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Choma Chat
"I missed the
deadline for January, then February, might miss this one too, if I
don't get a move on. I do however, want to re-write for the records
the following:
By the time this
is read we will be into the New Year. May it be a better one than
last year, eg:
The Rubbish
The reckless
behaviour of our taxi drivers
The see-sawing of
the Kwacha
Power cuts - but
pat on the back for our Choma chaps who do their best to restore our
local supply quickly
Crop producer
prices
Lack of rain.
May all these
things be upgraded in 2007
Well, the last
has been upgraded in most localities, late the rains may have been,
but thankfully most dams are full, cattle are fat, sheep dying of
wireworm and crops mainly good. Even more importantly it seems that
some of the residents in the Sinazongwe area have been unable on
occasions to come up for air due to the rivers and streams and
dongas being impassable. This is great news! Water into the Lake
may avert what appeared to be a crisis in the making with such
critically low levels of water about to affect our power source.
Congratulations
and Many thanks to Zamtel ... the Choma outlying farms now have
their phones upgraded and what is even more exciting is that these
phones have an option attached for joining up to the world wide web.
And it works! There is always the downside of course ... no excuse
now for not getting the hayfield mown and baled because it might
rain tomorrow - oh no, 'cos the Choma weather website will tell us
exactly when to expect rain. Can't blame the travel agent anymore
for booking us on the most expensive flight out ... oh no 'cos the
airline websites tell us all. No excuse for being overdrawn at the
Bank, 'cos oops, our online banking is there to halt us in our
tracks...
What is even more
scary and absolutely no excuse for not communicating is that when
ZESCO goes OFFline, our new phone system stays ONline albeit the
computer screen is the only light in the house!!!!! Quite wondrous.
Cricket is in the
news, not only with the World Cup coming up shortly, but have you
noticed all the earth moving that has taken place behind the Sports
Club? The new cricket pitch is really happening, the ground
levelled, and fence going up. There is still a lot of work to do
but Cricket nets practice every Wednesday afternoon and all welcome.
Chibila Camp,
Itezhi Tezhi is fully booked for Easter, but there are plenty of
spaces available for your very own long weekend. From 1st March
fishing is again allowed on all our rivers and dams, so Book Now!
Subs also due for the Itezhi Tezhi branch of the Wildlife Society.
K50,000 single and K100,000 double/family. Contact Tony and Eva
Middleton on 097 794-036.
DIARY 28 and 29
April -The Choma Polocrosse Club tournament. Please come and
support and enjoy.
Lastly, a word of
thanks and appreciation to Felix who runs the plant nursery by the
post office. He
Diligently,
throughout the year, plants and nurtures flowers in and around his
patch and if you venture up the dirt road at the side of the Post
Office towards Lusumpuku House, Eyes Right, and you will see the
magnificent work he has done with rose bushes, flowers and shrubs.
He is not paid to do this by the Council, it is his own contribution
to make Choma pretty. A quite remarkable effort.
Whilst on the
subject of growing things, if anyone is interested in planting
trees, Sue Brooks has quite a selection of indigenous and exotics.
Do your bit for averting climate change. And whilst on that subject,
i.e. RUBBISH (No 1 on the list above) is BIG business in Europe, and
we have so much of it here, is there no-one out there with any great
ideas for recycling Choma!
Over and
Out........"
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March
2007