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Scripps Howard News Service Dear Dwight: I’m a first-time homeowner and will have to do the minor repairs myself. One of the most annoying problems is the shower drain. I’ve tried using a plumber’s ...

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Plumbers clear pipes with devices called snakes, but in Arlington, Va., last week, the plumbing contained the other kind of snake. It was an anaconda, an exotic slitherer more commonly associated with ...