Well, I bought the telescope. Then, the wife and I were about to go visit my mother and have some steamed shrimp that she was making. That's when we discovered that the tub and toilet were backing up. I spent a couple hours snaking the drains. After that, my mother and her husband came over to check it out. He's a handyman of sorts and helped me diagnose the problem.
Looks like we're going to have to replace a lot of old, rusty pipes. Probably going to cost a small fortune. Right after I spent a mint on a new toy. One of the joys of owning an old house, I guess.
I suppose it's lucky that we're both on vacation this week. But this is not how I wanted to spend my vacation, my birthday or my money. C'est la vie.
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