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Manly Chores: Using My Snake to Unclog the Toilet Is Easy; It's the Clean-Up!

Dear Mr. Man Points,

I don't have any problems unclogging a toilet with a snake. The problem is cleaning the snake after I'm done with my job. The snake is disgusting, so much that I'm afraid to describe in detail the difficulty in cleaning it.

Let's put it this way, Mr. Man Points, I put the snake under the faucet head and spray the snake with chlorox spray and there is still concrete-like particulate matter stuck to the snake's claw-like tip. Shit, man, cleanup is a nightmare.

What do I do?

Dear Reader:

You need to carefully break apart the particulate matter with both a disposable plastic fork and/or use an old toothbrush. Wrap the snake in a towel, dry it off, and put it back in the garage. Then take a long shower.  Keep in mind, the cleanup takes five times longer than the actuall unclogging. You can do this, man.

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