Calgon Take Me Away (and then drain correctly)

Posted by kim on September 27, 2006

A few years ago, at my old house, the sewer backed up in the basement. My house was literally full of crap. And me being the thrifty shopper wanted to save $25 on my homeowner’s insurance, so didn’t have sewer coverage. Luckily, it proved to the be the city’s fault of overgrown tree roots, so their insurance paid out.

Since my new house is in a new development with no existing trees, and up on a hill so the water runneth downward, I thought I should have no sewer problems. I thought wrong.

After testing out the showers and whirlpool on our first night in the house, my basement was filling with water (luckily just H2O and not sewage). And my plumber is out of town bear hunting. Great. Just great. Luckily, there is another plumber in town to come help this damsel in distress.

And that was just the beginning of my nighttime dilemmas…. I kept hearing noises… My air mattress went flat… I needed a stiff drink…