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So that plumbing problem for which I "took the evening off" turned out to be a little harder than we'd thought.
The guy with the snake gave up after two hours of fruitless effort. No laundry Monday night. Surely the guys with the high-pressure water jet would be able to fix it the next day.
I came home tonight and saw "DO NOT USE" signs on the washer and the kitchen sink. The largest clue, though, was an incomprehensible diagram on a sheet of paper lying on the clothes dryer. Somebody had drawn that for Rob.
Turns out the whole drainage side for the north end of the house is ruptured. The crawlspace is flooded. (It was galvanized pipe. All you homeowners out there are nodding, aren't you? The corrosion was the only thing holding some of the joints together, and the snake was just enough to knock things loose.)
No laundry or clean dishes until January. I put the dirty dishes in the freezer. They'll keep. And no more evenings off while the plumbers are working; the office building has bathrooms and a shower!
The guy with the snake gave up after two hours of fruitless effort. No laundry Monday night. Surely the guys with the high-pressure water jet would be able to fix it the next day.
I came home tonight and saw "DO NOT USE" signs on the washer and the kitchen sink. The largest clue, though, was an incomprehensible diagram on a sheet of paper lying on the clothes dryer. Somebody had drawn that for Rob.
Turns out the whole drainage side for the north end of the house is ruptured. The crawlspace is flooded. (It was galvanized pipe. All you homeowners out there are nodding, aren't you? The corrosion was the only thing holding some of the joints together, and the snake was just enough to knock things loose.)
No laundry or clean dishes until January. I put the dirty dishes in the freezer. They'll keep. And no more evenings off while the plumbers are working; the office building has bathrooms and a shower!
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Maybe laundry to a laundry mat or a friend's house for clean clothes before January?
Eat out or use paper / plastic disposable stuff for dishes?
At least January isn't too far away now. Good luck!
(PS: I have not forgotten about the spare tire or chains and Toyota books -- just been busy and working lots of nights. Maybe after Xmas would be a good time to arrange a pick up?)
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We're out of town for two weeks starting tomorrow, so fortunately we can do any laundry we need (and any eating!) at my parents' place or Rob's parents' place.
*nod* I've been busy too. I still have the stuff with "your name on it" (figuratively). We're back in town late Jan. 2; perhaps some time early in the New Year.
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My mother's had good luck with the household pipes (except for a repeated dishwasher/sink clog)-- what happened here was that when we had an AC installed (many years ago, to keep my grandmother cool), we found that not only was the furnace cracked but most of the duct work under the house had fallen down on the ground and rusted through (heating the soil).
Yes, January should be fine for the Toyota stuff -- we can figure out more timing then.
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Oh gosh!
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Lots and lots of luck to YOU, too, right now. **hug**
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Is the south side OK? Is there at least one working toilet in the house? If not, you may want to consider checking into a hotel for a week or two.
I bought home warranty coverage which I hope would cover things like this -- it did cover replacing a toilet. You might want to see if your homeowner's insurance can help at all. Assuming you have any.
I'm impressed that your dirty dishes fit in the freezer. I'm not sure more than one plate and one cup would fit in ours. Sorry I live so far, or I'd be happy to let you run dishes through our dishwasher.
Ah -- an evening showerer! I'd have evenings off because I'd get up in the morning and go in and shower.
Re laundry -- for a long time I had my laundry picked up and delivered by a wash-and-fold laundry service that charged a dollar a pound. I loved it. Takes a lot less of your time, and probably not a lot more money, given machine prices, than a laundromat. Just a thought.
I hope this doesn't cost you too much, and that you get a great new system out of it.
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I admit freezer space is VERY tight. There are still cookies, cheese, and Li'l Smokies in there from the party! :-) Fortunately, there was only one meal. We're about to leave town for two weeks, so the kitchen won't see any use until we're back.
I'm a morning showerer, but I like having toilets. As soon as work begins, I'll be very happy to stay in the office. :-)
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Yes, I nodded my head about that...the original irrigation system here was galvanized pipe. Totally rusted through and useless. We tried to get it up and running after moving here 14 years ago and wrote it off as a bad loss.
We had a backup problem about 10 years ago. A former housemate had gotten an unhousebroken dog, and he cleaned up the NUMEROUS messes with paper towels, which he stuffed in the toilet. It was an expensive mess.
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We're lucky that it broke in this way, on that end of the house, with clean water all over everywhere. The drain pipes for the toilets are also galvanized. We could have had a much worse time of it (and a bad cleanup problem under the house) if those had let go first. This way, we get to replace it all before dumping serious nasty into our crawlspace.
Ugh! Paper towels in the toilet! What was he THINKING? I feel for ya.
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Urgle.
So, um, you can't use any bathrooms at home? That's almost worth moving out for...
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We can use bathrooms now; they're on the south end, lower on the hill than the broken north end. As soon as we get back in town and get the plumbers to start ripping stuff out, we'll have no bathrooms/showers for probably two days.
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Reminds me of the time that
And not to minimize the stress of this but... at least it didn't happen BEFORE the party!!! o_O
Good luck, and I hope it sorts itself out with minimal stress after you return.
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Yes, at least it didn't happen before the party! I suspect it wouldn't have. I'm lucky we HAD the party, because it was some of the leftovers that caused the jam in the first place, and if that hadn't happened the pipes would likely have burst at a much worse time.
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guess this holiday trip is very well-timed! when/how long will you be at Rob's parents'? any chance to meet up? i'm off Sat-tues for xmas and Sat-Mon for new years. i'll email you my contact info.
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