How To Unclog Toilet

Will the focus of QE 3 be aiding home prices?

Dear John: Don't you think that Quantitative Easing 3 is going to be some sort of direct purchase of real estate? QE 1 and QE 2 were an attempt to give the banks time to heal from the bad loans. Neither really worked to prop up housing prices.

The indirect method isn't working. Will the direct method get the nod? K.C.

Dear K.C. I can't see how the government could directly buy real estate. It's already buying mortgages and mortgage-backed securities from banks and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

And that's done nothing. The government needs to restore confidence to the real estate market. It needs to show that there are real buyers out there. The trouble is, there aren't any real buyers. And there won't be unless you expand the pool of money that can go into real estate purchases.

Tricky accounting -- e.g. the Federal Reserve buys real estate and loses it on its books in a new improved Quantitative Easing 3 -- just isn't going to work. Homeowners know there's a shill in the bidding and that as soon as the government leaves prices will go back down.

Nobody is going to get into the real estate market knowing that a government shill is keeping up the price.

That's why I'm proposing that people be allowed to invest some amount of their retirement money, with a tax benefit, directly in real estate. People smarter than I am will have to work out the numbers to see what would really work.

But right now, we don't have anything else.

Besides, who's going to cut the lawns of these houses if the government becomes the owner? And I'm not saying that to be funny. But the fact is, real estate needs upkeep. And unless Washington suddenly has the urge to mow, and paint and unclog a toilet, any property the government bought would deteriorate and be less attractive to real buyers when the market turns.

Dear John: I have been a loyal reader of The Post for 35 years and have enjoyed reading your column. Your section runs many articles about private equity.

Our plant was owned by General Electric and was purchased by a private equity firm 3 ½ years ago. The damage they have done is almost beyond belief: huge wage cuts and a complete disregard for our contract are just a few examples. Not enough is written about the damage these companies have done and continue to do.

The company's first-quarter results were recently released and it earned $391 million, while some of us saw our pay slashed 25 percent and in some cases more.

. In your bathroom there are many things that could be accidentally dropped in your toilet. Some examples are hair, toilet paper, cell phones and even toys. Here are a few easy tips you may use to assist you to remove the majority of blockages. Keep in mind never to flush your toilet until the blockage is cleared.

Utilizing Dishsoap

One of the more basic and easy methods to unclog toilet is simply by showering some dish soap directly into the toilet bowl, accompanied by a bucket of hot water. This method to unclog toilet raises the water temperature around the clog, and may also release the blockage. The dish soap provides a little bit of lubrication within this process. Once you’ve got this done, and your blockage is removed, place another bucket of hot water down the toilet bowl to eliminate any kind of crud that may have developed within your pipes.

Plunging A Toilet

Plunging is just about the most popular technique to unclog toilet. I could truthfully point out that I personally use this technique also. This won’t work, unfortunately, if the blockage is due to something like a toy, but once you realize the blockage has to deal with toilet paper, hair or something else, then reach for the plunger! Be sure there is water covering the ball end of the plunger. If not’ just add water. This allows for a better seal and creates more pressure. Plunge firmly and once the water escapes the bowl, flush once to ensure the blockage is eliminated. Once you have plunged the blockage away, dump a container of hot water down the toilet to release any unwanted debris that can block the toilet over time.

Plumber Snake

Another choice you can try if neither of the above worked to unclog toilet is to apply a plumbers snake. A plumbers snake is coiled wires that easily slide into the pipes of your household plumbing, loosening whatever might be blocking it. Things to do is place one end of the snake into your toilet and wined it through until you have hit your blockage. Twist and drive the plumbers snake until you can crack through the blockage. After the water starts to unclog toilet , just flush the toilet again to eliminate any extra waste.

For more tips, be sure to read Unclog Toilet Tips .

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