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on Hoggs in Uganda (Uganda), 31/Oct/2009 12:30, 34 days ago
Bobby -Thursday 29th OctoberIt's been another interesting week for us. The rainy season has intensified andi ts been cloudierand cooler. Last Friday night and Saturday we had the heaviest rain we have experienced so far(have I said  this already?). On Saturday afternoon sheets of rain were falling and suddenlyturned to hail stones 3-5 mm in diameter. They were big enough to punch holes in the corrugatedplastic roofing over our porch. The Port Bell Road had severe flooding and several trees werebrought down adding to the hazards.Ironically this week has been one a water cuts so we have stocked up with jerry cans and feel abit more prepared. As I write the water is off and may not be back for a couple of days as thereare major works on Kampala's water supply and we were warned it would be off for 3 days.Power cuts are also frequent (3 or 4 a week) although they are short around 2 hours or less.There is no postal strike as I hear there is in the UK, so there! The great excitement is that we bought a car.We are the proud owners of Danny andAnnie's old Suzuki Escudo 4x4. Its good fun to drive, makes the shopping easier and opens upmany new opportunities for us. We received a lot of good advice through  D&A's blog (see link) beforewe came out and now we are delighted to have their car.  Friday 30thWell that was a pleasant surprise. We were woken at 2am to the gushing and spluttering ofwater as the supply was restored. Next Friday Reach Out has its staff day out -don't know where we are going yet. Each department has a 15 minute slot to portrayPositive Living through drama dance and/or song. Not my forte but the Monitoring and Evaluationdepartment (my department) had their first rehearsal this afternoon and I was amazed at how many of the staffcould act and ad lib.