Guys,
I was working on a clogged bathtub. First of all, some moron put in a tubular chrome trap, and my cable broke through it. I had to break into the wall and fix it (it's a slab building). The bathtub's drain ran more about
30" before I could find an additional cleanout in another office room. I then ran my 50' cable, but didn't do any good. Out of desperation, I got some sulfuric acid and poured it in the cleanout. Nothing was vented, so the gasses went back into the bathroom After getting things working, I went back to the tub to clean up a little. I bend over, and suddenly I couldn't catch my breath. I staggered out through the front door, and went down like a wet bag of cement. I was totally unconcious for about 10 seconds, just long enough for the maintenance guy to hang up from 911. I bashed my forehead and cut my eyebrow.I didn't know what hit me, and I was wondering if it was a heart attack, or the fumes or what. We ran a little water, then the maintenance guy went to clean things up at the bathtub. Next thing I know, he's staggering out, and he fainted, hitting his head on the sidewalk. He woke up before I got through to 911 too.
I can't believe how quickly it hit, and I think it would have killed me, had I not gotten out of the room. I'm still shook up. My wife was worried, but then I think she thought of the life insurance. She looked a little disappointed.