TOTALLY GEEKED!

Blankie wrote:

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UGH! Just got back from a funeral. Plumbing problem NOT solved.

Pipe overflowed in the cellar, about half inch of toilet water, toilet paper, etc. all over the floor.

Wet vac'ing again. Not too smelly, I think it was just pee, thankfully!

DH knows that at least it is not backing up from the sewer line in the street, that would be a nightmare.

The problem is somewhere in our pipes in the house.

So - can't flush the toilets or run any water down the drain until we figure out where the problem is.

DH has had good luck fixing this stuff before. Hope he can do it this time.

If not we'll call the plumber and hope he can come soon.

It just never ends. The past month it's just one crisis after another.

 

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 Problem is not in our house pipes, it's in the soil pipe somewhere between the house and the street.

The guy from the town is here right now, snaking through the soil pipe. Thankfully he came quickly.

He found the clog, it's a big one. And it's free because the clog is in town pipe. Yay!

DH has some great snakes, but not one this size or length. We are watching carefully so we can go buy our own like the town guy's, so we can do this ourselves next time.

We like to be as self-sufficient as possible.

So our crappy day will end happy! Can't wait to use the toilet!

Blankie wrote:

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Blankie wrote:

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UGH! Just got back from a funeral. Plumbing problem NOT solved.

Pipe overflowed in the cellar, about half inch of toilet water, toilet paper, etc. all over the floor.

Wet vac'ing again. Not too smelly, I think it was just pee, thankfully!

DH knows that at least it is not backing up from the sewer line in the street, that would be a nightmare.

The problem is somewhere in our pipes in the house.

So - can't flush the toilets or run any water down the drain until we figure out where the problem is.

DH has had good luck fixing this stuff before. Hope he can do it this time.

If not we'll call the plumber and hope he can come soon.

It just never ends. The past month it's just one crisis after another.

 

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 Problem is not in our house pipes, it's in the soil pipe somewhere between the house and the street.

The guy from the town is here right now, snaking through the soil pipe. Thankfully he came quickly.

He found the clog, it's a big one. And it's free because the clog is in town pipe. Yay!

DH has some great snakes, but not one this size or length. We are watching carefully so we can go buy our own like the town guy's, so we can do this ourselves next time.

We like to be as self-sufficient as possible.

So our crappy day will end happy! Can't wait to use the toilet!

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We've had ours cleaned out twice, it seems to take 15 years for the tree roots to grow into the pipe enough to clog it. I paid $240. He came at 8:00 a.m. and finished at 8:59.

RotoRooter wanted $850 the one time I called them. They DID come over right away, on a Sunday night. The man must have been sitting in his truck, hoping for some desperate sucker to call who would be willing to pay whatever he asked.

 

 

I've had three people people tell me you've worked hard, you deserve this when talking about the new car. I guess you never know that people actually notice you

I'm finally starting to feel like I've got my feet back under me

You DO deserve it DG!

Ohfour wrote:

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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Honeys_Mom wrote:

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Fort Worth Mom wrote:

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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Thanks for all the support. I really love having you all as a sounding board. Even if you tell me I am being a nutcase!

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You are not being a nutcase!

You are being, a good Mom!

We are just "madder than a wet hen", for you. 

We have your back! You can count on that!

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This calls for a Geek posse and some very sharp sporks...

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 Yes it does!  And I will feed you all cupcakes and lobster!

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I just saw this!!!!  WTF?  I have miles, I can fly up there in a minute.  He would never see me coming... 

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  I like the way you think!