When The Poop Hits The FanMonday Morning Mayhem with Mel.  No mochas with Mel this morning... just an awful smell radiating from the basement of my 1908 office building.  Brings new meaning to the adage... 'When the poop hits the fan.'

The heating system for my office is down in the basement.  As you can imagine, when the blowers ignite, any fowl smell down there gets blown up to the various three floors above it.  OMG... today, it's not pleasant.

From the moment I entered the building, I could tell something wasn't right.  I had to go down there and investigate... which is not something I like to do (reminiscent thoughts of being locked in a basement as a child fills my head).  As I approached a sink, I saw it was partially filled with poop.  WTF!  Poop in the sink?!  Uh oh, that means the sewer is backed up.  Yikes.

Time to call my plumber friend, Bill Fairhurst, with Grants Pass Plumbing.  I hope he can snake out whatever is plugging the pipes.  In the meantime, I'm going to freeze my patootie off while I leave my front and back door open for ventilation.  It's 45 degrees in Grants Pass right now and I'm hoping for a little sunshine to brighten this poopy day!

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JAN
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Glad I'm not in your neck of the woods Vern!  Stay warm friend!

Shitty indeed Sharon!  I wanted to title this post something along those lines... but I didn't want to offend anyone!  Thanks for bringing a smile to my face ;)))

Ahhh, you know what I'm dealing with Mimi... I hate funky smells... it messes with my mood!

1:33pm • #4
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The smell, the cold, the basement.  Sounds like a Monday filled with Mayhem for sure.  Sorry you're having to deal with all of this but atleast you'll get it all out of the way and be able to enjoy the rest of the week. 

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Mel, looking for some rain to wash away the trouble isn't a half bad idea.....you've got lots of rooters here.   If we take turns, I guess we'd be rotary rooters.  ;o)   Brian

2:00pm • #6
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Just another Manic Monday at Mel's place.  Ugh.  Not a good thing any day of the week.

2:01pm • #7
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Mel - now I've heard it all - poop in the sink - WTF is right, LOL! How incredibly gross! Best of luck getting that cleaned up. I love old buildings and homes too, but they come with their share of problems! 

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For sure... Rich.  I lost a bit of my appetite this morning... saved a few calories though... whatya know!

Ha Brian... No rain in the forecast for today, but I'm rootin' for a better Monday!

Cute John!  Not my favorite manic Monday!

I know... Kris... gross for sure!  I'm not cleaning it... either!  Thank God for plumbers!

2:30pm • #9
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Sounds to me like a good day to work from home!

3:47pm • #10
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Your day can only have improved since this post.  This is not a pretty picture.

4:39pm • #11
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I wish I could Marte... it would certainly be a lot more pleasant today ;)

Not yet Jim... I'm waiting on the Rotor Rooter Man... not pretty indeed!

4:54pm • #12
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Oh gross poop in the sink...gag reflex fully working now.  Glad you have a plumber who knows what to do with your old building.

5:17pm • #13
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Oh Mel, talk about gross and dI am with Cindy above, huge gag reflex.  Hope your Rotor Rooter Man gets there sooooooon !

6:25pm • #14
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Mel

Not a great way to start the week now it's all down hill.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

8:58pm • #15
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It was gross Cindy... but all better now!

I know what you mean Mary... I have a weak stomach when it comes to awful smells ;)

That's only the half of it Lou... Today, I discovered my checking account had been hacked... it's not my lucky day, as they say!

I'm hoping Tuesday looks better too Tammy ;)

9:10pm • #17
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You just named 2 great reasons to bring your COLD BUtt down here to Florida.  First, it's seldom cold, and second, we dont have basements with boilers. 

11:05pm • #18
JAN
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Been there and done that too Kevin... my hair can't handle your humidity ;)

12:22pm • #19
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No basements here, Mel ... hopefully tree roots didn't get to your pipes.

4:19pm • #20
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Oh good Lord, you really have had a rough week. :(

That is not the way to start the day or week. So many easy jokes here, I'm choosing to take the high road. ;) You are in my thoughts sweetie.

6:43pm • #21
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Yep Cynthia... tree roots were the culprit... and 100 year old pipes!

Go ahead Debb... make my day a little less shitty!  I'm laughing about it now!

6:52pm • #22
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Mel, At least you've gotten to the bottom of it and put it all behind you.  Look at Debb taking the high road again!  That always leaves the low road wide open for ME.  ;-)

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