Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New cistern


Early yesterday morning, we were woken by the dust and fumes of a backhoe and dump truck! Is there ever a dull moment here?..ever an entire week without some construction or destruction taking place??

A hole was being carved out of the ground between the neighbour's house and ours to accommodate a new cistern to hold city water. It seems that the previous cistern had to be abandoned because thieves kept stealing the copper wiring that connected the cistern to the pump!

Several workers were contributing to ensure that the size of the hole was accurate. It had to be 10' deep
and rectangular in shape. Why would they require a rectangular hole to hold a round cistern?? We have to hope that this hole has not undermined the foundations of either house!! Anything is possible!!

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