If my plans had gone right I would have been typing this post from Will’s work. However, as life does, there was a change of plans and I am still at the apartment.I have been SO looking foward to getting on post for the next few days, and though it was an act of congress to get a temporary pass, I am in!! It just wouldn’t have felt like Independence Day here any other way than being surrounded by Americans- especially those that are fighting- celebrating the day. Did I mention I’m excited? Anyway, on to life’s hold up.
We ran out of water.
Ran out of water, you may ask? Yes. Our apartment complex ran out of water. Things are very strange here. Very few places (if any) have water through the ground. We have large barrels that are placed on the top of the buildings that are full of water. Every so often water trucks connect to this hose and pump water to it so it doesn’t get too low. I guess they forgot to schedule the guy to come by last week or something because we were totally out- not even a drip.
Before I go on- while I’m still on the differences of things here- I had shock last week about the water system. We had been having trouble getting our water to get hot. So, we called the maintenance guy and he came up and told us that during the summer they turn the water heaters off. The sun serves as the hot water heater. The sun gets the water so hot in the middle of the summer that you can take blast the knob to cold and it will still get your bathroom all steamy. There is no such thing as cold water here during the summer. Wow.
Anyway, so I found out we had no water in the apartment in the sweetest of ways…
Will got up around 4:00. I usually sleep until 4:30 or so and then get up and iron his stuff. Ha. Not today. He comes in and flicks the light on and says, “Get up, baby. There’s no water.”
I’m not really awake so I just kind of hear him, but disregard him. (is that bad?) 
So about 3 minutes later, he comes back in and shakes my leg and says, “Britt- wake up. There’s no water.“
What am I supposed to do!? Do you think I’m Moses or something and I’m going to tap a rock with my stick and water is going to flow from its cracks!?
Am I supposed to lay hands on it and command water to flow?
Why Will felt the need to wake me up because of the lack of water, I’m unsure.
Maybe he thinks I’m “so great“ that even the water will obey me. Sorry, going on a stupid and needless tangent.
So I just get a little irritated at the fact that he woke me up for absolutley no reason but to have me join in on the lack of water problem that cannot be fixed.
So, I made myself useful and was his official water bottle “pourer“ so he could wet his hair and wash his face. Very glamorous.
So, needeless to say I didn’t head into work with Will this morning. We just got water a few minutes ago. A nice, warm, low pressure water. Maybe the pressure will get better later in the day as they continue to fill it.
I guess I need to REJOICE in the fact that I have water to begin with, huh? Probably not a bad idea.
Well, maybe my next post will be on the 4th while I’m waiting for the festivites to begin!!
But for now, I’ll hit the shower while there is still water flowing.
Water retention and conservation methods are used all over that area of the country.I read where in north Georgia the department of agriculture digs out low areas and dams them up where they meet rivers, creating lakes and ponds to hold water for times when it’s needed.<a herf="http://water-for-gas-reviews.com/Water4Gas.html">water cars</a>