The Ordinary, Every Day Things

Last week our washing machine flooded three times. Well, let me be more precise. The drain pipe in the floor of my bathroom that the washing machine, sink, and shower all drain in to overflowed and flooded my bathroom floor. All I wanted was clean clothes. I threw a load into the washer and about 15 minutes later I heard a gurgling sound coming from the bathroom. I walked in and found water bubbling up from the floor drain. I cleaned it all up only to see that it flooded two more times before the load finished. Yuck. Then the next morning, I was in the shower and two minutes later, I was standing in several inches of water. My shower, which was perfectly fine the day before had lost it's ability to drain. Yuck again. Then my friend was in the bathroom washing his hands and suddenly the bottom of his jeans were wet. Yes, it flooded yet again. Finally this weekend I took the bull by the horns. I poured half a bottle of Drano down the pipe and then proceeded to pull wads of crap from the drain. Fortuantely I had gloves. We've had no problems since. Well, no problems in the bathroom that is. Now our stove has no gas.