Garbage Day Today!

It is always fun to get off the compound even for an hour. Today is garbage day so Eugene and I loaded up the pick-up truck and headed over to the dump behind the Albert Schweitzer Hospital. I don’t believe they have a hazardous waste site by the look of the needles, bandages and plaster casts etc. that I saw today…The whole process takes about 45 minutes but last week it took me 3 hours.

First the truck would not start.
Loose battery cable
Get tools to tighten nut on terminal
Break nut
Go looking for replacement – not an easy task
Find one that will do but a bit thin so I need a couple of washers.
No washers on compound
Find a piece of metal to fashion a couple of washers.
Cut metal
Go to drill holes and rechargeable batteries for drill are un-charged
Charge drill batteries
Make washers
Install nut and start truck
I am about to put all the bits back in my tool /nuts & bolts carrier when my anonymous little helper picks it up before the lid is on
We play 552 pickup of the nuts, bolts and bits
Finally leave for the dump and back in 45 minutes

It’s not hard finding or doing jobs on the compound. The hard work is finding the parts to do them. Everything gets done though, eventually; it’s Haitian Time.

The long and dirty road beside the Albert Schweitzer Hospital

Some of the hospital shops

Eugene at the dump

The kids, all except Tifi, Jonathan and Sandra head off to school at 7:30. They came by on their way to say goodbye. They all look clean and keen for the day ahead.

Off to school

My tutoring program has now been expanded to an afternoon homework helper session too. (I wonder who signed me up for that?) Ti-Luc, Moise and Leica came for a 30 minute science tutorial.

Afternoon tutoring

The 3 students were well prepared for their science lesson tomorrow so we added JJ, Djemima and Dieunel and took the bikes along the canal. It was very nice and relaxing. What a great day – I got off the compound twice!