Plumbing forum - I dang near died today!

Author

I dang near died today!

Mike Grooms

2005-07-27, 6:21 pm

Guys,

I was working on a clogged bathtub. First of all, some moron put in a
tubular chrome trap, and my cable broke through it. I had to break into the
wall and fix it (it's a slab building). The bathtub's drain ran more about
30" before I could find an additional cleanout in another office room. I
then ran my 50' cable, but didn't do any good. Out of desperation, I got
some sulfuric acid and poured it in the cleanout. Nothing was vented, so
the gasses went back into the bathroom After getting things working, I
went back to the tub to clean up a little. I bend over, and suddenly I
couldn't catch my breath. I staggered out through the front door, and went
down like a wet bag of cement. I was totally unconcious for about 10
seconds, just long enough for the maintenance guy to hang up from 911. I
bashed my forehead and cut my eyebrow.

I didn't know what hit me, and I was wondering if it was a heart attack,
or the fumes or what. We ran a little water, then the maintenance guy went
to clean things up at the bathtub. Next thing I know, he's staggering out,
and he fainted, hitting his head on the sidewalk. He woke up before I got
through to 911 too.

I can't believe how quickly it hit, and I think it would have killed me,
had I not gotten out of the room. I'm still shook up. My wife was worried,
but then I think she thought of the life insurance. She looked a little
disappointed.

2005-07-27, 7:21 pm

That's quite an ordeal! Did ya at least succeed in clearing the stoppage I hope?

Red Jacket

2005-07-27, 7:21 pm

We can't lose you Mike. I need some one to
fight with.

Mike Grooms <ironmike@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:911f1$42e7f76c$d8c4c710$4818@FUSE.NET...
> Guys,
>
> I was working on a clogged bathtub. First of all, some moron put in a
> tubular chrome trap, and my cable broke through it. I had to break into
the
> wall and fix it (it's a slab building). The bathtub's drain ran more
about
> 30" before I could find an additional cleanout in another office room. I
> then ran my 50' cable, but didn't do any good. Out of desperation, I got
> some sulfuric acid and poured it in the cleanout. Nothing was vented, so
> the gasses went back into the bathroom After getting things working, I
> went back to the tub to clean up a little. I bend over, and suddenly I
> couldn't catch my breath. I staggered out through the front door, and
went
> down like a wet bag of cement. I was totally unconcious for about 10
> seconds, just long enough for the maintenance guy to hang up from 911. I
> bashed my forehead and cut my eyebrow.
>
> I didn't know what hit me, and I was wondering if it was a heart attack,
> or the fumes or what. We ran a little water, then the maintenance guy
went
> to clean things up at the bathtub. Next thing I know, he's staggering
out,
> and he fainted, hitting his head on the sidewalk. He woke up before I got
> through to 911 too.
>
> I can't believe how quickly it hit, and I think it would have killed me,
> had I not gotten out of the room. I'm still shook up. My wife was
worried,
> but then I think she thought of the life insurance. She looked a little
> disappointed.
>
>
>
>

Bob Wheatley

2005-07-27, 9:21 pm

Dang it Mike.
You know better than to sniff that shit.:> )
Anyhow, I'm glad you're okay even though I don't think you shoulda' used the
acid in the first place.

Bob Wheatley

Ned Flanders

2005-07-28, 5:21 pm

bogous.. what brand was it?? not that i want to put some in a bag and try to
duplicate it and sell it or anything. we used to get high on
white-out....heyyy maybe that explains some stuff.
Last time I used acid was to free up a frozen (from cold) trap.

"Red Jacket" <RedJacket@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:i6ednbXFLaE0YHrfRVn-sA@adelphia.com...
> We can't lose you Mike. I need some one to
> fight with.
>
>
> Mike Grooms <ironmike@fuse.net> wrote in message
> news:911f1$42e7f76c$d8c4c710$4818@FUSE.NET...
> the
> about
> went
> went
> out,
> worried,
>
>

LinkBot