Was at the farm for a couple of hours - the house, having sat almost vacant for about a year, suffered from dry drainpipes. Little bits of toilet paper and other detritus had coalesced in the drain pipes and dried out. The next time water was applied, they shifted and caused a pretty good blockage.
My small snake got some of it. Borrowed a much larger snake and that got even more. D dug up the lids covering the septic tanks as I was driving up and she and I spent the rest of the afternoon snaking it out from that end and filling the bathtub to make sure everything was flowing well (generates a nice big pulse of water for testing). Job well done by all concerned - the dogs supervised of course.
The rain let up as we were working outside. Got a septic engineer coming tomorrow to do a county inspection and certification.
Good evening for pasta - picked up a baked chicken breast at the store and having that on top.
Felt like eating some carbs dammit.
Time to surf...
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