You would think that after a week of dealing
with all that shit, I would get a break from it,
wouldn't you.

No such luck, just a different type of shit thats
all, I have mentioned the water trouble I have been
having and thought it was all cleared, but it turns
out that the flooding had a different cause than
just a loose pipe.

Last night my son was going out, he had a shower,
when he was finishing he called me, you know that
MAM come here call, I dread. Anyway I went up
he is stood there in a towel, and the shower tray
is full of sudy water, and the toilet is full of
well lets just say its not sudy water.

I nearly puked, I rang the great brother in law,
for advice he told me I needed to get the manhole
up and check if it was blocked, because if it wasnt
there was an internal blockage and that could be
a big big problem.

I rang him, the ex, he was in town he said
wouldnt be able to come in until tomorrow,
early afternoon, would that do, would that do,
I was up to the hilt in shit, and would tomorrow
afternoon do. I said never mind, I'll try and
sort it. I hung up.

I rang my friends hubby, across the road, he came
over and we lifted the manhole and it was full,
we had great difficulty in lifting it, I said that
he(ex) had only rodded it during the week, when I
was in work and he had said it was clear. My friend
tell me, no way was that manhole up in months, sure
we had to dig the dirt out of the sides to get it
up. We got it up and it was full almost to the brim,
lovely picture in your mind now, no, sorry.
My youngest had been there when we were talking
and she told us, that her dad only rodded the small
pipe to the side he never lifted the manhole, I said
nothing but by the face of me, I guess she knew I
was livid, he is still insisting he lifted it, but
what difference does it make anyway, as the neighbour said
Its lifted now.

I called the emergency service at the council,
and they said they would send someone out,
next door was also blocked but only slightly,
After an hour they came out which was really excellent
for a saturday night.

He was a nice guy and he had a rotten job, he cleared
next door, but mine was more awkard, surprise surprise
anyway he kept at it and he finally got a break,
there was a brick, which came from god knows were
stuck in an exit point, he lifted it out, and
the water etc, flowed.

He said go up and flush the toilet and run the shower
we will make sure its all systems cleared, of course
it wasnt, the soil pipe was blocked, completely,
these guys are really only contracted for external
work, so he said if you dont mind, I could go
up and try and clear it for you, If I dont mind
I nearly put the brass band out for him when he said
that, so up he went, it took a few good whooshes
and then away it came, unbelievable how flowing
sewage can elate the simplest of folk hah!