Saudi Maintenance (Oct. 18)

Drat! Our kitchen sink has plugged up again. For dinner I had made fish tacos with a mango salsa and this involved a lot of fine chopping. I always try very hard to make sure NOTHING solid goes down the drain. It doesn't take much to clog things up. The last time Maintenance came to unclog this drain, they broke a pipe and a 20 min. fix turned into three hours! There was also a nasty mess to clean up due to partial flooding of the kitchen. As you should be able to tell, we do not have a garbage disposal. This morning I put in another request for help from Maintenance and hopefully they will come out at some point today. We are entering into a weekend here (Thurs. and Fri.) plus next week is the Eid holiday after Ramadan and so there will be extra days off for everyone. Not fun to think of being stranded here at home with no car and a double kitchen sink totally clog for a week.
A week ago Maintenance came out to put a new exhaust fan in the bathroom and when they left it looked like someone had used a spray gun of some kind as there were very fine black particles all over the bathroom! Have no idea how that all came about, but it kept me busy for some time totally cleaning every inch of the room.
Actually, I do feel pretty blessed in that help to fix anything is just a phone call away and it is all for free.
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10 AM
Maintenance man came. They always arrive with a plunger in hand and their tool kit. He removed his shoes and entered the house barefoot. Once in the kitchen he proceeded to roll up his pant legs to just below his knees. Plumbers are always prepared here before starting work. This fix went quickly as all was needed was some mighty plunger action and the sinks cleared up. I was then given a brief tutorial on how to use the strainer/plug :)
Tonight we are invited to Prime Rib night on an American Compound between Al Khobar and Dammam. We just hope we do not have any problems getting a taxi.