WELL DIGGING

For several days we have watched some workers digging a well here at the Guest House.  It is amazing to see how people in third world countries manage to get things done.  One man started digging a hole, while four men stood around and watched.

As he got farther and farther down in the hole he started putting the soil in a container and the three men would pull it up by a rope and dump it out on the ground.  Then they would shovel the dirt up and put it in a bag and carry the bag to the garden area. At first we felt bad they didn’t have a wheel barrow. Then we saw one by the garden and so we can’t figure why they don’t use it instead of carrying the dirt in bags to the garden. The one guy has dug about 25 feet down and still hasn’t found water. He is using a pick and shovel to do the digging.  Every morning they lower him in to the hole and watch him dig. While three stand around and wait for him to fill his bucket and send it up. 

THe guy is down there somewhere

It will be a great day when he strikes water! By the way, the workers earn about $1.50 a day. No one in America should complain about their paycheck!