My toilet got blocked just when a guest (Tommy) was coming over for dinner. Fortunately it didn't matter - he was happy using the bathroom one (how can anybody live with only ONE toilet? Visit the neighbours?).

Next day off to the local hardware to get a plunger, bleach and morning papers.

As I walked back with a toilet plunger and the Daily Mail I thought - sums me up really, doesn't it?

Fortunately the bleach worked fine and all now back to normal. Enough shit in my house without that, thank you.

JK2006 wrote:
Fortunately the bleach worked fine ...

... on the Daily Mail ?

A bit extreme, JK, I would have just stopped buying it.

That was my problem; that old standby (the wire coat hanger) wouldn't go down at all; fortunately the blockage was nice clean(ish) water!

Well the blockage (very low down) meant that the flush water backed up to the top of the bowl and only went down very slowly (overnight).

OK, I think I know all I want to know. I now propose to take no further part in this unsavoury conversation other than advise you to invest in some caustic soda for the next time.

Crappy Al The Bog Expert

"Well my toilet went cazy yesterday afternoon
The plumber he said "never flush a tampoon"
This great information cost me half a weeks' pay
And my toilet blew up later on the next day..."
Frank Zappa

You saved a lot of money doing it yourself,a plumber is very expensive.

Watchdog all about blocked toilets. My taxi driver blamed the monsoon yesterday. He could be right.

I blame the cistern! On the same topic Stevie Nicks is to wed William Shatner - Her married name will be Stevie Shatner-Nicks.