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He straightened the coat hanger and shoved it up the pipe. Scrape. Thud. Something shifted. He pulled it out. On the end was a black, tar-like slug the size of a gerbil. He flicked it into the bucket. It landed with the sound of a wet sponge hitting concrete.
Arthur bought Gladys a bottle of whisky. He cleaned his mother-in-law’s knitting needle. And he learned the true moral of the story: Don’t push the problem down. Clear it from the bottom. And if all else fails, find an old lady who knows where the real blockage is. how to clear blocked downpipes
She didn't use a hose. She didn't use a coat hanger. She put her ear to the pipe, then went to the bottom where the pipe turned into the underground drain. He straightened the coat hanger and shoved it up the pipe