Tonga!

Jan. 8th, 2013

We all went into work a bit tired today. We had a HUGE tropical storm last night. We have a tin roof on our house so it was very loud and it rained HARD most of the night. The power went out a couple of times and was out when we woke up this morning. I don’t know how Alan can sleep through things like that. There was thunder and lightning and I was awake until about 2:00.
All people see things differently. It has been very dry here and the people have been worried about running out of water. Last night’s storm put a lot of water in their tanks. It also was a time for taking an out door bath. We talked to a man today who said that he and his son were out in the rain from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am. They take baths and just play in the rain, they love it. To each his own, I’m exhausted!
I’m not the only one who didn’t get much sleep last night. Tara, the girl we work with, and her family have rented a small home in Tonga. She said that when it rains that hard all the bugs try to get where it is dry. The drain pipe that goes into their water tank blew off and her husband went out to fix it. There were HUNDREDS OF COCKROACHES lined up along the foundation of their house trying to stay dry. She got her poison out and started spraying the door jams and all of the window seals. Then she sprayed the mop boards and even some towels to stuff around the doors. Her daughter was worried about being gassed, but Tara was more afraid of the bugs than the fumes. Oh the joys of living in a tropical climate. I came home tonight and sprayed all around our house again, just in case some of it washed off.
When we got in to the office today the parking lot was flooded. There is no drainage system there. They tell me that it wasn’t even that big of a storm, I can’t wait to see what it looks like after a big one!
While we were outside hanging up some clothes after work, Alan saw a centipede that was about 8-10 inches long. I ran into the house and got the butcher knife and he chopped it up. You have to kill them when you see them. They are poisonous and can kill you or make you VERY SICK! That’s fun to think about, wonder if I will get any sleep tonight???