Can Life Get Any Fucking Worse?

[RetroLounge]

We had an open house today since we have to sell our home.

Then tonight, my wife calls me to come over to the house right away, and when I do I find 2" of Shit Water backed up in the basement from the sewer. So after 90 minutes of wet-vac it is finally gone, and the plumber is coming in the morning to rod out the pipes.

Yay, for fucking Life.

Just when you think it can't get any shitier, it does. Literally.

:cry:

RL

[KitchenWitch]

1. I am sorry

I wish I could prevent this shit from happening to you.

[realisticphish]

2. look on the bright side

at least it happened AFTER the open house, right?

Still, sorry it had to happen to you. We've had water-based catastrophes, and they are NOT fun

[yvr girl]

3. That totally sucks

:hug:

[flamingyouth]

4. I'm so sorry.

Is your basement finished, with carpet and everything? Man, that sucks. :hug:

[GirlinContempt]

5. That is awful

I'm so sorry! :\

[BamaGirl]

6. Oh that sucks RL

:( :hug:

[Catchawave]

7. Hang in there ....

"That which doth not kill me makes me stronger" is my favorite pep-quote to myself. Things will get better :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Oh, my dear RetroLounge.....

I am so sorry......

I've had that happen too, and it is sooo awful.....

It will get better, I promise.....

And you can tell whoever buys the house that the pipes are really cleaned out......

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

9. Aw, jeez, RL, that sucks!

:hug:

[LaraMN]

10. Oh no!

Ick! Sewer problems are wretched. Believe me, I know- I'm an ace with the plunger.:eyes: Not something you want to fuck around with, on top of all the other stuff you've got to wrestle with. Sorry, hon! May you have a dry, shit-free basement floor in no time at all. :-( :hug:

[BikeWriter]

11. Take it from me, it could be worse. Hang in there, Pard...

I hope your luck changes. :hug:

[RevCheesehead]

12. oh shit.

For real.

:hug::hug:

[deadparrot]

13. I'm sorry to hear that, RL.

I hope this week goes better for you.

[southlandshari]

14. Yes. It can.

Even if it doesn't feel like it at the moment.

Sending every good vibe I've got in me your way, my friend.

:hug:

[merh]

15. Tell me about, sweetie

One step forward and three steps back.

:hug: It will balance out for you, just like it will for me. It just has to. :hug:

[LynzM]

16. Oh dude, that sucks.

Wow. At least it happened after the open house, right?

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[SofaKingLiberal]

17. Shit happens

Sorry, someone had to say it, or at leat I did.

It sounds like a real shitty mess, but there are worse things that could happen to your house before a sale.
And life can always get worse. Life is just one shitstorm after another, or I guess in your case shit flood.
Good luck with the plumbing and selling your house.





:hi:

[Floogeldy]

18. Do you still have all of your ears, fingers and toes?

How about legs and arms?

Uh, yes, it can get a lot worse. ;)

[hfojvt]

20. "To the pain!"

Once I spent a year in a trailer in Wisconsin with no running water, no central heat, no electricity, and no car. I swore that I was never gonna complain again if I was warm and dry. I have no really kept that promise because I enjoy complaining - Marvin style. "Life, don't talk to me about life."

I had one casual friend who challenged me to a contest - to name the worst day of my life and see if his was worse. He said nobody had beaten him until I told him my story - having left the trailer because my body was covered with running sores from poison ivy. I went to town to see a doctor and stay in a hotel. Tried some over the counter stuff first. Then I walked 3 miles without being able to find a hotel room, walked three miles back before I got busted by the cops for sleeping in my car (I could not drive to the hotel or the trailer because my car did not have working headlights) (but the story ends okay because the cop just took me to a hotel on the other side of town, and the cheap hotel soap quickly dried up the poison ivy, and, as a bonus - while I was at the hotel the WKRP "turkey episode" came on.)

I did not really beat him though, because I am sure the worst day of his life was when he was about 12 and was told that his brother had died. My day was not even close to that bad.

[Dangerously Amused]

19. Hey RL.

[Hissyspit]

21. Your own real-life metaphor for life in U.S. during the Dubya years.

Sorry that happened! Keep your chin up, though!!

[Peter Frank]

22. So, How Much of a Discount Can I Get on the Price?...

;)

[lizziegrace]

23. Awww RL

:hug:

For me, that's typical house-selling stuff. I've had the a/c go out the day before closing on one and the sewer line to the street back up 3 days before closing on another. The a/c fix was easier - the sewer line required a backhoe. But with everything else you're dealing with, it tips the scale.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

24. Update

Plumber is on the way, basement is a bit stinky, gotta call a carpet service too to clean.

But yeah, no one died, no one got hurt, I have all my fingers and toes, my kids are fine. SO it could be worse. Just gets a bit overwhelming...

RL

[merh]

25. That is what we are here for

to listen to the venting when things get overwhelming. :hug:

Remember to take deep breaths.

[HughBeaumont]

26. Yep, that happened to me a few months back.

Cost me $400, a lot of water-damaged packed-away stuff and 2 weeks of bleach-cleaning. So much for getting ahead in life.

[progmom]

27. that used to happen in our first house with regularity

Roots got into the sewer lines. Big pain in the ass.

I'm really sorry you had to deal with that. Not only is it gross, but so totally overwhelming.

:hug:

[swimboy]

28. So sorry, man.

I really hope things can only go up from here.

:hug:

[bigwillq]

29. Stay strong, Retro.

It's just a minor setback.
Things will get better. :hug:

[MissMillie]

30. That's a question you should NEVER, EVER ask

I'm really sorry you had a bad day, but asking that question is just begging for trouble. It is only a little bit better than asking "What could possibly go wrong now?" (A question that demands an answer.)

:hug:

I'm sure things will get better.

[Sugar Smack]

31. Yes.

Believe me.

[RetroLounge]

32. Cynic

:hi:

RL

[Sugar Smack]

37. Hey, boo.

:hi:

[wildhorses]

33. I see you answered your own question...the thing is ...

don't ever ask it!!! Because the minute you ask it, it will

maybe I am superstitious but, there are some things I don't say out loud.

That question is one of them...

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

38. Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse

:D

RL

[wildhorses]

61. Candyman Candyman Candyman

be sure to say it OUT LOUD as you type it...
:silly:

[leftofthedial]

34. the answer is "yes"

as I discover on a nearly daily basis lately

but we keep on slogging through

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

35. it can

trust me

[Name removed]

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[Tyler Durden]

39. Oh DO I feel your pain.

We not only had the Sewage Swimming Pool in the basement, but it cost us $10,000.00 plus to get a new sewage line in as the old one had collapsed. We sold that house in November of last year (taking a $60,000 loss on the beast) and are STILL paying on the credit we took out to pay for that sewage line.

GAWD do you have my sympathies. If it makes you feel any better, the $36,000 we liquidated from the wife's IRA (taking penalties) to complete the house in Canada that the Ex and her bullshit lawyer prevented us from immigrating to (we couldn't take my daughter, which made it out of the question) has caused an increase in Fed income taxes of $3500.00 that we can't pay.

BOY do I feel your pain.

[RetroLounge]

40. Oh, man, that sucks!

So sorry to hear that...

:hug:

RL

[Tyler Durden]

41. We both know a secret:

Misery DOES NOT love company:

Misery just wants Misery to GO THE FUCK AWAY.

I TRULY hope your sewage issue is solved by the Roto Rooter man, and does not require the efforts of a backhoe and crew. I will keep my fingers crossed.

[RetroLounge]

43. $350.00 later the obstruction is clear...

The backhoe and crew messed up my lawn 4 years ago when the 8" water main in the yard burst and I had old faithful blasting up. Now that was fun! Luckily it only cost me a ruined lawn.

The carpet cleaner guy just got here. Another check to write...

RL

[BikeWriter]

44. Good to hear things are getting back to... nearly normal.

[RevCheesehead]

48. There are some good things there, buddy.

1. They could deal with the problem right away.
2. You could write a check and pay for it.
3. The carpet cleaners could come today and get rid of the smell.
4. You have enough $ to pay for that, too.

Inconvenient? Yes. Pain in the ass? Yes.
But not something you can't deal with.

Don't let the emotions of selling the house interfere with the maintenance of the house. AND, you already have a new home, which you are making YOUR OWN.

From what I can see, you're still ahead of the game.
:hug:

[RetroLounge]

58. Well, aren't you the Optimist?

That's why I love you...

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

64. It's mutual, sweetie.

:hug::loveya:

[CanuckAmok]

42. Yes, but then it gets better, then worse, then better again.

Life's like that. The problem is that when you're already blue, something like this will just set you off. If you had been living your previous happy existence, the sewer problem would have only been a minor upset.

But, yeah, that's pretty bad.

On the upside, you'll get the house fixed, sold, and then it'll never happen to you again.



However, what do I know about misery? Why not ask these guys:



Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble, give a whistle!
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...
the music fades into the song

...always look on the bright side of life!
whistle

Always look on the bright side of life...
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten!
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing,

When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps,
Just purse your lips and whistle -- that's the thing!
And... always look on the bright side of life...

whistle
Come on!

other start to join in
Always look on the bright side of life...
whistle

For life is quite absurd,
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow!
Forget about your sin -- give the audience a grin,
Enjoy it -- it's the last chance anyhow!

So always look on the bright side of death!
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it.

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true,
You'll see it's all a show,
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you!

And always look on the bright side of life...
whistle
Always look on the bright side of life
whistle

[WCGreen]

45. It's sucks being an adult now doesn't it.......

But then again, you can eat cake for dinner just because you want too....

So the shit that happens can be somewhat off set.....

[x-g.o.p.er]

46. Yeah, it can.

But life is cyclical. You're in a valley, you'll get to a peak.

[Shine]

47. Wow, how symbolic. Whew.

well at least you got that shit cleaned up. :hug:

Sorry you had to deal with that, RL. Hang in there, buddy. :hug:

[MissB]

49. I look forward to the day

when you can look back at this and laugh.

For now, :hug:

[misanthrope]

50. Oh, yes. By far...

...Ever hear of something called the Third World?

[merh]

51. How about New Orleans and the MS Gulf Coast

But that I had a house to worry about a broken sewer line to it.

I'd gladly fork over the $350 to the plumber and whatever it would cost to clean the carpet.

I wonder whatever came of my carpet, It wasn't on the pieces of flooring I saw after the storm. :shrug:

[BikeWriter]

52. There have been so many traumatic losses here, Merh.

:hug:

[merh]

55. There have been

It is good we have the lounge to come to when we are overwhelmed.

Hugs help more than folks will ever know. :hug:

For your loss, one that is greater than anything I could ever imagine. :hug:

:loveya:

[BikeWriter]

56. Thank you, Merh. You're right hugs help...

I could never have imagined this in my life.

[merh]

60. If you ever need a hug

I'm here for you. :hug:

[misanthrope]

57. Mississippi? Well I mentioned...

...the Third World didn't I?

Just a joke! Remember it's coming from someone in Alabama, which has it's own Third World up in the Black Belt.

Besides, I think our number is being dialed up this hurricane season or next.

[merh]

59. Don't even say that!

:scared: I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

Stay safe :hi:

[no name no slogan]

53. It's almost over, dude

Right before my wife and I split, we had done $30k worth of sewer pipe work on our house. Had to dig up the line to the street as it had collapsed. The work happened in January, when the ground was nice and frozen.

You're definitely on the downward slope here. Just hang in there.

[Alleycat]

54. That STINKS

My Grandma used to say once you hit the bottom there is no where else to go but up. Hang in there!

[jukes]

62. YES

they might invade iran, in which case we're SERIOUSLY fucked.

[trof]

63. Yes it can. Trust me on this.

I'm just sayin'...

[henslee]

65. Dont you have to get that professionally decontaminated?

[RetroLounge]

66. Had it professionally cleaned today

and bleached the floors afterwards.

RL

[SmileyBoy]

67. A very similar thing happened in my basement. TWICE.

The pipes leading from my old basement toilet were sub-standard, and we had several overflows and a couple leaks.

Thank GOD I live in my own place now.

[Zomby Woof]

68. Damn

Sometimes you gotta wonder if this is all a test, and what the fuck for? :hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

69. Aw *hugs*