Days to housewarming: 8
I flushed a toothbrush down the upstairs toilet. It was stuck. Yes, it was a mistake and I was so sorry. We'd been coping by not really using it for the past week or so, hoping that it would dislodge itself at some point, but it hadn't and people were coming!
Between How to Fix Everything for Dummies and the internet, it seemed we had a few options:
1. a) Stick hand into toilet as far as possible and grab it
b) Use an auger to dislodge it and then grab it
2. Drain toilet, unbolt it from the floor, and poke it out from the other end.
3. Call the plumber.
We'd already tried options 1. a) and b) and Paul was really not happy about option 2 (though, I guess I was kind of interested in doing it just to see what it would be like...) so he tried an
other way.
Out of string and pipe cleaners, he created "The Thing (GHOAS)". It was a mini-grappling hook on a string that he flushed and then pulled. The first two times didn't get any purchase, but on the third IT WORKED! He saw it! The toothbrush was loose, but beyond his grabbing. Small hands were finally helpful then.
And with that - we have again a working toilet! YAY! Happy dance!
"That feeling... makes me want to take up fishing. But I won't."
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