"My girlfriend lives in a basement apartment and in the closet under a false floor there’s this pipe in the ground. Smells terrible like sewage. Any idea what it is and how to fix it?"
A: "It appears to be an old broken drain, or more likely, a cleanout with a broken cover. That needs to be capped ASAP. Sewer gasses are a noxious health hazard. Note, tape and plastic are not an acceptable cap."
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Mick 4 year s ago
One of the things I like about the internet you can ask questions about weird stuff and usually get answers from nice people. 
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Governor 4 year s ago
#11 Either I'm old or someone's really stupid to not know that that's a wall-mounted ashtray.
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Dorcus 4 year s ago
Governor,
Same thought here....i realize I am old :-(
Same thought here....i realize I am old :-(
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Ced 4 year s ago
Governor, Yeah, I'm 73yo so I knew immediately what it was. But, smoking inside buildings hasn't been allowed for quite a few years, so kids today wouldn't have any idea. Just like something that I saw on TV, kids were given a rotary phone and told that it was a phone and gave them 10 minutes to make a call. None of them could figure it out. To us, it seems simple, but EVERYTHING is simple if you know how to use it.
Same thought here....i realize I am old :-(