Gnome’s last words before he went to sleep last night were, ” I intend to work all day tomorrow.”

And sure enough, it poured down today so no outside activity was possible.  In a funny sort of way, we were trying out a new technique which we have coined “Positive Sod’s Law.”  This utilises a statement of intention, the Sod’s Law principle and the fact that the final result is what you inadvertently wanted but managed to get through the convoluted channel of a “Sod.”

Anyway, since the well-pump has “done broke” as they would say here in Belize, we have been on water conservation “red alert.”  This simply means that we are on bucket washes.

On a typical “Red Alert Day” we use the following amounts of water:

1) Bucket washes limited to 3 x day each; 30 gallons in total (120 litres).

2)  Washing Clothes; 20 gallons (80 litres).

3)  Washing dishes; 10 gallons (40 litres).

4)  Water for consumption; 5 gallons (20 litres).

5)  Miscellaneous; 5 gallons (20 litres).

Total water used up in one day is 70 gallons (about 280 litres as an over estimation).

We have two rain water tanks that store 660 gallons so that each tank gives us about 8 to 9 days of water.  This means, we can last about 2 weeks of dry weather before we start on the “Positive Sod’s Law” technique.  This is assuming that we get our water tanks filled right up to the top after each rain…this is not usually the case…more the case of one full tank.

Anyway, it rained lots today and the distant rumbling of thunder, grey clouds and flood flies indicate that there is more to come.

We are anticipating the invasion of the termite queens (the nuptial flight) in the house so we are getting ready for an early night.  This equates to a mass of crawling termites and wings a-plenty.  Just another Manic Monday!!

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