I grew up in the village with both city water and plumbing.
When I flushed the toilet or ran the faucet, water was coming from the street.
All of the sewage and waste was going down into the gutters and to the water treatment plant. When I bought a home in the country, I was not prepared for the plumbing issues that would occur. I had an old septic tank, well, and water pump and anytime there were issues with the septic, I had to call a plumbing corp. Thankfully our sibling works as a full-time plumber and the guy has definitely saved me thousands of dollars since I bought this place. One of the greatest issues turned out to be a problem with the sewage pipe. It was a problem nearly 23 feet from our home and so I helped our sibling dig up the yard so all of us could find the blockage. It turned out to be a bunch of sludge and baby diapers, but the people I was with and I did not have a baby in the house, so all of us knew that the diapers were there from the previous homeowner. I’ve never seen such a disgusting mess in our life and I was certainly thankful to have our sibling there to help. A professional plumbing company would have definitely charged me $2,300 or more for the same exact task that my sibling and I completed together. I wish I had another sibling that was a car mechanic, as I have some repairs that need to be completed and I know it’s going to cost $3,200. It would be fantastic to have someone in the family that could help with our cars.