"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
Dunno if my semi is unusual, but it shares the drains with next door,
and
I have the privilege of it running back to front under my house. And
next
door had a blockage. So the drains man wanted to lift the cover in my
back
garden.

He sorted things ok and it seems the problem was 'wet' botty wipes used
for the baby. Tesco ones, made of cloth it says, and apparently don't
dissolve as quickly as paper - if at all. He removed a carrier bag
full...

No warning on the packaging.

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*Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?

Dave Plowman London SW
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The shared drains issue is quite common with older properties. The drain
from my 1900 semi runs from the back of my house to the back of the
adjoining semi, from where it runs to the front of my neighbour's house.
So,
apart from 2 to 3 metres under my neighbours front drive, then to the
pavement and road, the drains are all under the two properties. I have had
one blockage so far, but a garden hosepipe and toilet plunger on the drain
opening fixed that. It took several hours but Dyno-Rod at around £200 just
wasn't an option.

A set of drain rods has saved me a lot of money over the years. About ten
years ago we had a blockage that costs something like £130 to sort out (he
couldn't fix it within the 45mins, so there were extra costs) and repeated
warnings about tree roots and the need for camera inspections. Every now and
again we might get a blockage (further down the line from our house) and my
£15 drain rods sort it out in no time.