In a bit of a fix...

[manveruppd]

OK, I've blocked the toilet, and we don't own a plunger. I could go buy one, but I'm kinda pressed for time here, need to unblock it fairly quick.

Give it to me straight: have we reached the necessity for hands here? I'd only do it as a last resort... Is this it? Has the moment arrived?

(braces himself for the inevitably "this thread fails", "TTIUWP" and "lol you idiot" replies)

 

[manveruppd]

I was in more of a hurry than I even knew, she walked in through the door a minute ago!!! Fortunately I had just disposed of the evidence with mere fractions of a second to spare. I used bleach, in the end. I didn't have time to check here for replies. I knew about the bucket, but I don't have one, unfortunately, and no time to go buy one. I didn't know about the baking powder and vinegar, might try those if it happens again!

Anyway, must dash off! Thanks for replies, request thread be closed and archived as it adds immeasurably to the store of human knowledge!

 

[manveruppd]

I think we need a bit of history here... who is "she" and why is it such a disaster to have blocked the toilet?

No disaster, just potentially embarassing.

For future reference:

If you're desperate and don't have gloves and need to get dirty, PLEASE scratch the hell out of a bar of soap beforehand so you get soap under your nails and not ****.

Very good tip that!

 

[manveruppd]

Is there no end to the things OcUK'ers cannot manage without help from people on the internet?

You havn't seen the tread I Posted earlier obviously!!

Pff! I had an emergency, you were merely faced with the prospect of slow, painful starvation! Humans can survive for weeks without food you know!

And Fox, would YOU have thought of the baking powder or soap-scratching trick on your own?