I've been remiss, but life has kept me busy.
Last weekend I went to Atlanta to see my ADORABLE baby nephew. My brother & SIL had a little open house party to celebrate his arrival , so I saw some of my other relatives who reside in Atlanta and met some of my siblings' friends. Naturally I took several GREAT photos of my baby nephew, but I will not post them for the entire World Wide Web to view.
I arrived home on Sunday tired and grouchy. Best Dude had to work, so after I'd " chillaxed" for a bit, I decided to take a nice warm shower .{ This usually sooths much travel-weary muscles} I'd noticed that the shower drain was not removing the water efficiently, but I'd paid no heed to it until AFTER I'd stepped out of the shower. Water was EVERYWHERE and seeping into the bedroom. Quickly I dispatched some towels in an attempt to control the flow of sewer water into the bedroom. A quick call to Best Dude advised me to monitor the situation & " test " the septic tank by throwing in some clothes in the washing machine.
When I checked on the situation a few minutes later there was a deluge of sewage. A quick look into the spare bathroom confirmed that the backed up septic tank was also emptying into the bathtub. After I stopped the washing machine I called my parents{ my neighbor whom I would usually call during such a crisis as this was not home that day}
My Dad, THANKS BE TO GOD, came over with his shop-vac & we cleaned up the master bed/bath area as best we could. Every towel we have in the house was used in the cleanup.
In the garage I found Best Dude's industrial fan & carried it into the house to aid in the drying process.
Since we could not use the water, it was an " interesting"{ to say the least} evening at our house. Best Dude called a sewage company in the morning & we once again have a working septic tank.
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