Confabulations

It’s been raining for about 8 months now and more rain is forecast for the next week. My house is quite old and although there’s nothing wrong with the guttering, the drains don’t cope too well under the pressure. I say ‘drains’ – there’s only one, small drain for the whole house, which may have something to do with the problem. The back yard is often awash with rainwater, washing-machine water and sink water. Not toilet water thank god or I’d have to move out.

This is the only house I’ve ever lived in where the drains can’t cope with normal use – even scabby student flats didn’t have this problem no matter what you put down them. Maybe the Victorians didn’t use much water? Did they bath once a week?