Category Archives: Cape Town Drought

More Responsibility

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Helga

One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about my online work is that it’s basic work but it’s still a very appreciated position. As the years have passed I’ve started doing the work for people up the work food chain. In the … Continue reading →

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Dam Levels

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Helga

This time last year, the water shortage in Cape Town was dire. The dam levels were only 24.5% full. We were carrying buckets to the toilet and using tank water for as much as possible. We had no idea of … Continue reading →

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What The Drought Taught Us

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Helga

A year ago, here in Cape Town, we faced a crippling drought that taught us how to save water. Mike had the foresight to get a couple of water tanks a year previously. They were pretty full from what were … Continue reading →

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Less Water Restrictions For Cape Town

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Helga

Yay! From Saturday 1st December, the water restrictions in Cape Town will be lowered to Level 3.  We are still counting the number of litres we are allowed but it’s a whole lot more do-able. At the height of the … Continue reading →

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A Month Before Christmas

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Helga

Today, I woke early and decided to go to gym. I drove out the garage at about 6-15am and as I did so, I noticed one of the neighbour’s garage was partially open. I didn’t give it too much thought … Continue reading →

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This Too Shall Pass

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Helga

I don’t know if we said ‘this too will pass’ too often last year when the drought began to have a serious impact on the city of Cape Town. Some didn’t really want it to. There were  people who found … Continue reading →

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A Solid Start To The Month

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Helga

Today has been a positive day. I didn’t think it would be. I knew it was going to be busy and it turned out to be, but I managed to wade my way through all the lovely work and ended … Continue reading →

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Year Anniversary of 2017’s 4th Crime Day

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Helga

Today, a year ago, our two thieves broke a hole in our back wall. They were so determined to get to Mike’s study. Because we knew they were coming, we had moved everything of value out, but they were still … Continue reading →

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Mike’s Unexpected News

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Helga

Mondays are always quite busy days for me. There is a glut of work to catch up on in the email department (more than 200) and a whole lot of other stuff which takes up time. As a result I … Continue reading →

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Dam Levels Above 60%

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Helga

It’s not 80% but to see the dam levels get up to over 60% is so wonderful! They are also up on 2016 when at this time they were 57.9%. That carried us through to 2017 when the real crisis … Continue reading →

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We Need Rain

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town has not had decent rain for weeks. We were away on Friday 27th July so I’m not sure how much it rained then, but it wasn’t enough to fill our tanks. It couldn’t have been that much. Since … Continue reading →

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The Water Bill Arrived

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Helga

The water bill arrived in the mail today…well it is not only the water bill…it’s the rates and taxes but includes the water breakdown. I could not believe it. With it being winter (although for the last week it hasn’t … Continue reading →

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50%

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Helga

Yip. It is the 3rd July 2018 and the dam levels in Cape Town are now 50% full. Mike and I took a walk down to the Sun Valley Pond. It has risen so much. Looking to the left… Looking … Continue reading →

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The Rain Came Down

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Helga

There has been such a lot of rain falling over the last three days. We are again so so grateful. If I go on and on about this, this is why…the dam levels last year were so critical, Cape Town … Continue reading →

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Cold & Wintry July 1st

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Helga

Today has been the perfect duvet day! I only moved from my bed for an hour or two. I’ve spent most of it tucked up under the duvet mainly reading and doing a mammoth Sudoku. A storm of note swept … Continue reading →

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