Toilet issues

Last night we had the heaviest rainfall we’ve experienced on the island so far. Not only was the rain heavy, it was continuous, for what seemed quite a lot of the night. As anticipated, we had a shower in the bedroom too, but it actually only came after I was out of bed. I just noticed that the duvet was wet, so either one of us has incontinence issues, or in fact, as I rather suspect, the roof leaked. The sight in the back yard was something to behold. With the extensive rain and insufficient drainage, the paving area and concrete area beyond that was quite flooded. Unfortunately the rain had caused all manner of blockages in pipes, so we had bits of toilet paper and various other unmentionable sewerage items floating about. Ja, it was pretty gross if you’re thinking that. Nick got busy straight away with draining off as much water as possible, burying what big bits of manure he found in the garden. Then he climbed up on the roof, confessing afterwards that I wouldn’t have liked what he was doing up there in terms of safety, to fix the holes in the roof with some flushing/flashing he found. He said the roof looks like a tin can that’s been opened, so he mended the biggest holes he could find until he ran out of the stuff. Then he cleaned out the gutters around the roof, sending years of dirty water where it doesn’t drain off properly, down the drainpipe. It came out the other end with such force that it appeared as if the drainpipe was projectile vomiting.