Access to drinking water is something which concerns everyone and since it is not available on tap, there seem to be a variety of different methods of dealing with this. There is the portable plastic purifier which needs to be manually filled and the filter changed periodically. Then the more up-market apartments have electric purifiers - the contraption is connected near the sink in the kitchen and the water automatically flows through and is cleaned and filtered through bottles of chemicals at the back of the purifier, a thin blue tube rests permanently in the sink, to allow excess water to escape from the system. You can also buy 20 litre bottles of fresh water, which when upturned, on a special pedestal, provide water via a little tap.
But the bungalow was different. Built in the 1960s with hipped roof and large glass windows, it looked like a typical western style suburban house. "You'll get fresh drinking water from the right-hand tap in the kitchen between the hours of 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. and you will have to collect this water in containers to supply your needs during the day" I was told. I waited in vain, turning the tap on sharply at 8.30 in the morning, but never a trickle of water came through that tap. I tried leaving the faucet open, permanently, but to no avail. Giving up on it, I opted to have 20 litres of water delivered to my door every week and forgot about the tap.
One year later, unexpectedly hearing the sound of running water, I walked into the kitchen and to my astonishment found clean water coming from the right-hand tap ! Sure enough, for one hour in the morning, I can now fill various jugs and bowls with clean drinking water until 9.30, when, like clockwork, the phenomenon comes to an abrupt end, until the next morning !
But the bungalow was different. Built in the 1960s with hipped roof and large glass windows, it looked like a typical western style suburban house. "You'll get fresh drinking water from the right-hand tap in the kitchen between the hours of 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. and you will have to collect this water in containers to supply your needs during the day" I was told. I waited in vain, turning the tap on sharply at 8.30 in the morning, but never a trickle of water came through that tap. I tried leaving the faucet open, permanently, but to no avail. Giving up on it, I opted to have 20 litres of water delivered to my door every week and forgot about the tap.
One year later, unexpectedly hearing the sound of running water, I walked into the kitchen and to my astonishment found clean water coming from the right-hand tap ! Sure enough, for one hour in the morning, I can now fill various jugs and bowls with clean drinking water until 9.30, when, like clockwork, the phenomenon comes to an abrupt end, until the next morning !
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