I Suck At Septic Systems

today, i can't wait to smell the fresh air.

the problem is... i will probably be waiting a while. if you were at my house right now and inhaled the sweet smelling air, you would know that my house has a septic system. too bad i suck at septic systems.

our septic system service provider routinely checks our system twice a year. the last time the system was checked (which was months and months ago), the blower to the septic system was discovered to be... well... not blowing. (the blower adds air to the "liquids" which in turn creates more bacteria to treat the waste.)

so today, our septic system service provider came by to figure out what was causing the problem. the problem turned out to be the circuit board controlling the blower and not the blower itself... which i suppose is good in terms of the financial aspect of it because replacing the blower itself is more expensive than replacing the board.

anyway, the blower is now working. as a result, it absolutely stinks (literally) here because the blower has not been running for some time... and now it's running. you know the smell is really bad because i can smell it. right now, i have a stuffy nose from being sick... thanks to my friend (snot amy)... so the smell is getting through my sinuses.

the septic system service provider said the smell should be gone by the end of the day. let me tell you, i can't wait...