A full bottle of drano didn’t even put a dent in it; The leftover ramen broth is full of bits of carrot, corn kernels, etc. He agreed to pay for the drano and has agreed to cover a plumber if it comes to it (it’s looking fucking likely) but jesus fucking christ my guy you just turned 30 what the fuck are you doing putting food down a bathroom sink. I even had a little filter over the damn thing and he removed it to get stuff down there. He says he just “wasn’t thinking.” But who the fuck does that?! Down the toilet is one thing; Toilets and toilet plumbing is made to handle fecal matter, so a few loose noodles, tiny carrot bits, corn kernels, etc. from a Maruchan cup ramen should generally be fine there and I’d understand it, but DOWN THE BATHROOM SINK?! Come the fuck on, my guy. I HAVE ROOMMATES. A LANDLORD.
And my friend and his brother are aware of my increasingly dire financial situation, that may already result in some unsteady and tricky shit with my roommates and landlord in the near future if shit doesn’t get resolved soon. Are you fucking kidding me?! What the fuck, my guy. What. The. Fuck. I’m gonna try and sneak a plumber in here without anyone noticing to fix this shit, ‘cuz ain’t no way I want to explain doing something so fucking stupid to anyone I live with or from whom I rent. ‘Cuz I’d never fucking do it! It’s so monumentally colosally fucking stupid! Jesus fucking christ! I was raised to be super uber careful with all of that stuff, my Dad was an engineer and both he and his brother (who’s always been like my second dad) are ultra handy. I’ve installed shelving, doors, repaired wall holes, etc. myself from learning from them how to do it. I helped them with toilets and shit. I’m handy for my age. I would never in a million years do something so utterly fucking moronic.
Jesus. What a fucking mess. He’s done some slightly dumb shit before — I had to teach him to plunge the toilet when he clogged it once, had to teach him that the plunger has to cover the toilet hole/drain — but I take my eye off him for one fucking second and HE SHOVES FOOD BITS DOWN MY BATHROOM SINK. Again, he feels really bad, he’s agreed to pay for the plumber, but I don’t think I can keep helping this guy. Good fucking god.
Mind the angry tone, I love’em both and I’m not being entirely fair; They’re good people. But I swear my friend got his brother’s half of the smart genes too ‘cuz holy shit. You’d never know they were siblings off their intelligence.
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I hope you recovered from the meltdown by now! People in unfortunate situations like this guy sometimes do stupid stuff because they were not present in the moment and disturbed by something else going on with them.
At least he offered to pay for the fixes. The inconvenience is a done deal now. Can’t change it. So, I guess, just try to relax a bit. 🙏
Maybe try the plunger before you invest in a plumber. Sorry your good deed is biting you in the butt.
If you’re American/Canadian, your sink will likely have a pipe under it in a U shape, at the bottom there may be a little thing you can unscrew. They’re traps designed to catch potential clogging material so you can open them up to get the clog out. like this.
If it’s there, just put a container under it, unscrew it and run some water into the sink and pray it comes out.
Can you unscrew the P-trap and scoop the stuff out?
Dude … don’t ever become a homeowner. Because if a clogged sink makes you flip out this bad, I can’t imagine what you’d do if the roof started leaking. Probably kill you.
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What about those snake things? Where you shove it down there and stab the clog to death basically? They’re cheap.
Take a serious rage run through the neighborhood with some hardcore music to move the anger through your body. You can’t think straight with it in there. Then you’ll be in the headspace to find the solution.
They sell those hair snakes for drains maybe try that with super hot water to break down any grease.
Liquid fire is 100% sulphuric acid. Drano and stuff alike is garbage.
My dad has alzheimers and lived with me for five years before going into care last month. He poured a full bowl of soggy cheerios down the bathroom sink. I had to take the U pipe off to unclog the god damn thing. Then he put kitty litter in my washing machines soap intake. That was fun to fix. At least it was clean kitty litter. I’ve spent the last five years cleaning up his pee every single day.
I’d just like to say you sound like a really good person OP and I hope you continue to let these sorts of things fall off your back and keep being the altruistic person you sound like 🙂
If you post a picture I’m sure I and some other people can help you find the best possible solution. It may seem intimidating but it might still have a somewhat easy solution