Ever dropped something you loved down a drain?
@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
Perth, Australia
July 15, 2016 11:35am CST
I wear this gold ring on my thumb a lot that my Aunty gave me many years ago.
Sometimes I will wear it in the shower and other times, I take it off.
Tonight, I kept it on while having a shower. I was standing there under the hot water just day dreaming haha because I do that sometimes. 
Until I heard a weird sound down below and oh my goodness! I felt like my heart jumped out of my chest. It was my ring. Just slipped off onto the floor and started rolling towards the drain. 
I was lucky enough to get my foot to it in time to kick it away but man, that gave me a fright! I am a very sentimental person and get attached to things very easily. This ring means a lot to me. So I am so glad it didn't go down the drain.
Think I will just start taking it off from now. 
Have you dropped or nearly dropped something down the drain?
Until I heard a weird sound down below and oh my goodness! I felt like my heart jumped out of my chest. It was my ring. Just slipped off onto the floor and started rolling towards the drain.
I was lucky enough to get my foot to it in time to kick it away but man, that gave me a fright! I am a very sentimental person and get attached to things very easily. This ring means a lot to me. So I am so glad it didn't go down the drain.
Think I will just start taking it off from now.
Have you dropped or nearly dropped something down the drain?9 people like this
11 responses
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Jul 16
Back when I was married, my wife dropped her wedding ring down the drain in the kitchen sink. Fortunately, I know some basic plumbing skills, so I was able to crawl under the sink and disconnect the plumbing pipes and find the ring in the sink trap.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13 Thanks for the vote of confidence on my handyman skills, but I'm really not that talented! Other than disconnecting the drain trap under a sink, I really know absolutely nothing about plumbing! lol
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
20 Jul 16
@moffittjc lol it's still more than what I know which is literally nothing.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
19 Jul 16
@moffittjc You seem like a handyman lol Good job!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
19 Jul 16
@JudyEv That's a shame. 
That's a precious ring too!
Yes I was very lucky.
That's a precious ring too!
Yes I was very lucky.2 people like this
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
16 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13
I am happy for you that you did not lose it as it came from someone special. It is dang hard to get into that drain when you drop something down it.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
15 Jul 16
@Marcyaz I know! I am so happy it didn't go down. I wear this all the time and would feel lost without it.
I'm glad you haven't dropped anything special down the drain. Can be quite tricky to get things back! 
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13 Nor me, I'm clueless about things like that.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
19 Jul 16
@jaboUK Your son is an angel! lol I wouldn't even know what to do if I was in your situation.
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 16
One of our cats really loves shiny things. I forgot that and left a crystal bracelet on the bathroom sink edge. Hubby had quite the time taking the drain underneath apart. He managed to get the bracelet out- thank God it had not gone further, into the city sewer system
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
15 Jul 16
@sallypup Oh man! Very lucky! And yeah sometimes a cats innocence can cause a few problems lol
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
15 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13 My poor husband had some not so nice things to say.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
15 Jul 16
@sallypup oh I can imagine. :(
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jul 16
Question: Does the drain has mouth that wide that things could slip pass it? Don't you have a steel/ metal net thingy over it to prevent things going down there?
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
15 Jul 16
@Daljinder It has the holes in it that's wide enough for a ring to get through.
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13 That's pretty big holes 
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13 Only no. 2 is dangerous! lol
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@sunilparthan (6302)
• India
15 Jul 16
Happy to know you got it back. good. I too once dropped my gold ring once and lost it too. it was in my younger age and i got scolds from my dad.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
15 Jul 16
@sunilparthan Thank you. Me too! I panicked so much!
I am so sorry you lost yours. :( That's a shame.
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@sunilparthan (6302)
• India
15 Jul 16
@VivaLaDani13 yea not now, its long back you know
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@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
20 Jul 16
I think a pinky ring did drop down the drain, but it wasn't that bad of losing it. But I have dropped one of my rings in the washing machine before. It was on at the time thank goodness. I also lost an earring in the floor vent.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
21 Jul 16
@JESSY3236 wow so you've had a few incidents! Hope you never lose anything too sentimental or valuable.
Hope you never lose anything too sentimental or valuable.1 person likes this
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
19 Jul 16
yes, earrings fell off while towelling myself but luckily like you I got it just in time.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
20 Jul 16
@responsiveme Thank goodness you didn't lose them!
@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
1 Aug 16
No. I always make sure to take off anything important when in the shower or washing my hands.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
1 Aug 16
@CaseyRoss9966 Clever cookie! Better to be safe than sorry! 
