There must be *something* I can try myself.
There is, YOU can call a plumber. If you knew how to do it yourself, and had the equipment, you would have. Most people with this problem call a plumber FIRST, they do not head for the Internet to find out IF they should call a plumber.
In the spirit of maintaining some reasonable amount of respect, even if from one anonymous man to a plumber, I'm going to go easy on you. Your logic is so far off that I can only deduce you must be far off as well. Relax, oh greedy one. There's enough business out there for everyone. *You* are not the only plumbing gift from God who can take basic troubleshooting steps *before* calling a stranger who may or may not be good at his trade. A license, or working for someone who is licensed, makes you no authority on the "right way". Take a look around in this forum at all the "plumbers" who can't agree on any one detail including - is water really wet?
Based on your extraordinarily admirable wisdom, I can only assume the next time your car doesn't start, you will immediately call a tow truck and a mechanic. Don't you bother calling someone to ask for something you could try (because I'm sure you know it all, right?). What a joke. This is a DO-IT-YOURSELF forum. If you don't like giving advice on the Internet - then don't. Just spare us all your R-tard logic.
For the record, the great magnificent plumber came out today. He snaked the line and said, "I have no idea what the problem was. There was nothing caught in the drain. Sometimes these things just suddenly start to work." Yeah, sounds like a bigger genius than I.
@SewerRatz: don't see how any of that helps anyone. Try moving over to the thread category titled "Rants, anyone care to listen?" and rise above your username.
Thanks for the advice Terry. Hopefully the occasional clown, who has a bad day, and decides to come here and kick the visitor won't mess things up for you.
With kind regards.