As October prepares to roll in, one kind of tree has been turning and shedding its leaves. It's nice to have a reminder of autumn, even if the temperatures are only going to get warmer.
There have been some power problems in Accra lately. A few times in the past few weeks we've had the power issue in our neighborhood that I mentioned earlier, where power is out for almost every house in a 3-block radius apart from ours and a few others. This has to do with phases... as I understand it, power is provided in 3 phases, which are like different wavelengths. And houses are connected to one or two of these phases. If you are connected to one that goes short, you have no power; if you are on a phase that is still working, you are lucky and have power.
All this to say, I'll still be happy when we get our generator. It'll either be "late this month" (which is quickly running out) or more likely next month some time. it's still nice to have a much more tangible date than ever!
There have been some power problems in Accra lately. A few times in the past few weeks we've had the power issue in our neighborhood that I mentioned earlier, where power is out for almost every house in a 3-block radius apart from ours and a few others. This has to do with phases... as I understand it, power is provided in 3 phases, which are like different wavelengths. And houses are connected to one or two of these phases. If you are connected to one that goes short, you have no power; if you are on a phase that is still working, you are lucky and have power.
All this to say, I'll still be happy when we get our generator. It'll either be "late this month" (which is quickly running out) or more likely next month some time. it's still nice to have a much more tangible date than ever!
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