We were sent home from work yesterday when it emerged that sewage, well, had emerged. Two inches of raw human output was pooled against the fire escape and was slowly seeping into our room. It didn’t really smell that bad but I found strength not to argue.
Today we’ve been relocated to a meeting room until things are sorted out. Apparently the main 1500mm poop pipe out of our site has been blocked for some time, and the “matter” had backed up all the way back into the building. It was blocked mainly with paper towels I’m told. That and shit.
This morning, as I grabbed my laptop, I noticed someone was making a cup of tea in the kitchen. They didn’t seem aware they were stood in a pool consisting primarily of fully digested food. Well, they were using Tetley’s tea.
update: I’m told on good authority, our janitor being the friend of a chemical biologist, that it’s perfectly safe to return to the office as he’s used some special disinfectant that, and I quote, “even kills AIDS!”. The first disinfectant to be able to kill a syndrome. I’m impressed.
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