Tag Archives: Cape Town Drought of 2017

The Great Cape Flood of 2024

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie, Today was the day we saw just how much rain has fallen this month in comparison to previous Julys. We have an an inordinate amount of rain. Rob Mousely posted this to the Noordhoek Community Forum. 313mm … Continue reading →

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Rain Glorious Rain

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Helga

Yup! Today it rained. I woke up at just after 3am to hear rain pouring down. It soon passed over. The morning was very overcast and cool. Later this afternoon, another cold front swept over the area and our tanks … Continue reading →

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We Practised for Day Zero

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Helga

Today our street had no water. It was a good practice for Day Zero. The truth be told, we hardly noticed. We already use tank water to flush and we have a few 5 litre bottles of drinking water, so … Continue reading →

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Golf and a Puff Adder

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Helga

Today, Mike and I headed to Simon’s Town for a round of golf. It’s been too long since we were there. They can’t be accused of wasting water on the fairways. They are keeping what they have for the greens. … Continue reading →

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Other Cities Running Out of Water

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Helga

Today, I fell back into my normal Tuesday routine. We had coffee and read the Bible. I managed to work after that for a little while. Then I put the rubbish out and went to gym. I walked for 25 … Continue reading →

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Cape Town Leads The Way

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town is the first major city in the world that very soon has the potential to run out of water. In this regard, Cape Town leads the way. The city has certainly bumped its head a number of times … Continue reading →

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Pungent Odour

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Helga

Phewee! I have learned something about toilet chemicals. Don’t mix them! We were using the Loo me stuff. After a flush, I squirted some Harpic power cleaner into the loo and gave it a clean. A little while later, I … Continue reading →

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Time To Be Positive Despite Drought Fatigue

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Helga

Cape Town seems a whole lot out of kilter, especially our beautiful little valley of Fish Hoek.  Water is on the down. The wind is on the up and so is the dust!  But it is the water crisis that … Continue reading →

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100 litres for three

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Helga

Mike took a reading of the water metre yesterday at 2pm and then check it again today. There are three of us on the property (Mike, me and our tenant in Granny’s cottage, Stuart). In 24 hours we had used … Continue reading →

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Cape Town’s Biggest Crisis

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Helga

People in Cape Town are beginning to panic. I can understand why. I thought the rain would come, so I checked out Accuweather…they have forecast some rain for Cape Town tomorrow… Expected rainfall over the next three months is scarily … Continue reading →

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Quiet Wednesday

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Helga

Today Julian flew back to Johannesburg for a few days and Adrian and Stacey drove back to Swellendam. Suddenly the house was very quiet. I went to gym swam 12 lengths. I’ve getting into the swing of it – now … Continue reading →

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A Little Flutter

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Helga

I got a lovely little message from Stacey this afternoon. This was the message she sent… Baby is 17 weeks and 2 days and is about the size of a turnip! Baby should be about 12.5cm long and weighs 141 … Continue reading →

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Putting Pain Behind Us

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Helga

So today Mike and I trundled off to Peninsula Eye Hospital for round two. We were there before 8am. This time a tiny injection into his eye. Sounds dreadful. He said it wasn’t bad. All he felt was a tiny … Continue reading →

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Washing Machine Issues

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Helga

I woke early this morning and managed to get in an hour and a half work before we met with Julian for breakfast.  After we got home, I fitted in another hour before going to gym. The view from one … Continue reading →

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4-30am Sandbag Run!

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Helga

I was woken at 4-30am with Mike leaping out of bed telling me he was going to see if water was flooding into the guest room. Rain was pouring down and the guest room door is not far off the ground. … Continue reading →

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