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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005OT Apartment Problems
Shoot, something's wrong with the bathroom sink I was brushing my teeth when water started flowing UP through the drain. It filled the sink and then stopped. It seemed to be happening as I heard water being turned on in the apartment upstairs. I just called the landlord, but I have a scary thought Hopefully she will just have to go upstairs but what if she has to come into my apartment. I currently have three cats and I'm only supposed to have one!!! oh dear.... purrs that I figure something out.... Kristi > Shoot, something's wrong with the bathroom sink > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Kristi Well, you are catsitting two cats for a friend of yours for a few hours, just a temporary arrangement. And remember to make direct eye contact when saying this to give it a more honest feel, than if you're shifting your gaze all over the place. ;)  SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 Request they let you know when they are coming (legal right). Take two to your vet for that day. > Shoot, something's wrong with the bathroom sink > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Kristi Or hide the cats in your bedrooms when you know they are coming. They don't need to go into your bedroom to fix the sink unless it is in an ensuite bathroom. Of course if the cats start meowing you may have a problem. Winnie > Request they let you know when they are coming (legal right). Take two to > your vet for that day. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Kristi > Or hide the cats in your bedrooms when you know they are coming. > They don't need to go into your bedroom to fix the sink unless it > is in an ensuite bathroom. Of course if the cats start meowing you may > have a problem. Well, she could always say that her one cat (which she has put in the bedroom to keep it out of the way of the plumber) meows a lot! It's a pity they don't all have the same colouring. Some neighbours thought I owned all the outdoor cats in the neighbourhood (woman who lives alone and owns cats must be a cat collector, right?) but others thought I had only one cat since they always saw a brown striped cat in the window. SignatureCheryl We've lived through this successfully! Yes, landlord or rep thereof (plumber, maybe, of varying skill) WILL come in to investigate sink, both in your and apt. above. Put cats (all) in bedroom...turn on loud music in living room or kitchen to drown out possible skirmish or meowing. If anyone tries to enter bedroom, act flushed and say something about a "friend" sleeping there (last resort). Exact same here except kitchen plumbing here leaking water on ceiling of apt. below (we're in penthouse; no one above). Good luck from Bast. > Or hide the cats in your bedrooms when you know they are coming. > They don't need to go into your bedroom to fix the sink unless it [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>> >>> Kristi >Shoot, something's wrong with the bathroom sink > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Kristi Purrs you find a solution. Try some drain cleaner, but keep the kitties out of the bathroom for awhile. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >Shoot, something's wrong with the bathroom sink > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > >Kristi Kristi, you might can fix it without calling a plumber. Ours does that a lot. There's probably a lot of gunk and hair down in the gooseneck thingy. Try getting your dh to take it off and clean it out. Then use some Drain-O or something. It always fixes ours. DH says it's because I am always cutting on my hair in front of the mirror and a lot of hair goes down the sink. Sherry Unfortunately I haven been having problems with this drain, and have tried Drain-O before. I don't have a DH, so I told the landlord and I just spoke to the owner who does the maintenance and he's going to fix it tonight. Since I didn't know when he was going to fix it, I managed to corral all three cats into my roommate's bedroom, put in food, water and catbox and shut the door. I just came back from class and spoke with the owner and he said he would come in tonight to fix it and not to worry about the cat. So that means, when I leave for work I can let Mischief out, because she's the cat he knows about. The other two will be in My roommate's room. All I can do then is pray that Mayhem won't start meowing while he's here. so I'm going to call my roommate and tell her if she gets home before I do to turn on her CD player really loud. :) *sigh* BTW, i checked on the cats and so far they haven't killed each other yet. Mischief did however left a gift of kitty food vomited on the floor. Well, I can't say I blame her. This should be able to be taken care of without a hitch and without the owner finding out I have three cats. wish me luck Kristi Lots of purrs and best wishes for everything to turn out well, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Unfortunately I haven been having problems with this drain, and have > tried Drain-O before. I don't have a DH, so I told the landlord and I [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Kristi Okay, everything works, and all three kitties are still alive so I guess everything worked out. *whew* that's a big relief Of course everyone was angry that I got home LATE and they were HUNGRY Right now, Mayhem is scarfing down her food. The problem is that they eat out of each other's dish, so I'm hoping she doesn't become too plump, she already has a mildly plump tummy Kristi >Shoot, something's wrong with the bathroom sink > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I just called the landlord, but I have a scary thought I thought the scary thought would be, what happens then the upstairs tenants flush the toilet? It doesn't sound as though it's as much a problem with your sink as it is the main pipe that the two apartments have in common. The clog would be below your level, so it would make more sense for them to do the unclogging from your apartment than the one above. > I was brushing my teeth when water started flowing UP through the > drain. It filled the sink and then stopped. It seemed to be happening > as I heard water being turned on in the apartment upstairs. The drain is stopped up below the point where your sink drain connects. They need to clean out the whole stack. Where they need to run the drain snake depends on how your plumbing is installed. Usually the best place is down the vent that goes through the roof. This is a nasty, smelly job. Signaturee-Harmony.com called the cops after I sent in my personality profile. > Shoot, something's wrong with the bathroom sink > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Kristi Heh, i had this problem once too, was only supposed to have two, and i had six!! (moved in with all six too) I used to put them away in a diff. room when he would be coming, but inevitably when he showed up for the rent, i'd never know exactly when it would be, and might not have everyone put away. Usually managed to only have two out at a time, but it seemed it was a different two cats every time :) BUT, since its just the bathroom he will be needing to look at, can't you lock them away in a bedroom or something? Or maybe arrange to have a friend take them for a few hrs so you can have the landlord in. Kristy Kristy |
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