My bathroom sink drain pipe just gave out at the wall flange... at 11 PM on a Sunday.

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Ugh, "at 11 PM on a Sunday" is the WORST time for that. Grab a bucket and turn off the water supply under the sink right now. You can get a temporary rubber coupling from any 24 hour store to patch it until morning.

william_carter2d ago

Home emergencies have a real talent for picking the absolute worst moments. It's like they check your calendar first. Good luck with the midnight hardware store run.

ross.felix1d ago

Yeah, barbaraw47 is totally right about the bucket and shutoff. I'd add that you should also open the faucet after you turn the supply off, it drains the line so it stops dripping in the bucket so fast. Those rubber couplings are lifesavers, just make sure you know your pipe size, usually 1/2 inch under there.