The magical combination of booze and electric carving utensils leads to a unique subset of Thanksgiving Day emergency room visitors.
And what Thanksgiving is for humans, the day after Thanksgiving is for your plumbing system, per the international plumbing outfit Mr. Rooter.
That company recently disseminated an email titled "Turkeys Wreak Havoc on Plumbing." Praised be, this was not a missive about overconsumption and beleaguered toilets. Rather, the plumbing giant claims a nearly 50 percent Black Friday spike in calls largely due to turkey detritus being crammed down the garbage disposal.
Local apartment managers and plumbers couldn't confirm this 50 percent figure, reminiscent of apocryphal tales about increased domestic violence and nationwide synchronized toilet-flushings on Super Bowl Sunday. But a quick call to the city's Department of the Environment adds insult to San Franciscans who injured their plumbing system by feeding remnants of a beagle-sized animal down the drain.
Composting is mandatory in this city. So you might as well use it.
Department spokesman Guillermo Rodriguez confirms that any bones — cooked or raw — can be tossed in the green bin "along with that casserole nobody really liked."
The aftermath of an electric carving utensil mishap, however, is not compostable.
"Bloody napkins," says Rodriguez, "are probably hazardous waste."
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