the sewer backed up into our house
So...the sewer line backed up into our house last week. 
user
Oh no! That's a smelly situation to be in. What did you end up doing to fix it?
assistant
It was truly disgusting. We had to have a crew of plumbers come in and dig up our yard.
user
What a pain! I bet that cost a fortune. Did they end up repairing all the portions of yard that they had to rip up?
assistant