Thursday 29 June 2023

Water, Water, Everywhere




Traditional Greek stands on the road
Kicking up a dreadful stink
Water, water everywhere
Soon not a drop to drink
Pipes along the road a wreck
Water gushing all the way
Screams to mighty Zeus above
'Make those misbegotten peasants pay'
The angry Greek stands on the road
Nerves all ready to explode



Yes, it didn't take long
 The last leak, spurting out like a fountain, was fixed 8 days ago.
Then all of a sudden all hell seemed to let loose.  Water started pouring out in four different places.
One of the big gushers was outside our front gate and it flowed straight onto next doors driveway.



A few more phone calls, the video posted to the Water-person-in-charge and facebook.

The very next day the pipe-fixing-crew turned up. They were here for 6 hours patching up as best they could.   It's not really their fault, the whole piping system needs changing.  The boss man says he's been to fix our pipes at least 20 times and I'm sure that's true.  I have photos starting from last September but the problem started over a year ago.

We are on the list for a major fix-it operation.

Watch this space but don't hold your breath.







And immediately phones the water bod, sends photos and video and demands Immediate action





7 comments:

  1. Island problems with infrastructure - it must be a big problem for Greece generally....and you absolutely cannot afford to waste water can you?

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    1. No we can't afford to lose a drop of water. If we have a water ban this summer K really will explode

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  2. So frustrating. The whole system probably needs to be replaced. Very expensive!

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    1. Yes, it's scheduled....for sometime. It will take them about a week to replace all the pipes. Major disruption but so worth it. Cross fingers

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  3. Oh dear, fingers crossed for you.

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    1. Too late! There's even more water leaking higher up

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  4. Oh dear the sooner the lot is replaced the better it sounds!

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