IN THE CESSPOOL OF LIFE

The inevitable happened. No, I don't mean that the Pope died. I had to set-up our sump pump. We have water in the basement (Say this like "Elvis has left the building").
I knew it was going to happen with all the rain that was forecast for our area. I just didn't want to get it going cause I know it will then be there pretty much the rest of the year. I thought maybem just maybe we would dodge that bullet. Not so.
You may wonder why the big fuss, it's just a sump pump. Well I'll tell you. There is a 35 gallon plastic garbage can that sits behind our washer, that houses the sump pump as the water comes in from the septic tank through the disposal hose of our washer. Yes, that means water in the washer, which means "hello laundromat" until the water table subsides. I have to pull the washer out a bit for the garbage can to fit, but thankfully washers are light when empty. So far so good, all is running well and as long as we don't get flush happy with the toilet we shall survive.
Oh yes, the forecast rain of over 4" amounted to 2.1 inches here though others may have had more.