A sad, toilet-less state of affairs

Today was informed by the folks downstairs that the sewage system is backed up.

Possibly by roots in the pipes, or some such similar irritation. While the simple cure is to simply snake out the pipes, there is talk of great diggings and parts of the street being torn apart.

How nice.

But while I've promised not to flush the toilet, shower, run laundry or anything of that nature, I am once again grateful that I liev on the top two floors.

There is no shitwater coming out of our bathtub drain. Our floors will not have to be dug up. We do not need to fear the rising tide of shitwater edging towards our carpets and living space.

Current tally of apartment problems in the past year:

- broken refrigerator (no fridge for two weeks)
- no hot water for two weeks
- no air conditioning in the summer -- replaced with new furnace (which broke for a day in the last month)
- Soft and broken floorboards in the attic, requiring a completely new floor
- Leaky roof (aka the ceiling in our living room)
- drippy faucet, changed, then became leaking pipes uder kitchen sink
- No water pressure in kitchen faucet
- And now, backed up sewage pipes...