After a long day of…. um… work?… I arrived at my home, my castle, my fortress of solitude. The first thing out of my mouth after entering the door was “OMG… WHAT IS THAT SMELL!!!”

Apparently… we were having a little plumbing problem, and the lowest of my 3 bathrooms was running over… literally.

The toilet was full of… ick! (all the way to the rim)… and the bathtub was full of the same, at the same level. The floor didn’t look so good either, as there was quite a bit of overflow.

Oh man! Sick!!

I ran to the hardware store and purchased a snake to see if I couldn’t fix the issue myself, but ended up calling a plumber after covering myself in fecal soup (I know when to admit that I’m done!).

It turns out that the problem wasn’t in my house, but rather, the line that runs from my house to the sewer under the street. They cleared the pipe and ran a camera down the turd tube to verify it was clear and to see if they could figure out why it happened in the first place.

Apparently, I have a dip in my pipe. It makes a dandy little trap for things to settle in. Unfortunately, it’s gonna cost somewhere between $1,500 and $6,000 to fix (they won’t know how much until they dig it all up). I’m thinking it might be cheaper just to buy the machine that they used to clear it (or just call them again in 4 years when it plugs again).

But on to the whole jist of this post: Anyone wanna earn $20? All you have to do is clean my bathroom (especially the tub!!).