Pulling a 12-Foot Root Out of a Waste Pipe-The Hard Way

I wasn't expecting to do this today this but here we are, first l flooded my laundry room.
Then a blocked my drain revealed a huge root in the pipeline.
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[@kathywinstead7460]

Sean, you can put a trellis in the bed for the zucchini, and grow them vertically. They will keep the vines from growing out into the lawn.

[@sallyhook798]

Great idea. It works really well.

[@annrae1597]

I made a trellis once about 4 feet by 6 feet, with 4 inch squares of fencing wire and a wooden frame and put legs on it so it was like an A frame..the zucchini hung down the back and was easy to pick and didn't rot on the ground but the leaves have to face into the sun side..

[@klarsen1839]

I grow mine vertically and it's truly a lifesaver. Even just sticking a standard large tomato cage around them as they grow up helps keep them contained without going the full vertical staking/pruning route like I do.

[@Robin-xr2tz]

Sean that was a LOT of hard work and you STILL SMILED.

[@hmeyers5114]

Bless you, Tom, for helping while you have a migraine - and digging!. 😖As a fellow sufferer, I salute you!

[@marielucier7982]

The work is just endless. I have a saying “The house begs, while the yard demands”. Hope you can soon get a lot of things done that are on your list.

[@juliatownsend2324]

After all that digging I'm knackered. Lol.

[@georgiaobree]

You two are like a comedy duo - lovely to see you both and your gorgeous garden growing in spring. Double flood in one day equals good luck and money coming your way xxxg Brisbane Australia

[@lisajahn6839]

The length of the roots in the pipe was fascinating! 😮😊

[@Ruth-uj1dm]

Could it be cleaned out further up?

[@mavep2855]

I love the bird song! You will put the new washing machine to the test after digging through in the mud. 🙏❤️

[@ruthkendall5486]

😂😂😂I think Weedeater needs to send you a new mower! You certainly have put that poor mover through its paces and proven it to be a very excellent mower!

[@megmills4798]

Hello Sean Tom good seeing you😊

[@wendyrose8430]

Watched the eclipse on TV lucky people who were there 🥰. Go easy with the back , nice enjoying time with Tom and the kittens.

[@julieannmatthews3639]

OMG. I remember when my Dad made Sloe Gin. He was a perfectionist. I read out the recipe and he performed the actual process. Talk about, "when Father papered the parlor". I never tasted it as I was only 10 or 12. When it matured, or whatever it did, it was offered to everyone who called in at ours. The Catholic priest went back to the Presbytery singing rugby songs. He sent one of his parishioners the next day to pick up his car as he (the priest) was very unwell.

[@nelleg152]

Love listening to the birds take care of your back with all that digging ❤

[@nualarosth8448]

Take it easy with your back 😊

[@archiebald4717]

Amazing!

[@tamithirion7766]

Hard work.builds character, Sean you have loads 🥰

[@cherylmcnair5594]

Lovely to see you and your son working together, sorry about the unpredictable water pipes both inside and outside the house 😊

[@peterwhite9261]

That shoveling of the wet clay is really hard on the back. I hope you are OK after all that. What a day! We have heavy rains here now. Hope all goes well with broken pipe and the new washer.❤

[@divaden47]

Sean, my back was aching for you, just watching!!! Hope it gets sorted asap. 👍👍👍

[@jennifermansfield8382]

Can’t beat a Bosch appliances, had them in the UK and have them in Spain

[@NailahRoberts]

If you mix sand into the clay, it breaks it up and allows the water to flow freely x

[@sallyward5937]

Sean, you and I are about the same age, but your sweet nature and mannerisms remind me so much of my father that I feel like you are family! Love from USA 😊🇺🇸

[@Seans_World]

Thanks that's kind 😊

[@CharlesMcDermott-se9bl]

From the seemingly endless rainy days and now to that clogged pipe which seems to be in a spring area, you certainly have had your work cut out for you Sean! Also, as a fellow back sufferer,I know that you really need not to aggravate it! Be careful!

[@debbiekalynuk4217]

Love the birds!

[@stephaniegaromon3244]

I was feeling your pain as you were digging into that heavy clay mud. Watch out for your back. You can try out the new washer with your muddy clothes. Nice to see your son!!! xx

[@mariagillinson8527]

Cow fencing can be staked and domed over two beds and the zucchini can hang down over the bed.

[@Cactus305]

Sean when I lived above the Arctic Circle for a few years there was a young man that made a hood for his snowmobile out of deck tape. Maybe you could do the same for your poor old lawn mower.

[@garethroberts2999]

Hi Sean. You move fast. Good to meet u at the port. Big fan!Gareth.

[@Seans_World]

Hi Gareth all the best in your new adventures mate 👍 😀

[@garethroberts2999]

@Seans_World Merci Sean. I guess i should have got a selfie or autograph. 😇. I'll order some merch instead. I'll be plumbing in my new washing machine tomorrow, too. SuperU. Thanks for the reply and have a great week. Gareth

[@carladejonge4951]

Sean, between the mopping & the shovel, you will need a back tub, my friend!❤

[@cheeryla]

We really enjoyed this episode - we've spotted a few of those landmarks but not had the chance to check them out. Hopefully this summer...

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Great job guy’s 🥰🥰

[@patriciabyett8910]

Watch your back Sean. Tom is younger & stronger!!!!

[@forlifewelearn]

Sloe whisky is also pretty good. Have made it myself, but be warned - it has a real kick..

[@julielumsden5184]

You’ve had a water kind of day Sean along with some mud for fun

[@joysticksnjukeboxes]

Sometimes my cat watches your videos with me and she likes the bird sounds!

[@cliveklg7739]

I'm guess you do your own Mower blade sharpening? With out drainage pipe we covered the end with good 6" chucks of cement (or bigger) in a drain field dug 2 feet below and another 2 foot above and 10 feet out. Keeps the animals out, and keeps it from freezing shut in the winter. We can't have an exposed end with how cold it gets here. Been that way 15-20 years, never had a problem with it backing up. Of course we also have probably a 50 yard long pipe, and it slopes down probably a good 10 foot from top to bottom as well which helps keep the flow up.

[@Matthew-x9d]

Your day for water adventures…A Welly day…Splish-splash…Fill the tub and get your duck.

[@annettewalter2273]

Thought you were digging through to Australia there for a moment Sean!

[@helenaandrade8073]

We had a total solar eclipse just now in Niagara Falls, Canada. . Soooo cool.

[@Seans_World]

Wow

[@melissaroth4467]

We were in the 90% totality area.

[@jamespotter936]

I think it's about time Tom shows us what homes are for sale in the area again?

[@deannfausett3923]

Definitely a busy day!

[@BerylMatcham]

Hard day digging , you will feel that later matey. You solved the problem ❤

[@user-ll8gk7uu5i]

father and son!

[@amyburl3826]

I know the mornings must bring sore bones and back. A lot of heavy labor lately. 😮

[@andy2950]

Digging drainage is backbreaking 😢 Especially when using the worlds smallest shovels !! 😅😉 There are some excellent free bird song apps that will scan and identify any birds you can hear.

[@Seans_World]

It's a special trenching shovel any bigger and you couldn't lift it with wet clay

[@nicolinavincelli9369]

Sean, things happen in threes one more, lol. I have those days too, nothing lasts forever, that's for sure. Kittens are so cute!!!

[@smgreenartsprivate]

Shame the machine couldn't be fixed and the flooding wasn't too bad. Love the birdsong :)

[@karenmorrison8112]

Goodness, may need Gumboots for that job Sean. The birds are always great.

[@kittonsmitton]

Nice one Sean, don't overdo it, take a break now and again for a shot or two of Calvados! Keeps one young and strong, if only in the mind!

[@dorinclarisa2732]

Jobs well done Sean.

[@robbunch2225]

I like the wifi govee water sensors… I have 5 connected.. emails and alarms too

[@pamabernathy8728]

Loved mopping with the kittens!!! Front loading washers DO work well. We did laundry a few years ago while staying with our eldest kids. They have a front loading washer & dryer. We needed new ones, waited for a good sale, got front loading. I think clothes get cleaner & last longer, maybe due to new agitator?

[@aliceskewthorpe8991]

Goodness me... I thought you'd have to do a Fred Flinstone on the slower grade with the ride on!

[@charmees6637]

Been there done that with the washing machines over the years flooding out the laundry room is the worst.

[@foxbraewindchimes5606]

That lawn tractor is a trooper....Oh, you, pretty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you And our Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang loves us too High to low to anywhere we go on Chitty Chitty we depend Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four-fendered friend Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Our fine four-fendered friend😁

[@sshaw4429]

I was just talking about this…..things are not made to last anymore!

[@pamelkamah6307]

Or as my husband says “it’s grown too small for me” lol😂

[@margaretbedwell3211]

or it shrunk in the closet.😄😄😄

[@margarethouston8998]

Love your vlogs!

[@tinadavis5626]

Careful not to wrench your back again!!

[@lindasteller]

One zucchini plant will do you. You'll have plenty and can probably supply half the neighborhood.

[@joyabell4420]

Sean, celeriac makes nice mash, you can add in apple or apple and black pudding is really good.

[@yvonnestarling2909]

2500 views only 900 👍come on you lot 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Costs nothing

[@lindamitman4538]

All I could think of was oh no Sean don’t hurt your back again. Hopefully you’re feeling ok.

[@brittawrolson5936]

Seems like anytime we replace something and go to hook up, the old junctions always fail. It’s as though crud was holding the joints together!😳

[@pamkullman8839]

It stinks about how long new appliances last.. our last washing machine was 2 years old.. now the vent to the dryer has holes but it is almost impossible to change the hose out without taking our water heater out…

[@ldqa2737]

14:15 😂😂

[@jackiestudebaker929]

Slo gin fizzles are yummy!

[@cynnail395]

Idea for another video...Sean power washes his muddy shoes😂

[@andreamalik2961]

Just an idea Sean, but would adding a load of gravel into the clay pit help you out with long term drainage?

[@Seans_World]

I need to remove the clay first

[@fmbbeachbum8163]

You need a zero turn mower, it'll get you done waaay quicker.

[@darlafisher-odjignadeau2710]

Look at 14:07 I don't mean to laugh at you Sean your working so hard but when you stopped and stood there with your hand on your hip your glasses gave the impression you aged yrs !🤣 they gave off a white tinge on the top which looked like your brows! Besides that take it easy man we want to see more of you. Oh by the way your son is really quite witty too👌

[@Supercheeseburger666]

What was that pipe you were trying to uncover? A Leech line for a septic tank?

[@darleneeastman4121]

Not easy on the back, don’t over do it.

[@suehall3298]

The other day I was watching Pepper Pig with my nearly 3 month old granddaughter Isla Pepper Pig likes Muddy puddles.😂😂😂watch you reminded me of that program Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤

[@marciaedgell5958]

Eclipse starting

[@cheskydivision]

Digging down a couple of feet and adding gravel or rik rak will help.

[@Seans_World]

That's the plan

[@kathyrogers1703]

Sean, I hope that you didn't hurt your back shoveling the dirt!

[@Seans_World]

All good 👍

[@kathyrogers1703]

@@Seans_World I am so glad!

[@SandyD2022]

Sean you would have made a great Car salemen in the US.

[@daynight4902]

BEST

[@sallyhook798]

Have you got wellies Sean?

[@Seans_World]

No

[@sandylee9564]

That poor lawnmower looks unhealthy. :)

[@holymoly6829]

Don’t forget to have a go on t’lottery Remember 💩 for 🍀 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@coby6417]

🌟👏👍🍀💐

[@Ruth-uj1dm]

Gee wiz Sean. I'm late to the party for once and your up to your shoulders in mud. Mind your back.

[@alanweir37]

You can use Vodka, I do and it very very nice.

[@candaceirwin8077]

Questions what is name of your wife Etsy shop?

[@athomeinfrancewithsam837]

Hi Candace, l have two: anglofrenchvintage.etsy.com and athomeinfrance.etsy.com Kind regards, Sam😊

[@candaceirwin8077]

@@athomeinfrancewithsam837 thank you

[@suzannepolder3929]

Your son sure has a green thumb. Mine is brown. 🫤

[@yvesgardner9612]