Water and electricity - one at a time please!

Part of the fun of living here is getting used to the inconsistencies!  As I mentioned before our water pressure is so low at times we are down to a dribble.  This means that we can only use one water source at a time – so if we are about to have a ‘shower’ we can’t flush the toilet and the other one of us has to refrain from cleaning our teeth.  It also means that the washing machine has to be turned off while we wash up or go to the loo.   Add to the mix the weak electricity current which means we can only use one electrical appliance at a time and it all becomes very complicated! 

So in the morning if I want to wash and dry my hair and do some washing, I have to wait until the machine is full of water before using the taps and then wait until the rotor blade has stopped turning before using my hairdryer and heaven help us if Mark tries to make toast at the same time!  The whole system grinds to a halt!!  We’re getting used to it now but it certainly adds to the frustration and I do miss being able to use water and electricity without thinking!  Today we have a plumber here to sort out the water pressure – he has been here for about 2 hours now and it is still no different!  Hoping he can get it sorted so we can have more than a dribble of a shower!

This Friday we are booked to stay at the hotel again as we are desperate for a hot shower that actually makes us wet! 

Tomorrow we are joining two local schools to celebrate MASH!  I will tell you all about it once we’ve been and hopefully upload some photos on Friday!