Dear Family and Friends,
Well, today had a nice twist. Our work site latrines with (2) 500 gallon reservoirs had the water pump fail two days ago. When the new pump arrived, we had to cobble together tools and figure out a way disconnect the old broken one. In finest Afghan field fashion, there were no PVC couplings for the expansion tank (in blue behind me) and the output impeller (concealed by my body). Since we had no tools (just a new pump that you see on the wooden box), we had to twist off the motor face plate and then the pump body to extricate the old one off and repeat the process with new pipe tape to put the new motor on. After a few leaks from the new pump, everything works fine now. It was a hoot. Whew!
There was minimal drama today, no infighting nor rocket attacks. Teams are still forming/storming, performing is taking place but only by exception/ not rule. I hope they survive this start-up phase. I have until 20 Feb to put standard work into place.
Love,
Christopher
