So, I Had A Small Plumbing Problem.....

Spring break and I had my 2 oldest grandsons and my daughter here most of the time when the toilet gets plugged up.  Great. We plunged and plunged.  Nothing happened.  My daughter read online that to clear a clog you should squirt some Dawn in there, then add an entire box of baking soda and entire bottle of vinegar.  LOL!  I knew how soda and vinegar react to each other but I had never used an entire box & bottle before.  There was no water in the bowl so I didn't expect this many bubbles.   Like magic bubbles rose to the top in a flash like a science experience on steroids!!!  I ran to grab the camera!  I don't know if the bubbles will show up very well since they are snowy white but there were plenty of them.  In fact, they ran over the top and into the floor just a bit.  I just left it to "die down" some and went back to vacuuming and shampooing the sand from the dust storm out my living room carpet.  Multitasking always gets me in trouble.  When I finally went back to clean up the bubbles the baking soda grit had dried like sandpaper and stuck like cement to the seat, sides of the toilet, and the floor.  Note to self ... clean up messes immediately from now on!  And no, it did not clear the clog but my bowl was shiny clean!  My daughter finally went to a hardware store and for $10 got a plumber's auger that did the trick, and much cheaper than a plumber's visit.