Terry stared at the now-draining sink. “What was that?”
Back at the yard, she opened her logbook and wrote: Commercial drainage company St Albans – callout to 22 Fish Street. Cause of blockage: medieval protective magic. Solution: high-pressure jetting and a lie about the pie. commercial drainage company st albans
Carla stepped out of the cab, pulled on her thick gloves, and surveyed the scene. The shop’s owner, a man named Terry with flour on his apron and panic in his eyes, gestured weakly at the back kitchen. “It’s coming up through the sink. Smells like… history.” Terry stared at the now-draining sink
“Stop selling the pigeon pie.”
“You serve pigeon pie here?” she called out. Solution: high-pressure jetting and a lie about the pie
The man on the phone had described the problem as “a bit of a gurgle.” By the time Carla Vance arrived in her commercial drainage truck, the “gurgle” had turned into a slow, greasy flood creeping across the floor of St Albans’ oldest pie and mash shop.
She switched off the camera and grabbed the high-pressure jetter. “Terry, I need you to clear the shop. And call that vicar friend of yours.”