My shower drain was clogged something awful. I don't have time today (I'm supposed to be working) to go out and get drain cleaner, and besides, that stuff smells horrible.
So I looked on the internet for a natural alternative, and found that
1/2 cup of baking soda
1/2 cup of vinegar
followed by 1 cup of boiling water after 15 minutes
should do the trick. So I tried it, since I'm pretty sure that what is clogging it is all the soap :D (I like lather, ok? leave me alone)
So I took a box of baking soda to the bathroom, and shook it over the tub drain while humming a song. I'm not going to waste time measuring and dirtying something for my TUB.
Next, I poured in some vinegar. That was easier since I'm almost out of vinegar so I didn't want to finish it. Shorter humming.
FWOOOSH! Volcano effect!
Then I went and did the pots from ... you know, last week. When that was almost done, I started boiling some water and when the kettle started whistling, I took it over to the bathroom and poured it down.
There was a little burping noise, and the clog either moved farther down or dissolved entirely. I'm not really sure. All I know is the tub didn't fill up immediately, so maybe now I can take a shower without soaking up to my ankles in nasty water.
*Not nature, tho. Nature sucks. Nature is the source of bugs.
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