a christmas eve surprise #2
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before breakfast i needed to go to the toilet..............i fushed it and water made a funny noise when going down the pipes.............i flushed it again............there was no noise this time...............just the level of water in the toilet bowl started to rise..............and rise............and rise.................it did not overflow the toilet bowl............but it suddently started to spring from the drainpipe of our shower........................
the scenario of a clogged toilet with two kids at home and on christmas day eve does not feel very promising.................
there is another toilet in the house but it is outside and it is not an option in such cold weahter we are suffering this year...................above all in the evening and in the middle of the night......................
so.....................
all hands on deck...................
dad and i dismantled the toilet bowl and managed to unclog the pipe...................just by using a long and strong steel wire......................
the amazing part of this is the amount of tools that dad has got in his workshop on the terrace................also the amount of spare parts and plumbing supplies................he had everything we needed....................
i was also amazed at how physically well he is (he is actually stronger than me) and how intelligent he is..................he was able to dismantle the whole toilet and the water installation and put things back...............i would not have been able to do that on my own.......................
in the middle of this little maria woke up with a sore throat...........................i had to go to the chemists to get some medicines............when i was back she had a really high fever..................
as my sister was working and i was in the middle of the toilet bowl operation, i had to call his dad, which i detest as i literally hate the sight of him, for him to drive her to the doc..................
she has just a common cold and feels much better today...................
sorry if the picture is a bit raw...............
i see it and i can still feel a stink reminiscient of mud........................
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before breakfast i needed to go to the toilet..............i fushed it and water made a funny noise when going down the pipes.............i flushed it again............there was no noise this time...............just the level of water in the toilet bowl started to rise..............and rise............and rise.................it did not overflow the toilet bowl............but it suddently started to spring from the drainpipe of our shower........................
the scenario of a clogged toilet with two kids at home and on christmas day eve does not feel very promising.................
there is another toilet in the house but it is outside and it is not an option in such cold weahter we are suffering this year...................above all in the evening and in the middle of the night......................
so.....................
all hands on deck...................
dad and i dismantled the toilet bowl and managed to unclog the pipe...................just by using a long and strong steel wire......................
the amazing part of this is the amount of tools that dad has got in his workshop on the terrace................also the amount of spare parts and plumbing supplies................he had everything we needed....................
i was also amazed at how physically well he is (he is actually stronger than me) and how intelligent he is..................he was able to dismantle the whole toilet and the water installation and put things back...............i would not have been able to do that on my own.......................
in the middle of this little maria woke up with a sore throat...........................i had to go to the chemists to get some medicines............when i was back she had a really high fever..................
as my sister was working and i was in the middle of the toilet bowl operation, i had to call his dad, which i detest as i literally hate the sight of him, for him to drive her to the doc..................
she has just a common cold and feels much better today...................
sorry if the picture is a bit raw...............
i see it and i can still feel a stink reminiscient of mud........................
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