We're still going through the water outage problem here at Shiloh.  What has it been?  A month now?  We've lost track.  Our newest new norm is that water comes back on for about two hours in the wee hours of the morning every other night.  Our guard wakes us up when this happens and Papa Jim fills our water barrel and toilet tank (to be able to quickly start flushing the toilet) and Mama Alice starts the washing machine.  Since the water is not a strong flow, we seldom get more than one load through the machine before the water is cut off again.  A couple of times Papa Jim has had to finish filling the rinse cycle from our newly re-filled barrel so we could get our one load of laundry finished and out on the line to dry.  Meanwhile the guard is busy filling every other water barrel and water container inside and outside the house.  If he has time before the water is cut off again, he also fills a couple of basins for the day crew to use when they wash dishes, etc.  So we are managing just fine and are grateful for a bit of water every other night.  

Others do not have it so easy.  Our cook Francis reports that  when the water comes back on in their area, they have to stand in a very long line and wait their turn to fill their water containers.  They do not have running water in their home.  Their closest water source is an community water faucet not too far from their home.  So you see, we're practically living in the lap of luxury by comparison.