BUMF !

There has been a further development in the long-running saga of the blocked drains. This morning we were graced with a letter from the Estate Manager, and the contents were as follows:

Dear Occupier, as you are aware, there was another incidence with the drains a couple of weeks ago, requiring the attentions of one of our senior maintenance operatives. He informs me that the blockage was due to a backlog of baby wipes that had evidently been flushed down the toilet. I therefore request that in future only paper and soil be flushed down the lavatories. This will, we hope, solve the problem of the blockages and will mean that our maintenance man will not have to do this unpleasant job again.

We decided to reply in like kind.

Dear Sir, I have but one question to ask in relation to your letter – is it toilet paper or soil?

Yours Faithfully

The Occupier.

In the twelve years that we have lived here the drains have overflowed at least four times a year every year. This is due to the antique pipe work which is cracked and full of fibrous tree root and not the abuse of baby wipes.