Everything You’ve Been Told NOT to Put in the Garbage Disposal…And What I Did Anyway

So here’s my rule of thumb: everything goes in the garbage disposal…yep, everything your mother and grandmother warned you not to put down the kitchen sink. Grease, eggshells, potato peels, citrus peels…

Wait. What? Are you kidding me???

Well, I’m not saying you should do that—I’m just telling you that’s what I do. I mean, I’m married to a plumber, right? That doesn’t mean Bear loves it when I cause a problem.

Case in point: the infamous “refrigerator deep clean disaster.” Stick with me; I promise it ties into the garbage disposal.

I was washing a glass shelf from the fridge in the sink with some soap. As soon as the water touched the glass for rinsing…GLASS SHATTERED INTO A MILLION TINY CRYSTALS all over the counter, the floor, the sink, and—yes—you guessed it—down the drain.

My hand was still in the air as if holding the glass that was no longer there. I was too afraid to look over my shoulder at Bear, who was calmly cooking dinner. He held it together really well…at first. But I know the silent treatment was brewing.

I tried to scoop out as much glass as I could from the top of the sink, but every time we turned on the disposal, I winced. Bear had had it. He started pulling everything out from under the sink and took the garbage disposer off to try and shake all of the glass out.

I married the plumber—what could go wrong, right? 😅

Now, I’m sure Bear isn’t thrilled that I’m posting this for the world to see, but I can giggle about it now. And here’s the lesson: accidents happen. Glass, silverware, or anything else you really shouldn’t put down your sink can create chaos.

So if you make a mistake like I did, give Bear a call at 281-350-2327. We’ll send a crew over to resolve it for you—and it won’t break the bank.

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