Ripe!

So we came home from work yesterday and the entire house smelled like poo.  Not kidding.  The smell went from top to bottom.  Linds began to freak out and I went into investigation mode.  The sewage system here is a series of open underground troughs that use gravity as a means to an end.  Sometimes, under the right conditions, there is a blockage.  You can figure out why based on what one might put down the toilet.  So, there are two steel covers in our courtyard.  I began to explore.  With a white towel around my face, I cracked the first one open and saw what can only be described as a big pile of...  Wonderful.  Luckily for me, I have a neighbour who is well versed in this type of situation.  A Canadian who has called the Middle-East his home for over a decade now.  I got the hose, put it on max Mid-East pressure and began to spray.  I could have attached pictures, but I figured that the story is graphic enough.  You get the point.  After some disgusting grunt work, I freed to pipes of their oppressive contents and let them flow freely once again.  Ed, the septic hero of Umm Salal Mohamed!

Lessons learned:

1 - There is great value in a modern sewage system, and
2 - I am glad that stayed in school, and
3 - White towels don't mask the smell.