TOTALLY GEEKED!

Good morning all!

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Sewer pipe problems still not fixed, after the town sewer guys were here two times last night to snake the pipe.

Still can't flush the toilet or run the water in the house.

The town guys are coming at 7:00. DH thinks maybe there is a water main break in the street.

Thankfully it's a slow sewer backup into the house, containable with lots of 5 gallon buckets.

But any sewer backup in the house is disgusting.

Going to work early (yay for bathrooms at work!) DH is the hero who will deal with this at home today.

Blankie wrote:

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Good morning all!

Sewer pipe problems still not fixed, after the town sewer guys were here two times last night to snake the pipe.

Still can't flush the toilet or run the water in the house.

The town guys are coming at 7:00. DH thinks maybe there is a water main break in the street.

Thankfully it's a slow sewer backup into the house, containable with lots of 5 gallon buckets.

But any sewer backup in the house is disgusting.

Going to work early (yay for bathrooms at work!) DH is the hero who will deal with this at home today.

Enjoy the day everyone!

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It just doesn't end.  Update us! 

TrudyML wrote:

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Blankie wrote:

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Good morning all!

Spoilered for gross.

Spoiler

Sewer pipe problems still not fixed, after the town sewer guys were here two times last night to snake the pipe.

Still can't flush the toilet or run the water in the house.

The town guys are coming at 7:00. DH thinks maybe there is a water main break in the street.

Thankfully it's a slow sewer backup into the house, containable with lots of 5 gallon buckets.

But any sewer backup in the house is disgusting.

Going to work early (yay for bathrooms at work!) DH is the hero who will deal with this at home today.

Enjoy the day everyone!

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It just doesn't end.  Update us! 

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 I'm spoilering the gross stuff. DH has the town sewer guys at the house now. They've got the big guns for equipment and trucks this time. Working on the water main in the street.

Weirdly and thankfully much of the water coming in to the house is actually clean. So we're guessing a water main break on the street, that is sending clean water into our outflow pipe.

Blankie wrote:

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TrudyML wrote:

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Blankie wrote:

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Good morning all!

Spoilered for gross.

Spoiler

Sewer pipe problems still not fixed, after the town sewer guys were here two times last night to snake the pipe.

Still can't flush the toilet or run the water in the house.

The town guys are coming at 7:00. DH thinks maybe there is a water main break in the street.

Thankfully it's a slow sewer backup into the house, containable with lots of 5 gallon buckets.

But any sewer backup in the house is disgusting.

Going to work early (yay for bathrooms at work!) DH is the hero who will deal with this at home today.

Enjoy the day everyone!

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It just doesn't end.  Update us! 

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 I'm spoilering the gross stuff. DH has the town sewer guys at the house now. They've got the big guns for equipment and trucks this time. Working on the water main in the street.

Weirdly and thankfully much of the water coming in to the house is actually clean. So we're guessing a water main break on the street, that is sending clean water into our outflow pipe.

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This is a good reason to have a sump pump in the lowest spot in the basement, to pump out any water that gets into the basement.

I've got a 3/4 horsepower automatic sump pump that pumps out onto the lawn where it slopes down to the street.

Blankie wrote:

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TrudyML wrote:

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Blankie wrote:

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Good morning all!

Spoilered for gross.

Spoiler

Sewer pipe problems still not fixed, after the town sewer guys were here two times last night to snake the pipe.

Still can't flush the toilet or run the water in the house.

The town guys are coming at 7:00. DH thinks maybe there is a water main break in the street.

Thankfully it's a slow sewer backup into the house, containable with lots of 5 gallon buckets.

But any sewer backup in the house is disgusting.

Going to work early (yay for bathrooms at work!) DH is the hero who will deal with this at home today.

Enjoy the day everyone!

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It just doesn't end.  Update us! 

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 I'm spoilering the gross stuff. DH has the town sewer guys at the house now. They've got the big guns for equipment and trucks this time. Working on the water main in the street.

Weirdly and thankfully much of the water coming in to the house is actually clean. So we're guessing a water main break on the street, that is sending clean water into our outflow pipe.

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 Third visit from the town water/sewer crews - they got a huge mess of roots out of the pipe. Pipe is flowing somewhat but not completely, DH isn't satisfied, but they won't do more (we can't legally force them to because the clog may be in pipe on our property. They are only responsible for town pipe). So Roto Rooter is coming on our dime. Don't care how much it costs - we need to be able to flush the toilet and run the water.

Needless to say, we will be taking down the small tree right near the pipe running from house to street as soon as the snow is gone. I think that is the "root" of the problem, ha ha.

tlc wrote:

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Waiting for my dad to come pick me up. I was going to go down to the hospital with him early this morning, but he said he would pick me up on the way to the new hospital they are transferring my mom to. Luckily, we live in the middle of these 2 hospitals, about 20 miles in either direction, so it won't be any farther to drive at least.

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Hope your mom has an easy transfer and adjusts quickly to her new home away from home.

Take good care of yourself, tlc. 

flan327 wrote:

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Fort Worth Mom wrote:

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I just talked to Wayne. Only 4 guys made it to the plant this morning.

Only 1 made it to the sales office.

Not very many brave souls, in Texas!

Can't say that I blame them. I don't plan to go anywhere today. (Driving wouldn't scare me. Falling on the ice, does scare me.)

Nope, I'm hiding in my warm house.

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 How many are usually there?

(And I don't blame them either!)

flan

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Probably around 28 at the plant, and 8 or 9 at the sales office, flan. Skeleton crew, today.

Plus, Shop Cat. She is Wayne's most faithful worker! 

flan327 wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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My son is a little ball of bruises. I kind of want to cover everything in bubble wrap, but I know that's not really feasible. Does this stage end or should i just get use to it since he's a boy?

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 DS1 inherited my clumsiness, but DS2 was very coordinated.

It will get better!

flan

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flan is lying.

It doesn't get better until they are out on their own. Sports makes life a living ball of bruises for years. I don't remember DS not having bruises from something or other. 

just Czech wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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DH and I have nothing planned today.  It's 2:20 am here and we just put a movie on.  None of the four that were on at one started a thread so I waited and then started it!  Tomorrow is supposed to be busy for us.  Mabsoot Monday everyone.

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NJN, it would be okay to wait and let someone start the daily in the morning. Just saying. 

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 Is this another rule specifically for me?  Honestly, I don't get the big deal.  I don't start it all the time.  LL says she doesn't care.  Geez. 

We have ice here.

msrock wrote:

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My kids haven't had school since last Tuesday. Ugh.

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 That's a HUGE ugh!

msrock wrote:

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My kids haven't had school since last Tuesday. Ugh.

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 Ours were out all last week but with it getting up to 49 yesterday they are back in school today.

flan327 wrote:

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msrock wrote:

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My kids haven't had school since last Tuesday. Ugh.

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Wow! Will they have to make up days?

You're in Ohio, right?

flan 

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I'm not sure how they are going to make it up yet.  They have to make up anything after 5 days.  Last year they added an hour onto the school day.  Yes.  I'm in Ohio.  It's not just the snow.  It has just been bitterly cold.  Last Wednesday, it was -21 when I left for work.  We've been in the negatives since then.  Yesterday was better, but then last night it went to -5.

Fort Worth Mom wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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msrock wrote:

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My kids haven't had school since last Tuesday. Ugh.

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 That's a HUGE ugh!

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Oh boo! That stinks, msrock!

No snow here NJN, it was all sleet. My street looks like you could go ice skating on it! (Not that I'm going to try!)

I feel sorry for the poor birds. I'm afraid to walk across the patio, to get to the bird feeder. So, I just open the door, and throw the seed out on the patio.

The birds are eating it up. My cats want to get out there and chase the birds so bad. (Sorry kitties. That wouldn't be nice. Not going to happen!) 

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 Well, in all honesty our snow isn't exactly SNOW.  It's a few little pretty flakes but when it lands it just sticks to the ice that's already there.  It's unusual for us to have weather like this.  The problem here is that we have it once maybe every other year.  It's just not feasible financially for our cities to own snow removal equipment like it is up north.  When I lived in Chicago the plows would come out every morning.  I remember.  I remember watching them as a kid to see if they'd plow our street so we could go to school.  Now that I live so far south when this type of weather happens we just hole up until it goes away.

Sewer back-up problem all fixed. We hired a drain specialist guy, he fixed it pronto.

Thank God! That was nasty and tiring. It is so wonderful to have a working toilet again.

Now I just have to mop the cellar floor with strong disinfectant.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

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My son is a little ball of bruises. I kind of want to cover everything in bubble wrap, but I know that's not really feasible. Does this stage end or should i just get use to it since he's a boy?

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 It's not a boy thing, it's a kid thing. DD23 was all bruises head to toe as a toddler - and still is not the most coordinated And has a bruise somewhere or other all the time.  DD16 doesn't bruise even if she gets stomped on or punched (she isn't abused, it's sports).