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The sewer in my basement has backed up... again! Fortunately, I managed to catch it pretty early and nothing important inside the house is damaged, but I did have to go to the laundromat to wash all the clothes that got sewage on them... NOT FUN! The last time it backed up, a lot of stuff got thrown out and nothing important is stored down there. Unfortunately, this time the back up was caused by the main sewer line collapsing. Which means I can't use my toilet or shower or really use any running water at this point. I took off work to deal with this mess, and have had to run to a nearby store to make use of the facilities. The one good thing, at least for me, is that I rent and it my landlord who is paying for the repairs.

In other news, I did find a job and it will come with a bit of pay bump. I will be starting at the beginning of April so at least I have that going for me. On that note, I may have to change my posting schedule for the weekly serial to evenings instead of mornings. I would prefer to keep it as is, but my new work schedule is going to make that fairly difficult, but I will have to cross that road when I come to it.

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Sounds like you need to put

Sounds like you need to put in a lot of shelving in the basement, so you can put things _above_ the tide line :)

Glad you didn't have to throw anything away this time.

So, when you say the main sewer line, you mean the drain line from the house to the sewer, or the actual sewer line in front of the house?


I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.

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I don't have enough stuff to justify shelving. Once upon a time I shared the house, but I live alone (save for the border collie I recently adopted) and I have enough space to keep everything upstairs. Of course, should I ever store anything down there believe you me, it will be up on a shelf. If I continue purchasing assorted kitchen gadgets as I am prone to do that may change. Apparently the issue is the house's line right near where it attaches to the city's line.


Have delightfully devious day,

The house I live in was built

The house I live in was built in 1947, and I don't believe the drain line has ever been replaced - but it's still working. We don't even have a basement (Pier and beam construction). It turns out that basements in Houston are called Indoor Swimming Pools.

Just don't start collecting bowling balls and sash weights :)


I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.