had to spend money

I hate spending money.....the sewer line to the street was clogged up again, so I rented a sewer tape at True Value for five bucks for five hours.....got the 100' tape about 50' towards the street and couldn't get it to go any further, after about an hour of trying.....since that is right where the roots to the oak tree would be, I took the thing back to the hardware store and got the name of a local Clinton plumber who they said had the only good roto-rooting machine in town.....got back to the house and called him up, and he said he was only two blocks away and would be right there....sure enough, he drove up in a few minutes and cleared out the line in two passes.....$185, which is a bargain compared to the actual Roto-Rooter Company, which would have had to come from Greenwood and wanted $100 just to drive to the house, and $200 at least for cleaning a line from the house to the street......in theory, a new plastic line was run to the street in 2003, according to the disclosures....and roots shouldn't get into it? Who knows.....the plumber thought that maybe they got in at a joint where the line seemed to change angle to avoid the oak.....anyway, the only way to get things done is to have the right tools.....I'm going to try that stuff that says it kills roots.....other than that, another nice day here, mild, a little muggy, possible rain after midnight.....goofing around with the sewer, I skipped lunch, since I was on a mission....can't say that I miss it much, actually.....so now I'm running a small load in the washer, since now the water should drain OK......