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No rest for the weary! No, I didn’t howl that night. Rain overflowing from roof gutters poured down, into upper window frames and down to the floor, soaking curtains, furniture, everything nearby, as well as me as I frantically shoved furniture, pulled things to safety, ran for buckets, towels and anything dry to catch water. We know Murphy’s Law: when it rains, it pours. By bedtime, I was thinking about borrowing someone’s guest room far away from the hazard zone, yet kept worrying that the moment I left, there’d be more overflow, a horror movie. I think this one’s above my pay grade or skill level I told him, speed-dialing the landlords.īy now you’ve got the picture. Tree roots at sewer lines cause big problems over time, as well as clean-outs that haven’t been cleaned out on a regular basis. I just got it first due to being closest to ground zero. By the time the toilet AND bathtub backed up with sewage from parts unknown, and those tried-and-true main drain clog methods obviously had NOT worked, I knew it was no longer a fix-it-yourself project.Ī plumber friend arrived after the SOS signal, disappearing into the basement and out to the front yard to inspect for clues, then basically said UH OH-this IS a problem, and it’s not your fault (well, that’s a plus!) the problem would affect the entire building.
RITA FLUSHED AWAY HOW TO
It also bugged me that at the end of the film Roddy had become Rita’s first (only) mate i.e.Luckily, having been around the block a time or two, I know how to fix some things on my own, when to call for help, and when to start praying.Īfter bathroom plumbing started moving slowly, I flushed drains with good ole vinegar and baking soda usually with repeat attempts things get flowing again. This may seem like nitpicking, but it bugged me that the way the female character helped the male character out was by being his chump whereas the male character helped her in return by an act of dashing noble chivalry. Roddy duly rescues her, in a heroic manly stunt that beats any of the grudging (or downright non-consensual) assistance that he ever weaselled out of her. On the other hand, Rita does find herself in need of rescuing and doesn’t have a lot of choice other than to wait for him to come to her aid – she is, of course, tied up by the Toad so she can’t escape. He needed her, but he got her help by using or manipulating her, rather than having to wait for her to rescue him. He was wimpy and clumsy and totally out of his depth, but he “saved himself” by clinging onto Rita, mainly against her will, and therefore imposing himself upon her rather than actually being rescued by her. Rita was certainly, as mentioned, resourceful and kick-ass, but she never actually saved or rescued Roddy. It was also nice that Rita and Roddy didn’t end up as boy- and girl-friend – it was hinted at the end that this might happen later, but there was mercifully no actual kissing, sighing, mooning, falling into each other’s arms or other annoying romantics. She however has other concerns, as she has stolen a ruby from The Toad, needing the money to help support her parents, her uncountable siblings and assorted other family members – and the henchrats are in hot pursuit.įeminist analysis: it was of course really great to see a strong, female lead. In the sewers, he discovers a rat city, complete with an evil toad supervillain. He meets resourceful, kick-ass rat pirate Rita (who has Kate Winslet’s voice), the only rat in the sewer who might be able to get him back home. When his family go away on holiday, an invading rat takes over the house and Roddy gets flushed down the toilet… Roddy is a spoiled only-rat who lives as a pampered pet in a gilt cage (literally) in Kensington. This is a CG animation by Aardman, which consequently has an actual story as well as some great lines, and plenty of toilet humour.
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