The last week has not lived up to expectations. Not that I actually had any for it, but it didn't live up to any that I or anyone else would have had...
It started out as a good weekend, Friday came, wine was had, bagels for Saturday breakfast, pizza for dinner at a local dive (more on that later) and a lazy night of beer and annoying the dogs... I had hoped to rototill the garden but some much needed rain came and fouled that all up. Sunday is where the crap hit...
Wake up at 8
watch the Sunday morning news and read the paper
notice that I have a runny nose and feel a little crappy
notice a strange "poo" smell
notice the smell is getting stronger as I move towards the laundry room
enter the laundry room
notice about 5 inches of water
notice it's welling up through the floor....
notice we're not going to have a good day...
So what has happened is a continuation of a problem that has been lurking about since a month or so after we moved in. The wonderful (only in his own head) DIY guy that owned the house before us had apparently washed tile grout down the drains, which then solidified making the diameter of the pipe about one inch, a small rough hole that clogs when anything but clean water passes through. We knew this thus we only used the toilet for #1, did not use the shower and I put a laundry sink in that bypassed the pipe.
Problem solved (or at least delayed until we could afford to have the floor jack-hammered out and the pipes replaced, about year 3 or 4 in my mind) or so I thought.
So what's going on? I wish I knew. Now when water is run ANYWHERE in the house for more then about 1 minute, out it comes from said hole. And the fait poo smell has me worried.
After about an hour of vacuuming up the water and beaching the floor (all the while noticing that I have developed a nasty head cold) I called the plumber. He could come today (for an exorbitant "emergency visit' price or tomorrow for the normal fee (which I had a coupon to waive) so we waited...
I was nice taking 1 minute showers and not washing any dishes...
Monday, I feel like crap, my head has kittens in it that are scratching up my eye's and nose for the inside and I have to work all night...
About 10 the plumber shows, goes over all the problems, looks in the drain, takes out a pen and a calculator (now I know I'm screwed) and starts adding up a lot of numbers.
long story short, that 3 or 4 year off project is happening Thursday and Friday. the floor is coming up, the pipes will be replaced, a new toilet and sink will be put in and the whole layout is going to change. NOT what I had wanted. I wanted to wait and do it slowly, when I had money and time to really plan it out. But we need to be able to wash/shower/cook/flush etc...
yay for us
On a back note, we went to the Stained-glass pub for pizza and beer. when we showed up the cops were taking two rapscallions away, we went in anyway. it's like going back to 1988 the minute you walk in, acid washed jeans were seen... But the pizza is good, greasy and cheesy and the beer is cheap... we'll be going back
Now I just need to get over this damnedable cold...
Cheers...
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