Never, ever, leave a toddler alone with a toilet.
So Monday night the toilet gets backed up. We unplug it and think, "eh, no problem." An hour later it gets backed up again. This time, no unplugging. So Ken goes and buys an auger and roto-roots it. STILL PLUGGED. So we call a plumber and he says that he'll have to lift the toilet and go at it through the back. We decide to do it ourselves, because who wants to pay $300 when you're young and vital and can lift your own toilet?
THIS is what we see:
JOSIAH MUST HAVE SHOVED IT SO FAR IN, IT WAS OUT OF VIEW. The worst part is that it was wedged in such a way that I couldn't just reach in and pull it out. So we had to lift it with a screwdriver and grab the casing with a needle-nose plier, which ended up breaking the casing. I just kept going at it until it had broken apart enough that it popped out, kind of like a cork.
Now we need to keep the bathroom locked. It gets FREEZING in that little closet with the door closed, but I suppose butt cheeks of ice are a small price to pay to not have to stick your hands in a toilet's back door.
I need to go shower with bleach now.
Comments
HAHAHA! (I'm laughing WITH you)! What a perfect place for an old cell phone, if you think about it!
I second the shower with bleach thing! It might have been worth the $300 for me not to have to touch the toilet! lol
And won't this be a great family legend, to share around the Thanksgiving table 20 years from now? (of course you might have to explain to all the youngsters just what a cellphone was...
Well, I'm glad you could fix it. Enjoy that Clorox shower!!!! (ugh)
Oh my word.
I will learn from this because as you know I have a highly capable toddler too.
Excuse me, I must go lock my bathroom door now.
My condolences on your phone.
Perfection! I owe your kids an ice cream just because of how funny this was to read!
O My Stars...I don't have kids..but I do have kittens and the newest one likes to shove in the toilet. Scissors, mascara...really doesn't matter. I just want to know how he does it.
...because the lid is always closed.
This is a great story & pictures - would it be OK if we share it on our photoblog at http://cutebabyfix.com?
Although in my case we are on a septic tank which feeds into a deep sullage pit - the phone in question was a Nokia 6300, which went straight past the "S" bend and into the tank.
No phone that small is ever gonna be worth me opening the "poo" tank !!!