This advice culminated in my accidental near-drowning experience in a Happy Times bucket. (Happy Times are a type of cracker, by the way. We use the empty cracker containers as multi-purpose buckets once they're empty.). There I was: totally starkers, full forward fold, just trying to get all my hair wet. Unfortunately, I had already sloshed about a third of the water out of the bucket, so I had to bend pretty far to get my entire head in the water.
I thought, "I've got this."
Gravity responded, "LOL!"
In a matter of moments, my feet left the ground and my nose dipped below the water's surface. Water instantly filled my nostrils as I attempted to recover from my impromptu headstand.
I'm ridiculously grateful that I didn't fall with an almighty crash. It took a little muscle and more than a little spluttering, but I managed to make it back to my feet without a broken neck. Needless to say, this is my first "empty tank" experience in the Philippines. The spring stopped flowing and the clouds have refused to release the rain, resulting in our water tank drying up. All of this just two weeks shy of my departure. I guess it's an experience God thought I needed.
Thankfully, the guys have been able to find the calcium build-ups along the water line. They have spent the better part of two days clearing the pipes and we should have water in the tank in the next day or so. Until then, here's hoping I don't drown in a bucket bath!
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