We've all seen the TV sitcom where the water pipe breaks and the comedy follows. Why did no one tell me real life wasn't like this?
Now my issue isn't with the water pipe, its with the drain. Right now, every drain in my house keeps backing up. It has done wonders to open my eyes to the things we take for granted, like being able to flush the toilet and not have fecal matter flood the bathroom. I have also discovered I can't do a load of laundry because the washer draining fills the bath tub with water. If problems solved like the sitcoms, this would be a great thing. I would be thrilled if it just resolved in a two part episode, as opposed to a entire season.
I started by going to the local hardware store for something to clear the drains. I was informed it was a city sewage issue. I called the city and was informed the sewage department didn't handle sewers and I had to call the water company. After explaining that I would think the sewage department would handle the sewer issue since sewer is in their name, I was told huffily to hang on and they would connect me to someone who would know what is going on. That person told me they would come out and let me know later that day what was going on.
Needless to say, no one showed that day or the next. Calls to the department went unanswered. When I finally got through on Monday, I was told they would transfer me to Tim's voice mail. The name on the voice mail was Don. I called back and explained that I was told to leave a message for Tim, but got Don's voice mail. I was told Tim didn't have voice mail but Don would get a message to him. He always does.
In the mean time, I contacted a plumber online who guaranteed they would be out the same day. After waiting 4 hours for a response as promised from their website, I called their office just to be told the town I live in wasn't in their area. Really??? Then why did they spend the money to advertise that they were a local company handling my county?
The sewage company came out and of course, the issue is in my system. I have a different plumber coming out tomorrow.
Now, according to my sitcom training, this should have resolved in 23-25 minutes, allowing for commercials and local news promos about some mass murdering rapist that is sure to strike me down if I don't watch the 11:00 news. So, why is this taking me days to fix? Is there a witch living in the neighborhood in Bewitched style that has cursed me in some way?
So, where is the comedy in all of this? Bloody good question? The nearest I can tell, the humor is in the eye of the beholder and that Murphy guy is really laughing hard today!
Now my issue isn't with the water pipe, its with the drain. Right now, every drain in my house keeps backing up. It has done wonders to open my eyes to the things we take for granted, like being able to flush the toilet and not have fecal matter flood the bathroom. I have also discovered I can't do a load of laundry because the washer draining fills the bath tub with water. If problems solved like the sitcoms, this would be a great thing. I would be thrilled if it just resolved in a two part episode, as opposed to a entire season.
I started by going to the local hardware store for something to clear the drains. I was informed it was a city sewage issue. I called the city and was informed the sewage department didn't handle sewers and I had to call the water company. After explaining that I would think the sewage department would handle the sewer issue since sewer is in their name, I was told huffily to hang on and they would connect me to someone who would know what is going on. That person told me they would come out and let me know later that day what was going on.
Needless to say, no one showed that day or the next. Calls to the department went unanswered. When I finally got through on Monday, I was told they would transfer me to Tim's voice mail. The name on the voice mail was Don. I called back and explained that I was told to leave a message for Tim, but got Don's voice mail. I was told Tim didn't have voice mail but Don would get a message to him. He always does.
In the mean time, I contacted a plumber online who guaranteed they would be out the same day. After waiting 4 hours for a response as promised from their website, I called their office just to be told the town I live in wasn't in their area. Really??? Then why did they spend the money to advertise that they were a local company handling my county?
The sewage company came out and of course, the issue is in my system. I have a different plumber coming out tomorrow.
Now, according to my sitcom training, this should have resolved in 23-25 minutes, allowing for commercials and local news promos about some mass murdering rapist that is sure to strike me down if I don't watch the 11:00 news. So, why is this taking me days to fix? Is there a witch living in the neighborhood in Bewitched style that has cursed me in some way?
So, where is the comedy in all of this? Bloody good question? The nearest I can tell, the humor is in the eye of the beholder and that Murphy guy is really laughing hard today!
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