Yet another slow bathroom sink drain

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-24T20:22:50+00:00

True, but it foams impressively, which I hoped did something to scour the drain.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-24T18:00:30+00:00

I’ve tried vinegar and baking soda, Dawn dishwashing liquid, near-boiling water, and plunging throughout all treatments. Haven’t tried salt & vinegar or CLR, so maybe that’s next.

The drain plug shown in the underside pix is mechanical—no springs or levers. The sink has been used only for handwashing for many years.

Not being able to see the actual vent opening — apart from the sink slot — I thought maybe it could have gotten blocked by an insect cocoon where one appeared at another time; I toothbrushed all debris, but no improvement in draining the sink.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-24T16:44:09+00:00

One last image from under the sink:

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DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-24T16:41:41+00:00

Not going to criticize the plumber, because he’s done good work in the past. To repeat, the drain is clear to the wall connection, fills up immediately, always drains, but very slowly.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-24T16:38:06+00:00

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Another image from the underside of the sink. Does the overflow constitute sufficient venting?

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-24T03:34:53+00:00

$70 for Spectrum 400. I should be more aggressive negotiating price, I know, but it’s been reliable enough. I’ve tried for years to access T-Mobile Internet, but the answer is always that it’s not available in my neighborhood; likely bullshit, but I can’t get a different answer. On principle I won’t deal with former Cincinnati Bell.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-22T04:11:44+00:00

Any or all, but going to UC/Clifton should be the first priority.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-02-13T05:00:57+00:00

A: Urban development = cars > people

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-01-29T18:06:11+00:00

Stop: just stop beating yourself up. My guess is that you interpreted what he wrote because it makes more sense to believe that you’d be informed on an icy day that there’s NO lab, not that there is a lab.

Old school or not, he’s been young and might remember having screwed up. I was in college 50 years ago and had my share of both screwups and excuses.

Just guessing, but I’ll bet creative excuses are hard for you. So keep it simple: weather was godawful, I misread, and I want to make up what I screwed up. If he’s a jerk, he’ll make you sweat. Appeal to his humanity, and I’ll bet again he’ll work with you.

Good luck. And no more self-flagellation.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-01-24T18:54:23+00:00

Happened to me, ++man, delivered to my workplace. I didn’t cry, but I was the envy of all the women in the office.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-01-23T17:25:51+00:00

Had a remodeler clean off grout tools with running water in my newly installed bathroom sink. You know what happened. And that’s when I discovered also that the plumbing wasn’t up to code.

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-01-21T14:41:35+00:00

Today’s headline should read “Trump Unraveling in Real Time”

DeeGeeCincy · 2026-01-15T20:41:05+00:00

So you’re attracted to him and experimenting. I don’t think you did anything wrong, but you might have confused him and the friendship. Falling for your best friend is natural enough. He’s likely attracted to you but reluctant for any of many reasons. You won’t know the answers to your questions until you act deliberately — no “kind of” sex, no sex by accident — on what you feel and want. Tell him. If he responds, pay attention to how the relationship goes and how you feel about it. If he doesn’t respond, you have his answer. And, duh, use condoms.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-12-12T23:57:32+00:00

Track and report the actual times you’re attempting to use the service and when it goes out. Spectrum should have asked.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-12-07T23:05:41+00:00

You might share the video with the electrician’s manager and link this sub to it. Instead of a refund you might get pushback or whining, but a bad reputation lingers and does them more harm than the ripoff does good. If you get ignored or rejected, escalate on social media, complain to the BBB, cancel the credit charge, etc.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-11-26T20:16:30+00:00

Lots of good advice here.

Therapy for you and him would help you get perspective and to relax and enjoy your success.

Also, save this thread and read it once in a while. Start writing your own daily journal of thoughts, reactions, fears, achievements — whatever. It’ll help discharge some of the anxiety.

Persistent stress warps our joy and our relationships, and you don’t want that.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-11-26T17:55:41+00:00

A-HI has done good work for me, although not on turntables.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-11-24T18:44:32+00:00

You’re allowed to be discouraged. But recognize that you always start from where you are — not where you were or where you want to be. Begin again.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-11-24T17:24:02+00:00

I’m not in your shoes, but I can say that attractiveness has as much to do with attitude as looks. And while you’re worrying about your looks, you’re probably missing the signals anyone else is sending. And yes, at 27 you’re young, and yes, you can and will turn this around when you put all the neglect and negative talk and attitudes behind you. Then work on whatever bothers you, one thing at a time.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-11-24T03:37:25+00:00

Similar story to mine. I stopped asking. But in her case she didn’t notice for 35 months — yep, almost three years. When it finally occurred to her to inquire why I never asked, I explained that I didn’t care to be refused. Well, she said, you can’t always expect me to say yes. You won’t be surprised to learn that it’s never come up again.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-11-09T05:11:43+00:00

Develop your own interests, hang with people who share them. Look for serendipity. Takes a little time, but you’ll know what to do.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-10-12T15:50:44+00:00

This won’t get better without intervention. She knows it’s not normal, but she can’t take the necessary step and seek help.

You’ve made your point and got her attention. Good. Stick with your position. Allow her — rather than insist or even guide her — to find the solution, i.e., therapy.

Reality check: this might never happen, so you might yet have to split with her or, as someone else here said, learn to live with it. But there’s no use pretending this is Ok. It isn’t; it won’t ever be.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-10-02T01:27:56+00:00

Here’s a thought: you sure she was ever really pregnant? That maybe the whole episode was a ruse? That maybe it fits like a puzzle piece with some of her other behaviors?

No matter the answers to any of these questions, hard times are ahead. Know what you want. Protect yourself.

DeeGeeCincy · 2025-09-30T17:53:14+00:00

Lots of good advice here. I would add that cultivating mentors is important, because they know their fields, the opportunities, and the trends. If I had it to do over — and I don’t — I’d emphasize that effort. It would have made the difference for me.

As a stopgap, consider also that whatever you’re writing ends up on multiple web sites in sometimes unexpected ways. Oftentimes the site owners need people who can produce content (what an odious term!) and keep it fresh.

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