Stefano Marinelli@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/115912099979176467
The building manager contacted me. He'll send an email reminding everyone not to flush things down the toilet.
I asked him to contact the residents involved directly - since only a few apartments share that specific sewage line - but he refused, saying he "can't accuse anyone". I'm not trying to accuse anyone. I just want everyone informed about what happened so they can be more careful.
Anyway, let's wait and see. The insurance should cover the damage (how exactly is still unknown), but it’s not certain since it was caused by misuse.
I'll try to get things sorted in the coming days.
All I want is to avoid another #Crapturday like yesterday!
Stefano Marinelli@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe
This afternoon, after lunch, I laid down for a bit and opened my security camera app. As soon as I opened the office feed, I jumped: the floor was covered in water. I bolted out of bed, grabbed a quick coffee, and raced to the office.
The moment I opened the door, the scene was way worse than I had imagined. It wasn't water; it was sewage. It had backed up through the toilet and flooded everything. It must have come up with some force, too, because the toilet and the floor around it were... well, let's just say it was a splatter scene, worse than any horror movie I've ever seen.
Of course, since it's Saturday afternoon, the building manager is unreachable. I managed to get a hold of a drainage company, but they won't be able to actually do the job until Monday. However, the owner of the company rushed over and at least managed to unblock the main drain.
It looks like someone on the upper floors (probably the University students on the top floor) had been flushing napkins, dental floss, hair, tissues, pads, etc., which created a clog at the outlet to the public sewers. The last video I saw from the camera was from Thursday morning, and it was still dry back then. Basically, every time someone upstairs used the bathroom, everything they flushed ended up in my office.
So, would it be fair to say I’ve had a shitty afternoon?
#SaturdayAdventures