As I was leaving for the bank with my mom and dad this morning, we smelled something nasty outside the back door. Yuck! The sewer was backed up and flowing into the back yard. We can't seem to catch a break! Whatever is wrong, the extra guests in the house have pushed the sewer beyond its limit.
OK. So, we lift the suitcases up over the stinky river to get to the kombi. Can NOT deal with this now. Have to get to the bank and then the airport. It will be Tracy's job to call Johann and figure out what to do about the stink.
Off to the bank with mom and dad. Got there at 08h55 and was second in line to see the teller. Thankfully, everything went fine. After the teller secured "authorization" to withdraw the cash, I got a stack of bills for mom and dad to use for the rest of their trip (including Swaziland). Whew!
Next, off to the airport to drop them at domestic departures for their trip to Johannesburg. They'll stay overnight in Joburg before heading to Swaziland by plane tomorrow. Their flight went well, and they arrived safely in Gauteng.
Now, I head to CPUT for a review session before the test that the students will write tonight.
Johann suggested that we call the municipal sewer folks, which Tracy did. By 15h30, they had cleared the roots that were clogging the discharge pipes. So, everything was back to normal by the time I got back home at 16h45.
Catherine was asleep by 19h30 and Mark was asleep by 20h30. At least 30 minutes earlier for both. Everyone is tired. Grandma and Grandpa's visit was awesome for everyone. But, they wore us out, too.
--Matt