Opening the bubbly a week late

We had bought a bottle of prosecco to open at midnight on New Year's Eve. But with backing up drains neither of us felt very festive. The next day J. spent much of the day trying to rod things out and seemed as though he had taken care of the problem. Until we realized he hadn't fixed the problem and start the whole process over again. Then yesterday the amount of backup indicated that we had moved into a whole different realm and needed to call someone in. Our children were resigned to continued extreme water regulation. 

J. had already begun calling rodding services and the prices he was quoted were... well, it was looking as though the beginning of 2026 was going to be a repeat of 2025 in terms of large but necessary expenditures. Neither of us slept well. In the end, we ended up with our wonderful septic guy. What we discovered was that the clean out (which we didn't even know about because it was buried and not what was used to clean the septic tank, was completely consumed by tree roots. It's actually amazing things had been working as well as they had up till now. The main line is actually okay. And, the cost was an amount we could afford. I cannot express the amount of relief J. and I both experienced. 

All this is why J. and I opened up that prosecco bottle this evening. 


Here's to the essential yet unsung workers who keep the pipes working. Loosing water last year was bad, but having water if it has nowhere to drain is almost as bad. So as your running your water and flushing your toilets, pause and be grateful for these simple actions. Because without them life is extremely unpleasant and complicated. 

[If you live near me and are on septic, message me if you need a good septic guy. I wholeheartedly recommend ours!]

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