My Single Mom Life

The yard sale was a complete bust. That's ok. I don't really care.
Just not a good day for it and I knew that the minute I woke up.
No worries.
But, I unclogged the tub.

I will surely pay for this momentary let's pretend we're a plumber move tomorrow, but today, today we have drainage!
The tub has been so clogged all week long that it has been taking a minimum of 8 hours to drain.
I wasted money on Draino.
Sure did.
It didn't move that clog at all so I got in the tub on my hands and knees with my trusty ratchet screwdriver and took the whole drainage assembly apart. Never did that before but I figured it's a few screws and a simple twisting motion to get the assembly back in so what the hell.
I took it all apart and then stuffed a tube sock down the overflow valve to keep the air pressure in.
Then I got up, grabbed the trusty plunger and began plunging the living daylights out of the drain.
What came up was a black soot like substance and some hair (mine of course) and so I kept going.
I plunged till I couldn't feel my damn shoulders any longer and my arms felt like rubber.
Then I stopped and watched.
It bubbled, gurgled and then lo and behold!
The water started spinning faster and faster down the drain!
Then, to make sure this was truly going to be the end, I grabbed my entire brand new box of baking soda and borrowed the neighbors brand new bottle of vinegar.
I dumped the whole box of baking soda down the drain and around it and slowly began pouring the vinegar in it.
It sizzled and popped and swished and spat and went down like a champ.
Then I ran the hot water for 10 minutes and the tub filled slightly.
Oh crap I thought, it's still clogged.
But nope, as soon as I shut the water off, the bubbling and gurgling started again and the water went down in a flash.
Yay me.
Then I put the assembly back together and stuffed the tube sock back in around it.
Ya know, just in case I have to plunge it again sometime, I won't have to take the assembly apart again.
I'm ahead of the game now man. The tub is never going to do this shit to me again.
The water will go down or there will be hell to pay with me and my trusty $1.99 Ace Hardware plunger I bought 8 years ago. Oh yes there will.

Then I ran the hot water again to the point of scalding, it filled a little bit again and when I shut it off, it went down so damn fast that it looked as though it was being sucked out.
Yay me!
I fixed the tub!
Now, I can take a shower and just chill out for the rest of the night with some turkey dinner made by my neighbors, some good tv with some Desperate Housewives and maybe some chat if I feel like it.
Remind me to post the chat transcript from yesterday that I got.
That was kinda odd.
I'll post it privately though.
It's not for every ones eyes.

Later days.