Oh, God, reminds me of the time I dropped my diamond ring down the drain in the bathroom - called an emergency plumber (didn't care about the cost) - and told him to hurry up and get this done b/f my husband got home.
Thank God the ring was in the bend in the pipe.
Husband had reminded me many times to not have the ring over an open drain. Cost of plumber was well worth it.
Next time you drop a ring down the drain.
Use a wet vacuum to suck it out.
My wife was distressed when she lost an anniversary ring I gave her. She was convinced it was in the washing machine (whenever I want to find the car keys I just reach into any one of her coats), so we had the repairman in several times checking if it was stuck inside the machine.
I found it several months later underneath the stove.