sewage trouble

So being in stinky London and sharing a house with 6 other stinky people has it's draw-backs. One of which is the incredible amount of stuff that has the potential to get stuck in the drain. We woke up on a Sunday morning to find the kitchen sink making a funny "gargling" noise and having the occasional spit-up. This was the result of a blocked water drain outside the house. With my best efforts of trying to save us some money, I had my hand firmly down the drain pipe which at this stage was filled with about 5 peoples shower water....at least it was warm. I cursed everybody that pees in the shower and dug deep!

Despite my best efforts and risking fierce infections, we had to get a plumber in. In took the "pro" all but 5 seconds to fix and he had to bill us for the hour - cheap at only £110!