Last Saturday was our last night working at the diner, and I thought that I would have a slow and quiet night.
However, the sewer line backed up in the lavatory and the people I was with and I had a huge mess.
Someone must have tried to stuff a lot of paper, napkins, or paper towels inside of the toilet. I was called to go to the toilet with a mop and a plunger and I used the plunger several times and I could not get the clog to move. There was all kinds of paper and urine and feces in the bowl and I was trying not to gag, however the smell was entirely frightening. The drain line was not going to budge at all, at least not without any help. My boss contacted a commercial plumbing supplier and the plumber came out to repair the drainage problem while the people I was with and I were still working. The two of us had to make burgers and fries while the plumbing team inspected the drainage issue and the plumbing supplier members had to walk between the office area and the lavatory more than four times. Each time the plumbers walked through the kitchen area I thought about how many germs and viruses and bacteria they were carrying around from the toilet, lavatory, and sewage drain line. It took about five hours for them to finish up with all of the repairs, and they left without cleaning up the mess that they made. I had to spend an hour cleaning the lavatory after the plumbing supplier was done with the repairs. The room should have been professionally sanitized and cleaned after that disgusting plumbing disaster!