Eco drainage unblocking - bicarbonate of soda and vinegar

This is a bit gross. I have 2 lodgers with long hair. The bath drain recently clogged. I tried a plunger but it wouldn't shift it. So, I tried bicarbonate of soda and vinegar (it was supposed to be white but I used normal malt). I scooped a bit of biacarb into the drain hole and poured on vinegar and watched the ensuing volcano erupt. For good measure I had a go with the plunger too. It didnt seem to work so I repeated the process. Disappointed I walked away. A few days later I noticed a hairball in the outside drain. It is only of the most disgusting things I have ever seen but I feel it worth mentioning since my eco solution worked!!!! My bath drain is now clear and the fur ball is in the bin (green composting bin of course).

Eco-dilema solved

Since returning home I'm living in the box room of my house. I sleep in a single bed with an awful mattress with poky springs. To overcome the pokiness I've been putting a 3/4 thermarest on top of the mattress. It works ok - well, it should do it worked ok sleeping outdoors for 3.5 months last year! It works ok on rock for goodness sake. But it is not very convenient perched on a mattress and moves about a bit.

I had almost given up on my old mattress and decided to consign it to the landfill but that bugged me, as did spending £200 on a new mattress. New mattresses, it seems, are now often made from memory foam - and that's the good ones I'm told. So, I managed to buy a 3" memory foam 'topper' to put over my existing mattress. I tried it last night and it worked great! I haven't had to throw the old one away and the topper uses less material than a whole new mattress. Neat and quite eco I think.