This was totally predictable

[colleen]

Well, the water adventure continues. On Thursday a friend, who had referred me to the (incorrect) Correo article, came in w/ a calendar he received from SIMIPAG when he paid his bill in their office that day. Well, it was nearly like the one on the list here. Pretty funny that yesterday in Chopper SIMIPAG had 3 pages on the water issue. Page 1 was yet another calendar, this time with the 36 hour water on/off scheme and then 2 pages listing Zone 1 & 2. One would think that they needed to get this info to Chopper before Thursday, but quien sabe. We are in Zone 1 so water was to be turned on at noon yesterday thru all day today. Since we had water every day last week I figured we were due for a week off. My husband checked the water before starting to clean up the dog bano outside this AM. Big surprise - just a trickle after having a pretty good flow every day last week. So I guess that means it's turned off. I'm looking at the icons for a water faucet.

[NanN]

Wow, glad we have an aljebe as well as the tinaco on the roof at the house.

How long will this be going on for?

Does anyone know if this will affect the La Yerbabuena area as well? I keep my horses out there and to conserve water I let their water troughs get down to just below half full before I empty them to clean them and refill. If it is possible that the water will be off out there for a day or two I will need to keep them topped up all the time.

[Jzmackenzie]

Horses is why we moved to Cajones. We are close enough to the Presa de la Pirisima to walk the horses for a drink. Water is life for subsistence farmers plants and animals - a reliable schedule would be nice. Our mayor does not have a calendar at this time. Our water flow has been irregular for months.

[NanN]

I can see the presa quite clearly from my mare's paddock - she has a veiw point in her wall - but we have not ridden over there yet. A neighbour also with horses knows the route and says it is about an hour walking the horses to the presa from where we are, so it doesn't sound so far, but he has been ill and we haven't had the chance to go.

I will assume that this water thing does affect the water out there too and I'll keep the water troughs full until it's done. Don't want to need to be hauling water - did enough of that in Jalisco for years and years.