The plumber can't come back until tomorrow with the drain camera. They also can't send out someone with a wet vac, because "You have to do that yourself." I can't do that myself. They can *maybe* send a wet vac with the drain camera people tomorrow. I contacted the HOA person to ask if they could recommend someone who I could hire to come with a wet vac, and I'm staying in a hotel tonight, because with the house the way it currently is, using any water anywhere will make that basement toilet overflow more, and I desperately need a shower, and a non-smelly place to sleep.

I am sorry that this has turned into such a nightmare, Hil.

Super-helpful, plumber.

I called the HOA's handyman (the HOA person said that I could hire him directly), and he said that he can come clean it up and spray it with an antibacterial thing, but that there's no point in doing it today because it'll just get a mess again, so I'm supposed to call him again tomorrow after they fix it.

Checked into the hotel and ordered some Indian food for dinner. (I got a hotel way out in the suburbs, because it had incredibly good reviews and was just $80 a night, and this part of way out in the suburbs is also where all the good Indian restaurants are.) Then probably shower, then sleep.

this part of way out in the suburbs is also where all the good Indian restaurants are

Blue Ash?

Sharonville.

Oh, come on. The DoorDash website said that my food was delivered, but it wasn't. So I clicked the button for that, and got a message that the delivery person arrived but couldn't find me. I had put in the hotel address and the room number, and my phone number is on the account so they could call me if they needed to. It's not that big of a hotel.

I feel like Mercury is retrograding at you pretty hard, Hil.

Sharonville

That was my next guess. I can't remember the name of the Indian restaurant on Rt. 42 where I've eaten a few times, but it's really good.