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Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?

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You could probably take the magnet from a junk hard drive and put a
piece of electricians fish wire on it to get down there and retrieve
it.

Winston wrote:
Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?


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Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?



Presumably, you've already been through the obscenities, two glasses of
scotch, and your wife doesn't know about this yet. I would get to Radio
Shack to pick up the biggest donut-shaped magnet you think you can slip down
the pipe without losing it. If the screwdriver's not tightly wedged, this
should do the trick. To hold the magnet, I'd take a piece of 12 or 14 gauge
3-conductor house wire, strip it back, and pull out just one conductor. I've
used that stuff as a snake in the past because it can be sort of shaped to
get around bends. Just be damned sure you put enough twists in it so the
magnet doesn't come loose. If you need something more flexible, use some
good quality nylon rope, and use a real knot, like a bowline to fasten the
magnet.

Good luck. Times eight.


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Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?

Whenever I drop such a worthless item into the toilet I follow up by
throwing in a few silver dollars or expensive jewelry. No way am I going to
reach into the toilet for something worthless.

Ivan Vegvary


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Ivan Vegvary wrote:

"Winston" wrote in message
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Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?


Whenever I drop such a worthless item into the toilet I follow up by
throwing in a few silver dollars or expensive jewelry. No way am I going to
reach into the toilet for something worthless.

Ivan Vegvary


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After I pulled the pump and pipe from my well, it felt as if the 6"
casing was tugging at anything small and droppable until I covered it
up. Funny how that works.

Big magnet. Rope. No problem. Dont' worry too much.


-rev




Winston wrote:
Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?


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I BELIEVE some plumbers have a camera for inspecting sewer lines with a
claw to grab foreign objects..... might call around.

have you considered a bulldozer? level home and start over

i am sorry this stiory is priceless and after today i needed a good
laugh

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I BELIEVE some plumbers have a camera for inspecting sewer lines with a
claw to grab foreign objects..... might call around.

have you considered a bulldozer? level home and start over

i am sorry this stiory is priceless and after today i needed a good
laugh


Bulldozers are for babies. Douse the place with gasoline and break out the
hot dogs.


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Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?


The hard drive magnet will work if it's plastic pipe and the screwdriver
isn't wedged in too well. Since you dropped it tip first, a big tripple fish
hook might grab it if you are lucky or patient.

Bob




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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Winston" wrote in message
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Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?



Presumably, you've already been through the obscenities, two glasses of
scotch, and your wife doesn't know about this yet. I would get to Radio
Shack to pick up the biggest donut-shaped magnet you think you can slip down
the pipe without losing it. If the screwdriver's not tightly wedged, this
should do the trick. To hold the magnet, I'd take a piece of 12 or 14 gauge
3-conductor house wire, strip it back, and pull out just one conductor. I've
used that stuff as a snake in the past because it can be sort of shaped to
get around bends. Just be damned sure you put enough twists in it so the
magnet doesn't come loose. If you need something more flexible, use some
good quality nylon rope, and use a real knot, like a bowline to fasten the
magnet.

....

Assuming it's not cast iron drain, magnet has reasonable shot at it,
otherwise may not be able to get it down there.

Don't guess there are any cleanouts anywhere closer? Perhaps it's time
to install one--if it's plastic and an hour of fishing doesn't get it,
it may be simpler to just make the cut and go get it and put either a
cleanout or a coupling in to repair the damage.

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On 5 Jan 2007 12:26:52 -0800, "Winston" wrote:

Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?


I assume it's a cast iron pipe so a magnet is out of the question.
Fabricate a three prong fish hook retrieving device. Take a similar
screwdriver as a guide and apply the correct dimensions to the hooks
in order to facilitate successful hooking. Measure the exact length of
line you need to position the hook appropriately. Pretend you're
fishing and eventually you'll hook the tool.

Then don't be a dumb ass again.
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Winston wrote:
Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't
have gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree
bends that follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it
from the drain opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a
slight offset just past the toilet flange. Do you know of any
specialized plumber's snakes or other tools that could be lowered
into the pipe to grab the screwdriver somehow?


How far down the pipe is the tool?

Here's a 24" grabber/pickup tool, but I bet you can find longer ones

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94162


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On 5 Jan 2007 12:26:52 -0800, "Winston" wrote:

Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?


Can't say more than others have, but to make you feel better, I've
dropped things down the toilet also.

I also dropped a big set of car and other keys down a water drain at
Union Station in Baltimore, right near Charles St. but before the
remodeling in 1995. I had to leave and come back the next day with a
bunch of nylon string and a big magnet from a junked speaker It came
with screws in it for easy attahcment. I put the magnet down the
drain, which was at least 15 feet deep to ground level, and tried to
pull up the steel part of the keyring. I never got it, but I did pick
up a 4 foot section of rebar. It's a good magnet.

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:Presumably, you've already been through the obscenities, two glasses of
:scotch, and your wife doesn't know about this yet. I would get to Radio
:Shack to pick up the biggest donut-shaped magnet you think you can slip down
:the pipe without losing it. If the screwdriver's not tightly wedged, this
:should do the trick. To hold the magnet, I'd take a piece of 12 or 14 gauge
:3-conductor house wire, strip it back, and pull out just one conductor. I've
:used that stuff as a snake in the past because it can be sort of shaped to
:get around bends. Just be damned sure you put enough twists in it so the
:magnet doesn't come loose. If you need something more flexible, use some
:good quality nylon rope, and use a real knot, like a bowline to fasten the
:magnet.
:
:Good luck. Times eight.

Sounds like good advice. I still have a real nice screwdriver I fished
out of the bilge of a boat I was working on using a magnet attached to a
nylon line as recommended. I was trying to get a different ferrous
object out and the screwdriver came as an added bonus.

Of course, this will only work if your sewer pipe isn't cast iron or
galvanized.

Good luck!

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On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:40:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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wrote in message
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:I BELIEVE some plumbers have a camera for inspecting sewer lines with a
: claw to grab foreign objects..... might call around.
:
: have you considered a bulldozer? level home and start over
:
: i am sorry this stiory is priceless and after today i needed a good
: laugh
:
:
:Bulldozers are for babies. Douse the place with gasoline and break out the
:hot dogs.

Oh, gee, now you're bringing back memories of Goodfellas and Office
Space (pyromaniacal episodes in those flicks).

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On 5 Jan 2007 17:36:24 -0800, "Winston" wrote:

:
wrote:
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: I assume it's a cast iron pipe so a magnet is out of the question.
: Fabricate a three prong fish hook retrieving device. Take a similar
: screwdriver as a guide and apply the correct dimensions to the hooks
: in order to facilitate successful hooking. Measure the exact length of
: line you need to position the hook appropriately. Pretend you're
: fishing and eventually you'll hook the tool.
:
: Then don't be a dumb ass again.
:
:LOL!
:
:It's a copper pipe, so I'm going to give the magnet a try first, then
:the hook.
:
:Thanks for all the replies, everyone!
Copper! I was just reading a book today that said that copper DWV piping
is getting pretty rare. Lucky you!
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From early fifties to early seventies, 4" copper was standard issue in much
of the country. Worked better than iron or galvanized, nobody used lead any
more, and PVC or other plastics were just starting to be used, and not
code-approved in many areas. For several years after PVC was allowed for
drains, many areas still required copper feed lines. Properly installed, and
in the absence of bad water or other chemical or galvanic weirdness, copper
will basically last forever.

aem sends...


i have some copper lines now 60 years old that are paper thin and
leaking in places. nothing last forever i just wish they had been
heavier from the get go

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On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:40:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

wrote in message
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:I BELIEVE some plumbers have a camera for inspecting sewer lines with a
: claw to grab foreign objects..... might call around.
:
: have you considered a bulldozer? level home and start over
:
: i am sorry this stiory is priceless and after today i needed a good
: laugh
:
:
:Bulldozers are for babies. Douse the place with gasoline and break out
the
:hot dogs.

Oh, gee, now you're bringing back memories of Goodfellas and Office
Space (pyromaniacal episodes in those flicks).


Only marginally related, but if you haven't seen the movie "Snatch", go rent
it. Amazing. You'll thank me.


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Winston wrote:
wrote:

I assume it's a cast iron pipe so a magnet is out of the question.
Fabricate a three prong fish hook retrieving device. Take a similar
screwdriver as a guide and apply the correct dimensions to the hooks
in order to facilitate successful hooking. Measure the exact length of
line you need to position the hook appropriately. Pretend you're
fishing and eventually you'll hook the tool.

Then don't be a dumb ass again.


LOL!

It's a copper pipe, so I'm going to give the magnet a try first, then
the hook.


Copper drains? Somebody has money to waste.


I was shocked at this too! I saw on This Old House San Fran have bans
on PVC waste lines. I'm guessing some copper lobby group has deep
pockets.

tom @
www.MedJobSite.com

The strong unions in San Francisco have made sure that the City is always
about 30-40 years behind the rest of the country regarding building codes.
Vested interest. It is what keeps us from having affordable health plans
etc. Interestingly the rest of the cities in the S. F. Bay Area have broken
semi-free of the union dominance and their codes are quite modern, at worst
some of them are typically one update (four year cycle) behind.

Ivan Vegvary


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think earthquake. plastic breaks, copper bends.

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I was shocked at this too! I saw on This Old House San Fran have bans
on PVC waste lines. I'm guessing some copper lobby group has deep
pockets.

tom @ www.MedJobSite.com




Thanks for all the replies, everyone!





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On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:44:25 -0600, "Steve Barker LT"
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think earthquake. plastic breaks, copper bends.


imho:

I wonder, if you do enough damage to a building to be concerned about
'bending' piping, I think you don't have to worry about broken pvc
piping. That building should be evacuated.

later,

tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com

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From early fifties to early seventies, 4" copper was standard issue in

much
of the country. Worked better than iron or galvanized, nobody used lead

any
more, and PVC or other plastics were just starting to be used, and not
code-approved in many areas. For several years after PVC was allowed for
drains, many areas still required copper feed lines. Properly installed,

and
in the absence of bad water or other chemical or galvanic weirdness,

copper
will basically last forever.

aem sends...


i have some copper lines now 60 years old that are paper thin and
leaking in places. nothing last forever i just wish they had been
heavier from the get go


For that reason, I've been buying thicker copper as I replace piping.

Bob


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What's the type of pipe? Later in the thread, we're told it's
copper, but I am not sure that was you writing. If it's copper,
get the biggest magnet you can from the hardware. Also buy a
plumber's drain snake. Atach the magnet to the snake with several
tie straps (cut the loose ends off). Send the drain snake down.
Use some common sense, and some of your other five senses to
figure out when you stuck the screw driver. Withdraw it up the
pipe very slowly.

I've never done this. But I did score a free screw driver and
pair of diags someone dropped into the wall. Cept, with this
moment I used a magnet and string.

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"Winston" wrote in message
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Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's

no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an

open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of

a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it

couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree

bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from

the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight

offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized

plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?



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On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:48:24 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

:"Dan_Musicant" wrote in message
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: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:40:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
: wrote:
:
: wrote in message
: roups.com...
: :I BELIEVE some plumbers have a camera for inspecting sewer lines with a
: : claw to grab foreign objects..... might call around.
: :
: : have you considered a bulldozer? level home and start over
: :
: : i am sorry this stiory is priceless and after today i needed a good
: : laugh
: :
: :
: :Bulldozers are for babies. Douse the place with gasoline and break out
: the
: :hot dogs.
:
: Oh, gee, now you're bringing back memories of Goodfellas and Office
: Space (pyromaniacal episodes in those flicks).
:
:
:Only marginally related, but if you haven't seen the movie "Snatch", go rent
:it. Amazing. You'll thank me.

I own it on DVD. Only watched it once, though, over two years ago. Have
to rewatch it. Snazzy British comic action thriller with very snappy
dialogue is my recollection. Very impressive.

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Winston wrote:
Yes, I'm a dumbass. This has become quite apparent, so there's no need
to remind me.

Long story short, I dropped a 10" screwdriver tip-first down an open
2nd floor toilet drain pipe, and it is now stuck at the base of a
45-degree bend just under the basement ceiling. I know it couldn't have
gotten any further than this point, due to 2 sharp 90-degree bends that
follow the 45-degree bend. Unfortunately, I can't see it from the drain
opening because I can't look down the pipe due to a slight offset just
past the toilet flange. Do you know of any specialized plumber's snakes
or other tools that could be lowered into the pipe to grab the
screwdriver somehow?


You could probably take the magnet from a junk hard drive and put a
piece of electricians fish wire on it to get down there and retrieve
it.


I'm not sure every homeowner has one of those junk hard drives,
but I think that's a good suggestion.

If you haven't ripped open a broken hard drive,
I recommend it. There are magnets in those things that are
insanely powerful. Just be careful handling them.
It's not hard to hurt yourself with them.
You will pinch your fingers before you know it.

They aren't made to be opened, I found drilling out the
security screws worked best.

Or using a set of torx screwdrivers =)




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replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the drain pipe from the
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how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
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Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

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**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
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On 5/8/2018 2:44 PM, bonnie wrote:
replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
drain pipe from the commode



Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL

Hello.

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On 5/9/2018 8:55 AM, Casa De Masa wrote:
**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
wrote in :

You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL


HEY..LITTLE EDDIE..LEAVE THAT **** ALONE!

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On 5/9/2018 11:00 AM, David wrote:


"Colonel Edmund J. Burke" wrote in message
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On 5/9/2018 8:55 AM, Casa De Masa wrote:
**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
wrote in :

On 5/8/2018 2:44 PM, bonnie wrote:
replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
drain pipe from the commode



Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL

Hello.

Don't start that **** with me!

I need to call him.



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On 5/9/2018 8:55 AM, Casa De Masa wrote:
**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
wrote in :

On 5/8/2018 2:44 PM, bonnie wrote:
replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
drain pipe from the commode



Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL

Hello.

Don't start that **** with me!

hello
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On 5/9/2018 11:00 AM, David wrote:


"Colonel Edmund J. Burke"Â* wrote in message
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On 5/9/2018 8:55 AM, Casa De Masa wrote:
**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
wrote in :

On 5/8/2018 2:44 PM, bonnie wrote:
replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
drain pipe from the commode



Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL

Hello.

Don't start that **** with me!

I need to call him.

hello
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On 2018-05-09 6:27 PM, David wrote:


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On 5/9/2018 11:00 AM, David wrote:


"Colonel Edmund J. Burke" wrote in message
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On 5/9/2018 8:55 AM, Casa De Masa wrote:
**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
wrote in :

On 5/8/2018 2:44 PM, bonnie wrote:
replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
drain pipe from the commode



Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL

Hello.

Don't start that **** with me!

I need to call him.

hello

Hello, How are you?

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On 5/9/2018 11:00 AM, David wrote:


"Colonel Edmund J. Burke"Â* wrote in message
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On 5/9/2018 8:55 AM, Casa De Masa wrote:
**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
wrote in :

On 5/8/2018 2:44 PM, bonnie wrote:
replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
drain pipe from the commode



Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL

Hello.

Don't start that **** with me!

I need to call him.

hello

Hello, How are you?

hi
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On 5/9/2018 11:00 AM, David wrote:


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On 5/9/2018 8:55 AM, Casa De Masa wrote:
**** eater fake vet Scatboi g8dgc aka Colon Edmund J. Burke
wrote in :

On 5/8/2018 2:44 PM, bonnie wrote:
replying to Winston, bonnie wrote:
how much does it cost to retrieve a screw driver down the
drain pipe from the commode



Be careful putting yer hands down there.
You could be attacked by angry **** spiders (Achaearanea
poopriorum).


Yer **** eating scat fetish is showing again..little Eddie.

https://tinyurl.com/y8kxhuyn

LoLoLoL


Change the record or get a fresh copywriter, anus face.
LOL

Hello.

Don't start that **** with me!

I need to call him.

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