I'm at work.I ate my lunch maybe an hour before. "Psyllium husk":http://feralboy.com/log/archives/000543/ is kicking in; doing its job. I hit the head. Normal "size":http://ratemypoo.com/, normal amount of TP. Flush. _Gurgle_ Uh-oh. Water rises. Oh, please, please, please no!

Almost on command, the water obeys... cresting at the lip of its porcelean cage, and then reluctantly lowers itself back down. Phew.

You know that still, small voice in the back of your head? The one that gently whispers things to you that you should probably listen to? The one that told me "Go find a plunger, Matt... trust me...."? Yeah, well... I didn't listen. The water goes back down to normal pre-flush levels, and I'm left with two choices: just sneak away and leave it so that when the next guy comes in to pee, he gets one hell of a suprise, or try to flush again. I'll take door #2, Monty!

Whoops.

No stopping it this time... no prayers will be answered.

As casually as possible, I step out into the hall and check the janitor's closet. No plunger. What the heck kind of crackerjack operation are we running here anyway?!? Alright... so how bad is it? I peek back in to the bathroom, and there's water _everywhere_. Sigh. I get the bucket and mop and get to work. The mop is an utter piece of shit, so I have to resort to paper towels. Let me tell you, I think I'd rather "muck through old code":http://feralboy.com/log/archives/000767/ than be mopping and wringing toilet water. I got most of the water into a small bucket, and then thought that perhaps by just pouring the water into the toilet, but without adding the flush factor, I could control how much the level rose while trying to exert enough downward pressure to free the clog. That probably would have worked great, if the handle of the bucket hadn't broken right when I was trying to pour. There goes half my water! More mopping/squeezing ensues.

A trip to Home Depot to buy a $5 plunger, and then a bit more floor wiping, and I think the room is pretty much back to normal. Damn, that sucked!