Monday, November 18, 2002

That'll ruin your day!
KMBC-TV reports that Raw Sewage Spews Into Calif. Homes Like Volcano:
PASADENA, Calif. -- Raw waste rushing through a city sewer line backed up into homes, blowing open toilet lids, filling bathtubs and damaging at least seven homes.

Waste began rushing into toilets and drains at about noon Saturday after city workers unblocked a clogged sewer line, city Street Supervisor Leo Alamillo said.

"It was like a volcano out of the commode," Mario Duenas told the Pasadena Star-News.

His wife, Janice, said she ran into the bathroom and held down the toilet lid, but her legs were still covered with sewage. The couple estimated it would cost more than $5,000 to clean up their home.

In another house, sewage soaked carpets and nearly filled an 18-inch-deep bathroom tub.
I deserve at least a minor award for not making even one play on words involving the 4 letter euphemism for excrement.