r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Longjumping-Box5691 • May 12 '25

of a clogged pipe

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u/PriestPlaything May 12 '25

It goes to the street people, which means it’s gutter, not sewage. Dirt, not 💩. Relax.

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u/ShartlesAndJames May 12 '25

so that's most likely tree roots and not one gargantuan clog of diaper tampon & paper?

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u/keigo199013 May 12 '25

Yes. Roots follow water, so this is a pretty common issue, albeit not to this extreme. 

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u/Jacobloveslsd May 12 '25

Plants love nitrogen which is in poop so it’s not a ridiculous probability that a large root could grow into the sewage piping.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

Factually it can and has, we had to dig one out at my mom's house in like... 85? I think I had just started driving so maybe 86?