A coat hanger would leave metal scratch marks on the porcelain. What he needs is something that is called a snake. Another item that would be good instead of an old fashioned plunger, a modern plunger that delivers more force.
You act as if those explosions were something inherent in natural gas. They are not and you know it. The National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) said the explosions were caused by inadequate management and poor oversight that led to a cast iron pipe being improperly abandoned and excessive pressure in the distribution lines.
According to you we should stop Flying because one Airline improperly maintained a door on a plane and it blew off causing the plane to crash. According to you, we all should stop going to restaurants because one restaurant didn’t clean its ventilation shaft over the range, resulting in a big fire. According to you, we should stop living in homes because someone in upstate New York failed to clean the ventilation shaft on their dryer causing a fire. According to you, we should stop driving in cars because some idiot failed to maintain his brakes, had an accident, killing a family of four.
I hope there’s a conclusion tomorrow, but I suspect not.