Our outside drain has been blocked for a few days - I have tried Mr Muscle unblocker, bleach, hot water and eventually yesterday had my hand down pulling out all sorts of unmentionables - still blocked.
So..........I called a drain doctor out - they came to have a look and said that there was nothing he could do because the problem wasnt mine - apparently there was a blockage further up the street and everything was backing up in to my garden.
The situation was getting worse and DISGUSTING, poo was literally belching out of the manhole in the garden and was creating a sizeable pool of sewage in the garden. The smell was HIDEOUS.
The drain man said I needed to find out which neighbour had the problem and get them to take responsibility for it and ring up to sort it because until they got theirs sorted the problem was only going to get worse and in the mean time I couldnt flush toilet, use washer, sinks etcetc
If the neighbours werent prepared to sort it I was to ring environmental health who would make them sort it out.
Anyway...............spoke to my next door neighbour and explained what they had said and that her drain was also blocked etc etc she said she would get her husband to speak to their neighbours and see if it was originating from them.
Last night DD was staying at her Grandmas and DS went camping with his Dad so rather than stay in the house of POO on my own I went out with some friends to the gym and for a sauna then back to a friends to have a few drinks and escape the smell.
I get a text from my neighbour whilst I am out saying "We are unblocking the drains ourselves, is it OK to go in your garden and sort yours?"
OMG How embarassing - when I got back I rang her and it had taken them 3 hours but they eventually managed it. So whilst I was pampering myself in the gym my next door neighbours and the two house further up were all in my garden knee deep in my families most personal waste!
I am mortified, she said that they were all covered in it and it was disgusting but they managed it in the end.
I am SO grateful to them - what do you think I should give them? Money? Gifts?
The problem was never my fault so it woudlnt have been me paying for it but I feel very indebted to her that the problem has now gone and more than a little bit embarassed when I see the other neighbours who have been wading through the sewage in my garden!
Shall I just move?
Sorry this is long and very boring isnt it
Anywone get to the bottom?