Day 26
As if we weren't busy enough ...
A couple of days ago, we flushed the downstairs toilet and it made this "burping" sound ... and then junk came gurgling up in the nearby shower. Tried the plunger .. no help at all. So ... a weekend call to the rooter guy!! A few hours later ... we were flowing OK ... but the recommendation was for a replacement and cleanup of some piping ... to the tune of $6,250 ... AT LEAST. "Could be more depending on what we find!" Gulp!!
Luckily, our neighbor, and good friend, Jim came over to see what was going on and reminded us that he spent a lot of years as a licensed plumber working for the city sewer division near San Diego!! "I can fix this... " he said. And he did just that over the past couple of days, clearing out a huge clump of "dirt" from the old pipe that had partially collapsed, replaced it with some new pipe, and is now busily re-filling the hole. And, yes, he will be remunerated for his expertise and his hard work ... but at a slightly lower rate than the rooter company!!
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Cheers!!
Ken