish and the Chik'n. That's when I heard
>> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage had
>> been done.
>>
>> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the disposal.
>> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>>
>> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
>> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with the
>> disposal until just then. I don't normally use the disposal for human
>> food unless it is just small amounts rinsed from a pan or something.
>> But I do use it daily to rinse off the cat dishes from the soft food.
>> So I do turn it on several times a day.
>>
>> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
>> disposal. I only managed to retrieve what was left of the brush and one
>> large chunk. He got another chunk and then had to go back in there with
>> a flashlight to get the remaining piece that was wedged between the
>> impellers and causing the unit to overheat. Oh joy! Now I have a
>> little more than $200 less in my wallet. So here on a week when I was
>> trying to save money, I spent more! And I got my dinner late to boot.
>>
>> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
>> take me up on that.
>
>You didn't need no stinkin' plumber. All you need is a wooden broom
>stick to shove down into the impeller blade and pry that sucker free. If
>the impeller then spins freely, you're good to go. If it doesn't, reach
>in there and pull out the obstruction. Then send me $20.

a long handled wooden spoon works too
Janet US

On 10/12/2013 10:33 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 06:49:24 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
>>> piecing together what may have happened.
>>>
>>> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
>>> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
>>> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
>>> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
>>> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
>>> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
>>> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
>>> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
>>> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
>>> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>>>
>>> Also, I picked Jetta out of the sink the other day. Jetta is our
>>> kitten. None of our cats have ever gotten *in* the sink before but some
>>> have stood beside it. I do not allow cats on the counter but she has
>>> only just now discovered that she can get up there and behind the sink
>>> where the garden window is. Our former kitten, Bali, loved to get in
>>> that same spot too. Now, I can't remember where this was in terms of her
>>> being in the sink and the nail brush being gone.
>>>
>>> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
>>> on Fridays. I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
>>> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
>>> chicken), mashed potatoes, gravy and wax beans. Husband came in just as
>>> I was about to fix stuff. I put his fish in the oven. Finished the
>>> rest of the stuff, served them, then got the cats some canned food.
>>>
>>> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
>>> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
>>> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
>>> a Biobag. Wet stuff makes the bag begin to break down. So I flushed it
>>> down the sink, turned the garbage disposal on, then headed towards the
>>> stove to get the pan from the fish and the Chik'n. That's when I heard
>>> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage had
>>> been done.
>>>
>>> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the disposal.
>>> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>>>
>>> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
>>> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with the
>>> disposal until just then. I don't normally use the disposal for human
>>> food unless it is just small amounts rinsed from a pan or something.
>>> But I do use it daily to rinse off the cat dishes from the soft food.
>>> So I do turn it on several times a day.
>>>
>>> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
>>> disposal. I only managed to retrieve what was left of the brush and one
>>> large chunk. He got another chunk and then had to go back in there with
>>> a flashlight to get the remaining piece that was wedged between the
>>> impellers and causing the unit to overheat. Oh joy! Now I have a
>>> little more than $200 less in my wallet. So here on a week when I was
>>> trying to save money, I spent more! And I got my dinner late to boot.
>>>
>>> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
>>> take me up on that.
>>
>> You didn't need no stinkin' plumber. All you need is a wooden broom
>> stick to shove down into the impeller blade and pry that sucker free. If
>> the impeller then spins freely, you're good to go. If it doesn't, reach
>> in there and pull out the obstruction. Then send me $20.
>
> a long handled wooden spoon works too
> Janet US
>

I have used wooden spoons too. Brooms have the advantage of leverage and
a certain comedic element. I used to work for a residential/commercial
property management company and this method was pretty effective i.e.,
it saved the company from having to send a man to the unit.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 06:49:24 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>>On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
>>> piecing together what may have happened.
>>>
>>> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
>>> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
>>> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
>>> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
>>> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
>>> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
>>> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
>>> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
>>> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
>>> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>>>
>>> Also, I picked Jetta out of the sink the other day. Jetta is our
>>> kitten. None of our cats have ever gotten *in* the sink before but some
>>> have stood beside it. I do not allow cats on the counter but she has
>>> only just now discovered that she can get up there and behind the sink
>>> where the garden window is. Our former kitten, Bali, loved to get in
>>> that same spot too. Now, I can't remember where this was in terms of her
>>> being in the sink and the nail brush being gone.
>>>
>>> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
>>> on Fridays. I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
>>> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
>>> chicken), mashed potatoes, gravy and wax beans. Husband came in just as
>>> I was about to fix stuff. I put his fish in the oven. Finished the
>>> rest of the stuff, served them, then got the cats some canned food.
>>>
>>> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
>>> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
>>> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
>>> a Biobag. Wet stuff makes the bag begin to break down. So I flushed it
>>> down the sink, turned the garbage disposal on, then headed towards the
>>> stove to get the pan from the fish and the Chik'n. That's when I heard
>>> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage had
>>> been done.
>>>
>>> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the disposal.
>>> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>>>
>>> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
>>> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with the
>>> disposal until just then. I don't normally use the disposal for human
>>> food unless it is just small amounts rinsed from a pan or something.
>>> But I do use it daily to rinse off the cat dishes from the soft food.
>>> So I do turn it on several times a day.
>>>
>>> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
>>> disposal. I only managed to retrieve what was left of the brush and one
>>> large chunk. He got another chunk and then had to go back in there with
>>> a flashlight to get the remaining piece that was wedged between the
>>> impellers and causing the unit to overheat. Oh joy! Now I have a
>>> little more than $200 less in my wallet. So here on a week when I was
>>> trying to save money, I spent more! And I got my dinner late to boot.
>>>
>>> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
>>> take me up on that.
>>
>>You didn't need no stinkin' plumber. All you need is a wooden broom
>>stick to shove down into the impeller blade and pry that sucker free. If
>>the impeller then spins freely, you're good to go. If it doesn't, reach
>>in there and pull out the obstruction. Then send me $20.
>
> a long handled wooden spoon works too
> Janet US

The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to ruin one
of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I thought,.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to ruin
> one of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I thought,.



Of all the things that go wrong at times, I hate plumbing problems the most.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to ruin
>> one of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I thought,.
>
>
>
> Of all the things that go wrong at times, I hate plumbing problems the
> most.

For me it's a tossup between that and a broken down vehicle.

On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 23:19:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >> The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to ruin
> >> one of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I thought,.
> >
> >
> >
> > Of all the things that go wrong at times, I hate plumbing problems the
> > most.
>
> For me it's a tossup between that and a broken down vehicle.

That's when I know it's time to either get a new battery or get a new
car if changing the battery doesn't work.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 23:19:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >
>> >> The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to
>> >> ruin
>> >> one of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I thought,.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Of all the things that go wrong at times, I hate plumbing problems the
>> > most.
>>
>> For me it's a tossup between that and a broken down vehicle.
>
> That's when I know it's time to either get a new battery or get a new
> car if changing the battery doesn't work.

Uh... There are tons of reasons why a car could break down. The battery
being just one. And if you buy a new car every time yours breaks down, you
must have a ton of money! So you are telling me that when one of your belts
breaks, you would replace the car rather than put on a new belt? *boggles*

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to ruin
>>> one of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I thought,.
>>
>>
>>
>> Of all the things that go wrong at times, I hate plumbing problems the
>> most.
>
> For me it's a tossup between that and a broken down vehicle.


I can agree with the broken down vehicle, especially when one is far from
home. I remember that a lot in the old days when we weren't too flush and we
had old used cars. Always in the heat too. :-(

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to
>>>> ruin one of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I
>>>> thought,.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Of all the things that go wrong at times, I hate plumbing problems the
>>> most.
>>
>> For me it's a tossup between that and a broken down vehicle.
>
>
> I can agree with the broken down vehicle, especially when one is far from
> home. I remember that a lot in the old days when we weren't too flush and
> we had old used cars. Always in the heat too. :-(

We had it once in the heat on our way to NY. We had just bought the vehicle
too. Can't remember now which one that was. Bought it from my BIL. Then
when we were returning to NY in a snow storm, we broke down on the bridge.
That was just a belt. But we were freezing and all had to use the bathroom
badly because the snow had delayed our drive. Plus we had the cat with us
and all of our luggage and groceries. I used to do my shopping in PA when
we were there. To compound things, my husband made a stupid decision. He
had the van towed all the way back to PA so that his brother could fix it
for cheap.

Well, his brother was very booked up and couldn't get to it for 2 weeks. I
can't remember exactly what happened next. I think he had to take buses to
get home. Then after the van was fixed, BIL had to drive the van back to us
and then husband had to drive him home. BIL was not happy that husband did
this. He was like... Get it towed to a shop over there next time!

On 10/13/2013 6:20 AM, Cheri wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> The only wooden spoons I have are fancy rainbow ones. Not going to
>> ruin one of those. Plus I could get it to spin freely. Or so I
>> thought,.
>
>
>
> Of all the things that go wrong at times, I hate plumbing problems the
> most.
>
> Cheri

It's good to have a plumber in the family. In my case, I'm the plumber,
cook, appliance repair guy, automobile repair guy, chauffeur, go-fer
guy, and computer tech. I guess that's why they allow me to live here. :-)

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 23:51:59 +0100, dsi1
> wrote:

>It's good to have a plumber in the family. In my case, I'm the plumber,
>cook, appliance repair guy, automobile repair guy, chauffeur, go-fer
>guy, and computer tech. I guess that's why they allow me to live here. :-)

I've got a guy like you living here. He's not the cook, but he makes
up for that by being an electrician and general construction person as
well as all the other trades.

Doris

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 23:51:59 +0100, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>>It's good to have a plumber in the family. In my case, I'm the plumber,
>>cook, appliance repair guy, automobile repair guy, chauffeur, go-fer
>>guy, and computer tech. I guess that's why they allow me to live here. :-)
>
> I've got a guy like you living here. He's not the cook, but he makes
> up for that by being an electrician and general construction person as
> well as all the other trades.

Oh how I wish! We have computer programmers in the family but that's about
it.

On 10/13/2013 4:46 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 23:51:59 +0100, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> It's good to have a plumber in the family. In my case, I'm the plumber,
>> cook, appliance repair guy, automobile repair guy, chauffeur, go-fer
>> guy, and computer tech. I guess that's why they allow me to live here. :-)
>
> I've got a guy like you living here. He's not the cook, but he makes
> up for that by being an electrician and general construction person as
> well as all the other trades.
>
> Doris
>

We're very handy to have around, aren't we? :-)

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 23:51:59 +0100, dsi1
> wrote:

>
> It's good to have a plumber in the family. In my case, I'm the plumber,
> cook, appliance repair guy, automobile repair guy, chauffeur, go-fer
> guy, and computer tech. I guess that's why they allow me to live here. :-)

I think you've not only made yourself useful, you're probably
indispensable! Hubby is not even a shadow of Mr. Fix-It. How my son
turned out to be that way is still beyond me.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 10/14/2013 6:39 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 23:51:59 +0100, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> It's good to have a plumber in the family. In my case, I'm the plumber,
>> cook, appliance repair guy, automobile repair guy, chauffeur, go-fer
>> guy, and computer tech. I guess that's why they allow me to live here. :-)
>
> I think you've not only made yourself useful, you're probably
> indispensable! Hubby is not even a shadow of Mr. Fix-It. How my son
> turned out to be that way is still beyond me.
>

I was one of those kids that was always taking stuff apart. My dad was
always fixing stuff around the home too. He was a plumber, well at least
he was in the plumbers and pipefitters union. Mostly, he worked on large
building air conditioning ducts in Hawaii and radar defense systems on
Pacific atolls which would be as far from Mario and Luigi as you could
get.

On 10/12/2013 12:49 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
>> piecing together what may have happened.
>>
>> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
>> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
>> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
>> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
>> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
>> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
>> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
>> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
>> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
>> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>>
(Snip possible future "lost the kitten down the garbage disposal" posts.)

>> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
>> on Fridays.

<no surprise there>

I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
>> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
>> chicken),

Uh, okay. I wouldn't eat Chik'n, either.

>> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
>> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
>> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
>> a Biobag.

(snip Biobags rant) I guess I'm thankful I don't have to use this
method to dispose of leftovers. Then again, that's why I have a small
upright freezer. I don't throw away every bit of food leftover an hour
after I've cooked it.

>> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage had
>> been done.
>>
Why the hell did you have a nail brush next to the kitchen sink? Good
lord, woman, by your own account you manage to screw things up by doing
stupid stuff. You can't handle food without using a nail brush? Can't
walk to the bathroom to wash your hands and use the nail brush? How
about wearing kitchen gloves?

>> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the disposal.
>> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>>
I still don't understand why you keep a nail brush next to the kitchen sink.

>> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
>> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with the
>> disposal until just then.
>>
Sounds like a rather unique garbage disposal.

>> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
>> disposal.

No kidding!

>> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
>> take me up on that.
>
Why would you drag your daughter into this disjointed account of
whatever this latest mishap is? She didn't retrieve this oddly placed
fingernail brush from the garbage disposal. She didn't fix it or find
the problem, according to what you've written here. I don't blame her
for not wanting to be a plumber.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/12/2013 12:49 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
>>> piecing together what may have happened.
>>>
>>> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
>>> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
>>> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
>>> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
>>> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
>>> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
>>> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
>>> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
>>> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
>>> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>>>
> (Snip possible future "lost the kitten down the garbage disposal" posts.)
>
>>> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
>>> on Fridays.
>
> <no surprise there>
>
> I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
>>> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
>>> chicken),
>
> Uh, okay. I wouldn't eat Chik'n, either.
>
>>> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
>>> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
>>> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
>>> a Biobag.
>
> (snip Biobags rant) I guess I'm thankful I don't have to use this
> method to dispose of leftovers. Then again, that's why I have a small
> upright freezer. I don't throw away every bit of food leftover an
> hour after I've cooked it.
>
>>> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage
>>> had
>>> been done.
>>>
> Why the hell did you have a nail brush next to the kitchen sink? Good
> lord, woman, by your own account you manage to screw things up by
> doing stupid stuff. You can't handle food without using a nail
> brush? Can't walk to the bathroom to wash your hands and use the nail
> brush? How about wearing kitchen gloves?
>
>>> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the
>>> disposal.
>>> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>>>
> I still don't understand why you keep a nail brush next to the kitchen
> sink.
>
>>> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
>>> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with
>>> the
>>> disposal until just then.
>>>
> Sounds like a rather unique garbage disposal.
>
>>> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
>>> disposal.
>
> No kidding!
>
>>> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
>>> take me up on that.
>>
> Why would you drag your daughter into this disjointed account of
> whatever this latest mishap is? She didn't retrieve this oddly placed
> fingernail brush from the garbage disposal. She didn't fix it or find
> the problem, according to what you've written here. I don't blame her
> for not wanting to be a plumber.
>
> Jill
You are a bitter old woman, Jill.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/12/2013 12:49 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
>>> piecing together what may have happened.
>>>
>>> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
>>> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
>>> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
>>> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
>>> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
>>> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
>>> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
>>> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
>>> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
>>> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>>>
> (Snip possible future "lost the kitten down the garbage disposal" posts.)
>
>>> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
>>> on Fridays.
>
> <no surprise there>
>
> I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
>>> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
>>> chicken),
>
> Uh, okay. I wouldn't eat Chik'n, either.
>
>>> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
>>> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
>>> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
>>> a Biobag.
>
> (snip Biobags rant) I guess I'm thankful I don't have to use this method
> to dispose of leftovers. Then again, that's why I have a small upright
> freezer. I don't throw away every bit of food leftover an hour after I've
> cooked it.
>
>>> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage had
>>> been done.
>>>
> Why the hell did you have a nail brush next to the kitchen sink? Good
> lord, woman, by your own account you manage to screw things up by doing
> stupid stuff. You can't handle food without using a nail brush? Can't
> walk to the bathroom to wash your hands and use the nail brush? How about
> wearing kitchen gloves?
>
>>> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the disposal.
>>> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>>>
> I still don't understand why you keep a nail brush next to the kitchen
> sink.
>
>>> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
>>> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with the
>>> disposal until just then.
>>>
> Sounds like a rather unique garbage disposal.
>
>>> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
>>> disposal.
>
> No kidding!
>
>>> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
>>> take me up on that.
>>
> Why would you drag your daughter into this disjointed account of whatever
> this latest mishap is? She didn't retrieve this oddly placed fingernail
> brush from the garbage disposal. She didn't fix it or find the problem,
> according to what you've written here. I don't blame her for not wanting
> to be a plumber.

She keeps changing her mind as to the career path she wants to take. There
is always a demand for plumbers. Plus I always need one! I didn't ask her
to fix or find the problem. I found it and attempted to fix it. She
wouldn't have known what to do although I did get her to help me. I pushed
the reset then had her flip the switch because getting up and down was a
pain.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/11/2013 10:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I had to call the plumber again today. And only now in retrospect am I
>> piecing together what may have happened.
>>
>> Was cooking or baking something the other day. Can't remember which.
>> Needed my nail brush. The one that I keep in a little plastic basket
>> behind the sink is a clear, hard plastic in a kidney bean shape.
>> Hmmmm... It wasn't there. I picked the basket up to look. A piece of
>> plastic broke off of the basket when I picked it up but... The basket
>> is old. Nope. Brush wasn't in there but there was a cheap one that I
>> had put in the Christmas surprise ball one year. I could picture a
>> broken nail brush in my mind. A clear one in a kidney bean shape. But
>> I had thought that one had been in the bathroom. I just sort of
>> shrugged and dismissed it, thinking that I had remembered it wrong.
>>
>> Also, I picked Jetta out of the sink the other day. Jetta is our
>> kitten. None of our cats have ever gotten *in* the sink before but some
>> have stood beside it. I do not allow cats on the counter but she has
>> only just now discovered that she can get up there and behind the sink
>> where the garden window is. Our former kitten, Bali, loved to get in
>> that same spot too. Now, I can't remember where this was in terms of her
>> being in the sink and the nail brush being gone.
>>
>> Fast forward to dinner yesterday. Husband usually comes home quite late
>> on Fridays. I had some fish in the fridge for him and was making
>> daughter's dinner which was some Chik'n (soy and wheat based faux
>> chicken), mashed potatoes, gravy and wax beans. Husband came in just as
>> I was about to fix stuff. I put his fish in the oven. Finished the
>> rest of the stuff, served them, then got the cats some canned food.
>>
>> Noticed later that daughter hadn't quite finished her food. Now I know
>> that I am supposed to put food in a Biobag and dispose of it but there
>> was gravy and some mashed potatoes. Stuff like that doesn't do well in
>> a Biobag. Wet stuff makes the bag begin to break down. So I flushed it
>> down the sink, turned the garbage disposal on, then headed towards the
>> stove to get the pan from the fish and the Chik'n. That's when I heard
>> the horrible noise. Dang! Why did I leave the sink? But the damage had
>> been done.
>>
>> I then did what you're not supposed to do and reached into the disposal.
>> And what was in there? Yep! The missing nail brush!
>>
>> The plumber surmised that it may in fact have fallen in there days ago
>> but landed in such a spot that it didn't come in direct contact with the
>> disposal until just then. I don't normally use the disposal for human
>> food unless it is just small amounts rinsed from a pan or something.
>> But I do use it daily to rinse off the cat dishes from the soft food.
>> So I do turn it on several times a day.
>>
>> Almost the entire long side of the brush was shaved off by the
>> disposal. I only managed to retrieve what was left of the brush and one
>> large chunk. He got another chunk and then had to go back in there with
>> a flashlight to get the remaining piece that was wedged between the
>> impellers and causing the unit to overheat. Oh joy! Now I have a
>> little more than $200 less in my wallet. So here on a week when I was
>> trying to save money, I spent more! And I got my dinner late to boot.
>>
>> I told daughter that she should be a plumber but I don't think she'll
>> take me up on that.
>
> You didn't need no stinkin' plumber. All you need is a wooden broom stick
> to shove down into the impeller blade and pry that sucker free. If the
> impeller then spins freely, you're good to go. If it doesn't, reach in
> there and pull out the obstruction. Then send me $20.

I could move the impeller with my hand. Yes, stupid but I did it. The
problem was a very tiny piece, wedged in there. He had to use a flashlight
to get it. I did pull out one piece but couldn't find any others.