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Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings
[September 04, 2010] MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Diane Buckalew said she felt sick when she woke up and realized two rings she'd left on the bathroom counter the night before were gone.
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She and husband Carl, married in Las Vegas a month ago, realized Thursday their cat Jinxe had batted into the toilet an amethyst ring and Diane's 4-carat, $40,000 diamond engagement ring. At 6:30 a.m., Carl called Mr. Rooter, which has a drain camera. The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reported that two technicians dug a 3-foot hole near the front door of the Buckalew's home in Southaven, Miss., cut the drain pipe and asked Carl to flush. Jackpot. A technician's hands emerged from the muddy water with both rings. Carl then wrote them a $895.20 check -- which he said he was glad to do. ___ Information from: The Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com/ |
