Poised to Flush

I know you've all been waiting with bated breath (what the hell is that, anyway? maybe I should substitute the phrase "bait breath") for word of our septic status.

First, let me say that it's not good when a plumber rattles off a list of things that are wrong with your septic system. At the same time, when you've cleaned up septic backflow in your basement, you just want things to get fixed. The plumber was here two days in a row, and at one point there were two plumbers. Basically, whoever hooked up our septic system took a number of sloppy shortcuts, which had to be redone in a more standard, code-meeting fashion. We also ended up with a rather unattractive service box sticking out of our lawn. I am now accepting nominations for ideas on how to hide the box.

The dogs do not seem concerned about how much this is going to cost.