Long story short: we're having a problem with our drains (it's being fixed) but I hadn't done dishes for a few days because of not being able to drain the sink. Hubby worked up something temporary so I could clean laundry/shower/do dishes, etc. (
yippie!). So there was a sink full of dry dishes that was there for maybe 2 days. I reached under all the dishes, popped the plug in & filled 'er up. ...