And the hits just keep on coming. The electrician showed up yesterday afternoon to see what he needed to install the ceiling lights and vent covers. When he and Bob went downstairs they saw a puddle of water in front of the bathroom. The downstairs toilet had backed up spewing water and sewage all over the bathroom floor and into the tub. It also ran into the newly floored area where we had stacked all the books from the lab. Most were in boxes or plastic bins but we had stacked eight or ten piles on the floor in front of the shelves. I filled three black plastic trash bags with ruined books. Once all the books were off the floor we had to move one end table and one bookshelf to mop and clean under it. I mopped the finished area floor twice with disinfectant after we blotted up the water with towels.
Bob brought the load of towels up to wash. I was still down there working when I heard gurgling and here came the water back up in the toilet. I quickly put down more towels. By that time we knew we had a septic tank back up not just a clogged toilet. Two guys from Shaw came out and dug around the corner foundation of the house to see if they could find a clean out but did not have any luck with that.
So, out comes the potty chair with plastic bags. We can’t use the toilets or run water into the drains but we have water. I went into town late yesterday afternoon to take the ruined books to the dump, get the Trooper inspected, and pick up take out for dinner.’
This morning the guy came out to see if he could find the tank with his probe but could not. He left to get his back hoe digger at 10:30 and had just arrived back at the same time as James. He’s sitting out in the lot across the street waiting on James to mow that side of the yard then he will start digging to find the tank. The guy that cleans out the tank showed up and waited a couple hours before he had another call and will not be back until tomorrow. Hopefully we can find the clog this afternoon so we can get the toilets and sinks running again. We can wait until tomorrow to have it cleaned out.
The electrician has been here most of the day installing the stuff downstairs. While he was down there working I emptied the plastics bins and boxes with the fiction books and put them back on the shelves. I can’t clean up the bathroom until we get the water going again. I was supposed to volunteer at the historical society this morning. I called Reba yesterday afternoon and told I would not be able to go in this morning with all the plumbing problems.