Here is a good 1 for ya

[Drain Medic]

Got a call to go to a residance...Pulled up to the house, saw it wasnt the best condition for a house (suprised anyone lived there). Anyway knocked on the door, the lady answers the door. As soon as the door openned I SMELLED IT!!!! I asked where the problem was, she said on the 2nd floor. So i walked up the crooked staircase and the smell was getting worse and worse. This house was built in the 40s. All ORIGINAL plumbing. Anyway she takes me in to the 2nd floor bathroom. there was an old cast iron bathtub and a toilet..The toilet lid on the toilet was down...The customer said "That is the problem, the toilet." Now this is the middle of July, 98 degrees outside, sewer flies all over the place. I used the tip of my boot to lift up the toilet seat and almost tossed my cookies when i saw the bowl was completely full to the rim with her nasty poo and magots. (OMG MAGOTS!!!! didnt know that was possible). I noticed the bath tub was not backed up, so i went straight for the toilet auger. Everytime i tried to auger the toilet, the head of the auger kept popping up at me. So i got a really long screwdriver to feel for the hole, and it was sealed shut...i could feel the screwdriver digging into what felt like concrete. Anyway it got so bad in there i had to open windows, and believe me, my gag reflex was not liking me.... So after a few moments of trying not to throw up and get some air moving, i went downstairs to get the customer. I had asked her how long has that been backed up. she said " Since JANUARY". now after noticing no other bathrooms in this little townhouse, i asked "Well where have you been going?" her reply. "We've just been using this one." With a sense of utter disbelief i said, well there is nothing more i can do here, you have to have it replaced, no charge for today, she looked at me with smile and said, do you do that work? Told her no, and gave her my brothers number LOL said call this guy, he does that kind of work LOL....COULD NOT BELIEVE SOMEONE WOULD ACTUALLY USE A STOPPED UP TOILET FOR 7 MONTHS..COULDNT BELIEVE ALL THE MAGOTS...2ND WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN....1st worst will be up next week

[westcoastplumber]

I had a job like that, I never gag, I can roll in it, crawl in it, no problem;) I went to a house in palos verdes, the "richest community" I walked in, the daughter showed me to the bathroom of her sick mother, I walked in, almost threw up atleast 3-4 times, stopped up toilet, supposedly the mother had cancer and wore bandages, it was the worst smell in the whole world:eek: Like death and old old age at the same time.

[Drain Medic]

Im right with you brother, I will crawl, sit, roll around in whatever, hell ive even eaten the stuff, purely by accident, but that smell of 7 months of backup and the magots crawling around...that was truley a 1st lol...It gets better, but i will save the best for another time..Greg

[plumberscrack]

HEY! HEY! HEY! I'm trying to eat breakfast here :eek:

[PLUMBER RICK]

Im right with you brother, I will crawl, sit, roll around in whatever, hell ive even eaten the stuff, purely by accident, but that smell of 7 months of backup and the magots crawling around...that was truley a 1st lol...It gets better, but i will save the best for another time..Greg


a drop in the mouth is worth minus 20# in two weeks of suffering. been there done that:eek:

rick.

[Drain Medic]

a drop in the mouth is worth minus 20# in two weeks of suffering. been there done that:eek:

rick.

LOL absolutely!!!

[freddy]

I had a job like that one time. Walked in the bathroom, saw the toilet filled to the rim with sh---. Turned to the woman there,told her to call me when she had it cleaned up....There Is a limit to what I'll do. My sugestion to you would be if you can smell it put on a resperator to keep from getting sick from it.
Even at 150 to unstop toilet. I'll walk away from that type of mess.:)

[DuckButter]

Words cannot describe just how happy I am that I wasn't eating when I read that.
The idea that someone would let that go like that for 7 months is what really bothers & depresses me...this woman could need help.

[drtyhands]

a drop in the mouth is worth minus 20# in two weeks of suffering. been there done that:eek:

rick.
What does this mean,disintary?

[ToUtahNow]

What does this mean,disintary?

Perhaps an attempt at dysentery?

Mark

[drtyhands]

Perhaps an attempt at dysentery?

Mark
Dysentery,Gotcha;)

[DuckButter]

Perhaps an attempt at dysentery?

Mark

I'd bet more like dysentary. HA!
A fringe benefit to having indoor plumbing...dysentary, cholera, malaria and a host of other third world displeasures we don't have to live through.

[Chauncey]

No problem mam, I will install a new toilet for you this afternoon. The price for a new Toto is $650.00 + tax. If you want me to remove and dispose of the old toilet that is a additonal $750.00 + tax. Get a recovery drum, remove the tank and drop the bowl in the plastic drum and seal it up. If not its a $100.00 + tax and fuel charge. :)

[HVAC HAWK]

thanks for bringing this old thread back

when i did plumbing on long island the news paper news day had offices all over the island and we did all the plumbing in them . i would get a call to go to the same office 1 a month to clear a toilet . well i went there one time and it was 1/2 full of crap and said to them not to keep going in it when it is clogged .so the next time i went there was after hr and the toilet was full to the top :eek: so i go to the truck get my mask and rubber gloves that go up to my elbows and started to clean it out .:barf::barf: now i needed some thing to put it in :rolleyes: i got the trash cans from under the 3 desks of the 3 men that use the office and put it in it and put it back under there desks with a note on top saying i.m not your mother so clean up your self .:happydance::happydance::happydance:

well we never got a call to complain about what i did or for another clogged toilet again :party-on::party-on:

[ToUtahNow]

I'd bet more like dysentary. HA!
A fringe benefit to having indoor plumbing...dysentary, cholera, malaria and a host of other third world displeasures we don't have to live through.

Besides being a commonly misspelled word for dysentery what does dysentary mean?

Mark

[Service Guy]

thanks for bringing this old thread back

when i did plumbing on long island the news paper news day had offices all over the island and we did all the plumbing in them . i would get a call to go to the same office 1 a month to clear a toilet . well i went there one time and it was 1/2 full of crap and said to them not to keep going in it when it is clogged .so the next time i went there was after hr and the toilet was full to the top :eek: so i go to the truck get my mask and rubber gloves that go up to my elbows and started to clean it out .:barf::barf: now i needed some thing to put it in :rolleyes: i got the trash cans from under the 3 desks of the 3 men that use the office and put it in it and put it back under there desks with a note on top saying i.m not your mother so clean up your self .:happydance::happydance::happydance:

well we never got a call to complain about what i did or for another clogged toilet again :party-on::party-on:

Nice payback.:grin-devilish:

[gear junkie]

Besides being a commonly misspelled word for dysentery what does dysentary mean?

Mark
It's where you're blowing out of both ends caused by a bacteria in water. We had a guy get airlifted out the PI because he had it. He was so dehydrated, he had an iv in him the entire time. Don't forget about the ice in foriegn countries.

[DUNBAR PLUMBING]

Got some really disgusting ones I'll post in the next few days. Somebody set that home theater up.

[ToUtahNow]

It's where you're blowing out of both ends caused by a bacteria in water. We had a guy get airlifted out the PI because he had it. He was so dehydrated, he had an iv in him the entire time. Don't forget about the ice in foriegn countries.

Sorry Ben, I was teasing Mark about correcting my correctly spelled word.

Mark

[gear junkie]

Sorry Ben, I was teasing Mark about correcting my correctly spelled word.

Mark
Now I see it. Never mind.

[Devine Plumbing]

Worst toilet I ever saw was in an apartment complex. Neighbors called because they could smell it. Finally got upstairs and the floor is completely flooded. A big step stool sitting in the bathroom and the old lady is climbing up on the step ladder continuing to use the toilet. The "stuff" is mounding up and running over the sides. I told her politely I had to go get my toilet auger and jumped in my truck and was out of there.

[DuckButter]

Sorry Ben, I was teasing Mark about correcting my correctly spelled word.

Mark
Took ya 11 months to notice?!?
Sheesh, yer worse than the civil service list.

[ToUtahNow]

Took ya 11 months to notice?!?
Sheesh, yer worse than the civil service list.


LOL-I was going to let it go as it was from Brenda's birthday but once it was brought up again I couldn't help myself.

Mark

(Joey called and made me do it) :)

[Bob D.]

Besides being a commonly misspelled word for dysentery what does dysentary mean?

Mark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery

Dysentery (formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is an infection of the digestive system that results in severe diarrhea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea) containing mucus and blood in the feces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feces) and is typically the result of unsanitary water containing micro-organisms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-organisms) which damage the intestinal lining (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestines). There are two major types of dysentery due to micro-organisms: amoebic dysentery, and bacillary dysentery mainly due to one of three bacteria. Dysentery can also be caused by certain medications; for example, some steroids can impact bowel movements.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery#cite_note-Apel-0)

[ToUtahNow]

Perhaps an attempt at dysentery?

Mark

I'd bet more like dysentary. HA!
A fringe benefit to having indoor plumbing...dysentary, cholera, malaria and a host of other third world displeasures we don't have to live through.

Besides being a commonly misspelled word for dysentery what does dysentary mean?

Mark

It's where you're blowing out of both ends caused by a bacteria in water. We had a guy get airlifted out the PI because he had it. He was so dehydrated, he had an iv in him the entire time. Don't forget about the ice in foriegn countries.

Sorry Ben, I was teasing Mark about correcting my correctly spelled word.

Mark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery

Dysentery (formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is an infection of the digestive system that results in severe diarrhea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea) containing mucus and blood in the feces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feces) and is typically the result of unsanitary water containing micro-organisms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-organisms) which damage the intestinal lining (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestines). There are two major types of dysentery due to micro-organisms: amoebic dysentery, and bacillary dysentery mainly due to one of three bacteria. Dysentery can also be caused by certain medications; for example, some steroids can impact bowel movements.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery#cite_note-Apel-0)

I'm sorry it looks like I was not near as witty as I first thought with my poke at the Duckster. I really was not looking for an explanation of dysentery but thanks for every ones efforts.

Mark

[gear junkie]

Must be a Seabee thing.

[DuckButter]

I'm sorry it looks like I was not near as witty as I first thought with my poke at the Duckster. I really was not looking for an explanation of dysentery but thanks for every ones efforts.

Mark
LOL...I was gonna comment, but didn't wanna rain on Bobs informative parade.

[MrsSeatDown]

(Joey called and made me do it) :)

WHATEVER!:rotflmao1:

You must have been in a pinch if you were trying Rick's "when all else fails, blame Joey" defense:nyaa-nyaa4:

[ToUtahNow]

WHATEVER!:rotflmao1:

You must have been in a pinch if you were trying Rick's "when all else fails, blame Joey" defense:nyaa-nyaa4:

:rotflmao1::rotflmao1::canoodle:

[DuckButter]

Once in awhile I actually feel bad for Rick....well, no, I don't.

[boillerman]

:lol::lol:

I've walked off these jobs before, after telling them I'll work on it after they scoop it out. The only thing worse is the basement water heaters that have multiple cats and no box cleanup.