Plumber was here. He arrived while I was out and had begun working in the back yard. As I pulled into the driveway I could hear the sound of a compressor at work. He was snaking the main sewer, from house to street, with the longest, stoutest snake I’ve ever seen. He had made himself a nice and disgusting pile in the back yard. After a while he stopped work and came to find me in the house. He took me to his pile to show me his finds. (As if I would find this as fascinating as he does) Then he tells me the bad news.
I can’t even begin to tell you what a mess he has described. Apparently the previous tenants or the tenants previous to them had put plastic bags (he showed them to me), paper towels, cigarette wrappers etc. down the drains. This along with regular use has blocked a pipe that is at least 6 inches in diameter. The problem is that even with his 60 foot snake he cannot reach the heart of the problem. It will take a different type of machine and they’ll have to come at it from the street end and work toward the house. He is going to contact M Babec and tell him the bad news. I’m not seeing this having a swift or inexpensive solution.
On that note, I’m going out to buy a Christmas tree.
