The house in which my family and I currently reside is slated for demolition later this year.  It's old and falling apart, and the AF is building us nice new houses with lamiate floors and attached garages.

Because the house that we're living in is old, it's got some issues.  HUGE issues.  We can't seem to make a lightbulb last more than a week or so and the plumbing leaves a LOT to be desired.  Every so often the drain in the laundy room floor backs up and whatever I've poured down the sink spills out all over the floor and makes it's way into the kitchen.

Today was one of the days the plumbing chose to be difficult.  It backed up and vomited coffee grounds all over the place this morning, so I got out the snake and gave it a good cleaning out.  I thought I had the problem taken care of, so I merrily went about emptying the fryer (we've got a resolution to eat healthier this year) - using copious amounts of scalding hot water and detergent in an attempt to break up the grease.

It broke up the grease alright.  I could tell that it had broken up the grease as a torrent of dirty greasy water went across the kitchen floor, and when I stuck my head around the laundry room door there was a veritable fountain of nasty greasy coffee-ground laden water coming up from the drain.

I've used 4 towels - all of which will have to be thrown away - to sop up the worst of the mess, and I used my little Green machine to suck up some of the water from under the washer and dryer.  I can't empty anything down the kitchen sink because it simply comes right back up from the laundry room drain.

I called housing maintenence as soon as I realized what was going on, and they said they'd put in an emergency work order and have someone out right away. 

That was an hour ago.  Nobody has been here yet.  The water is up off the floor, but it's got a light coating of grease on it now so it's slick as hell.  I can't clean anything up because I can't use the sink - or the toilets, or the tub. 

This is fekkin' ridiculous.  I want to move house.  We can move into a newer house anytime we want, but we have to move ourselves.  Dave wants to wait and move into a brand new home - and the government moves us if we choose that option - but I'm so sick of living here and dealing with this crap that I'm about ready to say 'fuck it' and go hire a U-Haul and move us MYself.

I DETEST this house!!!!!!!!!!!!