Me, David, and the 'rat' from hell...

On December 12, a day that will live in infamy, I went to help my bro David un-clog his shower drain cause I'm an awesome brother. also the alternative was cleaning at mom and dad's house and, well, not gonna happen.
Anywho we find that the clog is in one of the main pipes, backing up everything in the house except the toilet. The bathtub was full of water. not clean happy water, but the kind of water that happens when you run a snake through the drain. So my brother got me a garbage can, it was probably a 10 gallon can and had me hold it under the piece of pipe we needed to undo and he unscrewed it.
In the next 5 minutes, I learned 6 things:
1 Water is HEAVY. not just a little heavy. VERY HEAVY.
2 when you open a valve like that, there is no way to close it while water is pouring out.
3 when you try to put the valve back together, water will get everywhere.
4 I can't run up a flight of stairs while carrying 10 gallons of water.
5 when I manage to get the water to the top of the stairs, don't drop the bucket just because I'm outside. it will splash up in my face and in my mouth and all over the clothes I took out of the dryer hours before.
6 NEVER BE THE POOR SUCKER HOLDING THE BUCKET

When we were letting the water pour into the bucket, I was getting nervous that it wouldn't be enough. we were so determined to make it work though. at one point it was a conversation like the one from episode 4 where the pilots are talking about how they need to leave and the other one is saying 'stay on target...'

We finally got all the water drained and started to pull out what looked like a little clog, as we pulled it out, it just kept coming. by the time we had it all the way out, we thought it was actually a dead rat. Upon further inspection, it was just hair, but still, eeeew...
Pics of the clog from hell:

this was when we were starting to pull out the clog. I was a little disgusted, but ok with it.

that is the actual clog. it just kept on coming and coming. eeeeew. At this point I was throwing up in my mouth.

Update

Hey everybody! I'm sure you've missed my awesomeness so I thought i'd give you an update. it's been a very long time so i'm sure i'll miss stuff.

I had to vacate my apartment and move back in with mom and dad (Joe Allred is getting married!)

I started school again, I'm taking 13 credits in 2 classes! crazy, right?

Math is easy and my teacher reminds me of Mr. Miyagi. except she's a girl. So ima call her Mrs. Miyagi in all future posts.

EMT class is brutal but very fun! I am learning a lot and loving it!

That's pretty much all you need to know about me lol.

Academia

So it's been a while, sorry everybody!

I am putting this post up to raise awareness for Academia. Growing up in Orem/Provo territory, I've always been aware of academia, I just never thought it was a big deal. Did you know that 63% of High School grads end up contracting academia and most of them will keep that problem for life? it is a very real problem.

So next time your at a party and that textbook starts getting passed around, remember that you run the risk of contracting academia every time you open a book, and the danger is even greater when you share books. Did you know that if you have academia and you share a book with someone who doesn't have it, they have a very high chance of getting it too?

Let's raise Academia awareness in 2010!

(I understand that we are in a free country and that as an adult, it's your choice. But please, if you study, do it responsibly. Also, if you want to share a book with someone, make sure you have both been tested negative for academia.)

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