June 15, 2011

spring cleaning

at our house, we have one of those fancy double-sink vanities in the master bathroom, which is quite lovely. mainly because chris and i can both brush our teeth simultaneously without fear of spitting on each other.

the cats also enjoy the two sinks, because it means there are more faucets to try and drink from, and more sinks to shed in. my sink tends to get the larger share of exuberant shedding, since both cats are fond of throwing themselves at me specifically while i'm at the sink, purring agressively, while headbutting my hands / the end of my toothbrush sticking out of my mouth / the contact i had been trying to put into my eye / etc. so pretty much every morning & evening, i finish my toilette by splashing water all around my sink basin to wash the newly accumulated 3-4 lbs of cat hair down the drain.

so it was surprising when chris's side of the sink started severely backing up last week. he'd run the faucet just long enough to wash on his face, and the entire bowl would be full of standing water. after a few days he'd had enough, and not having any draino on hand, decided to pull out the stopper to investigate.

i wish i were exaggerating when i told you that what he pulled out of his drain resembled - in both size, shape, and general horrific disgustingness - an intact, decomposing mouse. i mean, it WASN'T (um, I HOPE) but the resemblance was uncanny. i can't actually rule out actual-dead-mouse only because i was unable to look directly at it for more than a few milliseconds without full on gagging. i'm not sure i can adequately describe how foul a 5-inch long, grey, goopy hairball coming out of your sink is. i'm getting queasy just writing this, and i am not exactly a delicate flower when it comes to gross shit.

so surprisingly, this is something we CAN'T blame on the cats. for once. and i really really REALLY don't want to spend any time thinking about how the previous owners managed to build up such a clog oh god gagging again ok bye.

17 comments:

  1. First, I could not co exist with my husband if we didn't have a double vanity or separate bathrooms. The double vanity is IMPORTANT because he SHEDS and it grosses me out. The extra bathroom comes in to play because the husband likes to close the door, stuff a towel under the door, and blast a space 30 minutes before his shower all the way until the moment he steps out of the bathroom. I think this is rediculous so when we both have to get ready at the same time he is banished to the extra shower.

    Second, EWWWWWWWWW! I hate mysterious drain dwellers.

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  3. ^blast a space heater

    I also apologize for the spelling of 'ridiculous'

    My brain is not in my head today.

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  4. OH. My GOD. I just threw up in my mouth a little. That is so disgusting!

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  5. I might actually vomit if I saw something like that come out of the drain.

    Which is exactly why I run straight to maintenance if I ever have a problem.

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  6. So I'm the crazy one and it would have been disgusting awesome to see a picture of it.

    Yes, I put "disgusting" and "awesome" in the same sentence.

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  7. Maybe that's why your cats go crazy around the sink ... they thought it was a mouse, too. Eiwwwwwww!

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  8. And that is why we always keep a super sized bottle of draino on hand. Eeeeeewwwwwwwwww!

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  9. KITTIEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. I lived with a woman once who had very beautiful, very long and very, very curly hair. About two months in to the cohabitation, I noticed the shower was draining a bit slower than usual - but ignored it. I ignored it until a two-minute shower resulted in calf-deep water (OK, ankle-deep, but still...). When I got the courage up to unscrew the drain cover I was confronted with a site that I'm sure was similar to yours.

    I've been a Marine and I've been to war, but that hairball was enough to make me gag a bit. (And, just for fun, my verification word is "sucke".)

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  11. Ew! Unfortunately, I have VERY thick hair and shed a lot... so most hair clogs around here can only be blamed on one person.

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  12. I am glad you have a double sink and someone to share it with. that's one crazy looking cat.
    from:HONEST!

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  13. you are the best at what you do. I am so impressed. keep up the good work. maybe you we can DO IT together sometime. You would make a great boss.
    from: hnm?

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  14. I like to read first. do u have any good books you could recommend.

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