We had major problems with the septic tank at our place on Sunday.

Shit started bubbling up into the tubs and showers and toilets. Joe (my roommate) and I stayed at the house and in the area because the plumbers were supposed to come fix the problem that day, but they didn't show up.

Meanwhile, the backwash from the sewer just kept on coming up, and eventually overflowed into our hallway. The entire house smelled like an outhouse.

The plumbers came by yesterday while we weren't home. After fixing the problem, they threw out all the rugs in our bathrooms and rooms, and brought in three huge air purifiers. They sealed off a section of our place with plastic. The air purifiers will run for seven days.

During those seven days, we can go in and get stuff, but we can't stay there. They told us to wash all of our clothes before we wear them. We will be reimbursed for the cost of cleaning our clothes and replacing the rugs and other damaged items that they trashed. We are getting a new bathroom sink too.

I have a place to stay in the meantime, but I'd been trying to avoid overnight-bagging... I'm going to have to disinfect everything in my room once I'm able to start living at my place again. I feel quite inconvenienced. On the bright side, all the clothes I've been too stingy to dry-clean in the last couple of months will finally see the cleaners, and I will be getting a more expensive, plush rug for my room.