Well, I'll Be!

No one is more shocked than I am.  The plumber actually showed up!  

Well, he sent some employees, who apparently thought I just had a clogged up sewer line.  When I showed them the actual pipes and they saw what was going on, however, they called the owner and told him the whole thing would need to be dug up and replaced.  They'd have to bring the track hoe and dig back several feet and see how bad the damage is, but from what they could see, the sewer line had been "smooshed" right there where it joins that cleanout thing.  

Before they can even get started, they are going to have to call 811 to make sure there are no buried cables or anything like that -- which is just a formality since there isn't anything there, but it is a legal requirement -- and he said he hoped they could get it fixed tomorrow afternoon.  

I told him I'd be at work, but they could come whenever they got ready.  He didn't need to call and check first or anything like that.  I said, "It needs to be done, so just do whatever you need to do."  He also said it would be about $500-$700 -- which I hope will make it an expensive enough job they'll actually come back and do it.  We shall see. 

Maybe, just maybe, I can finally rid my yard of that giant sinkhole!  

In other news, I finished the hat.

I really do like beanie.  It's got enough pattern to be interesting, but not so much I can't knit while watching TB, and would probably appeal to both men and women.  At least, I don't think it's so frilly a man wouldn't wear it.  

Hmm, I wonder how it would knit up in a variegated yarn...maybe in camouflage colors.  I'll have to stash dive and see what variegated yarns I have on hand.  I'll be sure to keep you posted. 

And finally, someone stole Jody's safety glasses right off his face.  

I don't even know what to say.