I dunno...I'm really bored.

Ever since I've gotten back from Argentina I've had lots to say (wow, like that's a shocker, Islandgirl) but just nothing interesting to write on my blog. Hence, the boring I don't have anything better to write post.

It's finally raining out and it's like the good tank rain so I can shower with peace of mind that the water won't sputter off on me while I have soap in my eyes and I can actually flush after two wees instead of five (ewwwww...that was a great TMI).

Oh! This is a great segue into a history lesson about the Island of Comeoniwanalayya (new name provided by Jackie at 86 Tips):

Back in the day some really smart Comeoniwanalayyians decided that a good system of catching and storing water would be to keep it in a tank under each house on the Island.

They painted all the roofs white and (this is the part that gets a little confusing for me) somehow miraculously realised that limestone is like a filter for acid and some other bad stuff found in rain water. And there was tons of limestone on the Island because that's what the Island has a lot of.

So, anyway, with limestone roofs painted white and clean they could catch water and let it drain down into their tanks (back in the day a lot of people built their tanks off the side of their house, I think, I've just seen some really old houses with tanks on the side like little side buildings so one, without a thorough knowledge of the history of her Island, would assume that was the case back then). To this day, all of the houses have beautiful, white roofs (sometimes people let them get really dirty and I really hope for those families that they drink bottled water 'cause that's just gross).

And one may wonder how I could think that it's not gross just drinking the water that's caught off your roof whether the roof is sparkly white or not. What with bird droppings and insects getting caught all up in the water and stuff, ok, that is kinda gross, but I'm lucky enough to have a filter on my water and regardless all that stuff is good protein.

But during the summer when there isn't a lot of rain, like this one, for example, which has been one of the longest droughts we've had in many, many years, people run out of water in their tank and have to get really short showers and it's just an all around bummer.

But before someone shoots me for being so clearly inept in the workings of my Island I will finish this post NOW and provide you with a picture. Always speaks louder, huh? (notice how dirty THIS roof is!)


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