The Foust Plumbing Curse

Image via Wikipedia We knew it was coming. All the signs were there.

First, Robbie's sister's house flooded while the family was away. The culprit? A broken upstairs toilet pipe. Their entire house is being gutted and renovated.

Next, Robbie's mom's basement sewer pipe broke. I'll give you a second to think about that, but don't think too hard or you'll get grossed out. Yeah.

By the time it got to us, the force of the curse had lessened somewhat, but today the last branch of the Foust family was struck with the Foust Plumbing Curse: a giant clog in our pipes. We were informed by the plumber that we win the "clog of the month" award and that we will probably hold that title for the entire quarter (we were thrilled), and that our clog was "a plumber's worst nightmare" (we were honored). Apparently, we have huge roots growing into our sewage pipes. Huge roots in our sewage pipes equals handing over large wads of cash to the plumbers. At least they'll be happy.

The circle is complete, and the Foust Plumbing Curse has now run its course. But just to be sure, you might want to, you know, take some protective measure, like wearing a toilet protection amulet or sprinkling holy toilet water on your doorstep, or something.