P.S. If your main line is clogged right now as you read this: Close the blog. Call a pro. Do not rent the auger. I’m begging you.

That was the sound that started it all. Two days later, I was ankle-deep in a situation that no amount of scented candles could fix. My septic main line was clogged—not just “slow draining” clogged, but “the washing machine is now a backup fountain” clogged.

What happens when 20 years of "flush and forget" finally catches up with you.