It has been some time since I have posted a blog

First there were site problems

Then there were computer problems

Then there was soft ware problems

Those all got resolved…

But then- to dumb to know the difference problems

I’m a bit smarter now and so we are back at blogging.

Rather then putting all the back log of blogs that I have all at once, I will post them over a couple of weeks.  The ones that are ‘continuing sagas’ have been updated.

Thank you for your patience

John

Written beginning of Dec. 07

I thought I would give you a shortie to give you and idea of the type challenges we come up against…

We wanted to put the roof on our house we bought the tin for the roof but that store that sells the roofing does not sell the roofing screws to put them up.  I run through Beira and can come up with not even a quarter of what I need.  These are screws of two sizes 1” 25mm and 3” 75mm or at least something close to that and have a metal washer with a rubber washer.  The good news is I found those. The bad news is that they all come from South Africa and South Africa is going on it’s yearly month vacation.  I will not be able to get any screws to put the roof on my house for 5-6 weeks (shipping time as well).  I have to sit and wait for over a month to put a roof on my house because SA is on vacation… I put up what I can and the rest of the house is exposed.

As most of you heard we have been getting major rains this year.

I just needed a couple hundred screws.

They are in another country

That’s on vacation.

Great.

Wet.

That’s Africa.