The crazy lady strikes again for Monday, September 26, 2005

I have to confess that I haven't been feeling all that great lately. Every day, like clockwork, in warm weather, I get chest discomfort - not quite pain, but definitely discomfort - and some shortness of breath between 11 AM and 2 PM local time. These symptoms abate during the evening and do not return until the same time the next day. I was going to report these symptoms to my doctor today, but a minor problem called a toilet and bathtub clog got in the way. I didn't get a chance to go to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Things have settled down somewhat here. The toilet and bathtub have continued to back up but are not as bad as they were overnight. The landlord is fully aware that the toilet and bathtub are backing up badly with sewage. I've explained that we've had this problem in the past, with sewage from adjoining apartments backing up into our tub and toilet, and it's always turned out to be a clog in the pipes outside our apartment rather than a clog within the indoor plumbing. Again, if this were my... Sign in to see full entry.

As Garfield said in her blog The Secret Life of Cats, it has been an interesting night around these parts. I haven't gotten a bit of sleep due to all the stress surrounding the overflow of both the toilet and the bathtub. We figure that someone else's toilet or tub is overflowing into our fixtures - our plumbing fixtures are interconnected with those of neighboring apartments - and that it isn't in our end of the plumbing system. This is one of the reasons why I want to move so desperately.... Sign in to see full entry.