Sunday, August 19, 2007

Water Tank






A few weeks ago after one of our trips away from home, we returned and our water was very dirty. From every tap in our house, some sort of green vegetation, as well and bugs and other debris, came out every time we tried to use water. It was a bit scary and frustrating, and we figured it was time to clean out our water tank.




The city that we live in receives a tremendous amount of rainfall every year, but for some reason there is a major water problem here. Every day for our base we have to call people to come and bring water supply in a truck to our house.




Our water tank is separate from the base. Every morning and every evening, some supply from the city is released into our tank. It is usually enough for us. The tank is quite large, and made of concrete. Houser couldn't remember the last time that it had been cleaned it was definitely in need of special attention. Many of our friends helped Houser clean it out. All of the water was drained out and then a lot of scrubbing inside was done. Then Houser had to bang all of the pipes to get all of the greenery and different things out. Thankfully, ever since then our water has been clean and fresh.