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[quote=Anonymous]How would you handle this? MIL and FIL came to visit. They're devoted grandparents, love their son and are polite to me.

A long standing issue has been that FIL doesn't like my cooking. He prefers heavy 1950s type food. I make meats, veggies, pot pie etc. MIL always wants to cook so FIL will be happy, but I politely decline, mainly because both my kids and I hate her cooking. Is this all ridiculous or what?! But I think it's my house, you eat my food. When I visit you then I'll eat your food.

MIL brought a corned beef and cabbage this visit. I think "how kind" and encourage her to cook.

An hour after they leave our kitchen sink clogs up. Dishwasher won't drain either. The snowstorm starts.
I start washing the mountain of dishes in the unfinished basement. We have 2 under 3, so this isn't easy.

Plumber is now here. MIL put down a huge cabbage core in our garbage disposal. Potato peels. Onion skins. It somehow made it through then jammed at entrance to main line.  Plumber is now CUTTING out pipe in the basement. Just got the giant wad of food out. Big bill.
DH mentions this to his parents who are now home in NY. FIL's response was to chastise him, "your mother made you a nice dinner. Didn't you like it?"

How would you handle this? Is it too rude to ask for help with the bill? I think it's too rude but damn I'm angry. 
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