About 4 weeks ago, Sarah discovered a little worm like bug in our bathroom sink. Being the loving husband that I am, I didn’t really believe her, I thought she was just seeing something… A few days later, however, I had to eat my pride because I saw one as I was filling up a bucket of water to do the dishes. “Oh well,” I thought, “Its probably just good ol’ Kampala city water.” After a couple of weeks the problem was getting worse. More and more of those worm things were appearing in our water (sinks, buckets, toilets, etc.) and our Ugandan friends said that the city water doesn’t have that kind of stuff in it. We had to do something, you know, because we are brushing our teeth with that water, taking showers with that water, and washing our clothes with that water.
So, this past Monday, after a quick conversation with our unit leader, he said to go check and see if our water tank lid was sealed, because those worm things are most likely mosquito larvae. Sure enough, I climbed the tower and there was no lid. The top was open to the whole bug world inviting them to come drink and lay their eggs. It was absolutely disgusting. Bugs and larvae of all shapes as sizes built the equivalent of New York City in our water tank. So, Trey called the landlord who then said he would call a plumber to come check it out. In the meantime, I climbed back up the tower, poured a little bleach in there (As my mother-in-law and wife believe that bleach cures everything. Seriously, everything.) and taped a plastic bag over the hole in the tank. To our surprise, the plumber showed up the next day to drain the tank, clean it out, and put a new lid on. And so, we now have normal Kampala, larvae-free water again. Having a home in Uganda is full of interesting problems and solutions!
Also, one of my main missions in life is to help alleviate Sarah’s allergies. I am hoping that this will help accomplish that mission...
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