Ok, so my room in Kabul is pretty basic. It is on the 6th floor—7th if you are in the US—and the elevator is out of order—it will be fixed tomorrow, Insha’Allah. Another guy told me that ‘tomorrow’ has been 2 months in the making, proving only that Allah has not yet been willing to cause the elevator to be fixed.
As noted in previous posts from Afghanistan, Insha’Allah means ‘God willing’, and unlike some countries where this means that it will happen unless an act of God prevents it, in Afghanistan it means literally that God must will it. What with the economy, various wars, disease, and the Super Bowl, it is no wonder that God has not yet gotten around willing that the elevator be fixed.
So it seems that I will be getting in pretty good shape over the next couple of weeks—though at an altitude of about 6,000 (plus 7 stories) my lungs may collapse.
Meanwhile, yet another problem has surfaced—I have no idea how to work the damn shower. Jeez, here I am in a country where a new car is an '87 Corolla, and I have a shower that takes a graduate engineering degree to operate. I turned all of the faucets and nothing happens. I don’t know if it is user error, or it’s just broken. I hope it will work soon--Insha'Allah.
I am posting a picture here, and if anyone has ideas on how to operate this beast, please email me. As an added benefit, please note the ‘Welcome’ mat in the bathroom—a delightful decorating touch that I will soon be adopting for my home throne, and I am sure you will want to as well.
As noted in previous posts from Afghanistan, Insha’Allah means ‘God willing’, and unlike some countries where this means that it will happen unless an act of God prevents it, in Afghanistan it means literally that God must will it. What with the economy, various wars, disease, and the Super Bowl, it is no wonder that God has not yet gotten around willing that the elevator be fixed.
So it seems that I will be getting in pretty good shape over the next couple of weeks—though at an altitude of about 6,000 (plus 7 stories) my lungs may collapse.
Meanwhile, yet another problem has surfaced—I have no idea how to work the damn shower. Jeez, here I am in a country where a new car is an '87 Corolla, and I have a shower that takes a graduate engineering degree to operate. I turned all of the faucets and nothing happens. I don’t know if it is user error, or it’s just broken. I hope it will work soon--Insha'Allah.
I am posting a picture here, and if anyone has ideas on how to operate this beast, please email me. As an added benefit, please note the ‘Welcome’ mat in the bathroom—a delightful decorating touch that I will soon be adopting for my home throne, and I am sure you will want to as well.
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Did you try unplugging it and plugging it back in?
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