There are no words strong enough or harsh enough to describe my level of anger right now.
So our kitchen sink stopped draining tonight as I was washing dishes. It
eventually started working and we didn't think much of it, besides the
fact that I would get a bottle of draino tomorrow. Then I started the
washing machine. As soon as it hit the cycle where the water drains out,
we had a gushing, spewing geyser/water fountain in the downstairs
bathroom, shooting out of the toilet. We shut off the water valve to the
toilet, but water kept gushing out.
Turns out, (after a $200
visit from Roto Rooter) our sewer pipe is busted in front of the house
from tree roots, it backed up, and raw sewage came bursting into our
house, via the toilet. It flooded the bathroom, the hallway, seeped
through the walls, into the laundry room, the kitchen, and the living
room, killing the carpet and the hardwood in the bathroom... all this in
a span of 3 minutes as Bob ran out to grab the shop vac and I turned
off the washing machine.
Soooooo. Bottom line- I hate this house.
At this point, after the broken/leaking ac, the kitchen mold, and now
the backed up sewer, we are talking about selling this piece of crap,
taking a loss, and getting the hell out as soon as our new house in
complete. Hell, maybe even before it's complete. I'd live in a half
competed house if it meant I could get out of this hell hole sooner.
According
to the plumber, the city isn't responsible because this land was
purchased by an independent contractor and all the pipes were done by
them during construction. We've been in touch with our HOA tonight and
will get back in touch first thing in the morning, along with our
insurance agent and possibly a lawyer. The fact that I had RAW SEWAGE IN
MY HOUSE TONIGHT, does NOT sit well with me. I'm angry. These peeps
better be happy to be dealing with (red-headed) Bob instead of me. I don't have my
Mama's red hair, but I got the by-product of it... a temper when needed. And by God, I need it now.
Please think happy, restraining thoughts on behalf of the people we have to deal with in the upcoming days. They have no idea the level of fury that may unleashed on them, especially once Bob leaves for work on Thursday and I have to deal with all this LITERAL SHIT by myself.
