Waterlogged

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There is a Big Bad Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal and we have been watching the big fat wet rain for the last 24 hours. Trees are down and many of the streets are waterlogged, all government schools and offices are closed. The guards are knee-deep again - the pump installed last week just doesn't seem to make a jot of a difference. All the staff had excuses for being late/going early. Our phone (just when we finally get International Direct Dial and I was planning on calling you all) and Internet are intermittent and my trip to the corner shop was interesting this morning as I waded to their door in the hope of finding some fish fingers. The mosquito's are getting bigger, fatter and more thirsty by the day, but, I did manage some Christmas shopping today in between downpours. Christmas is another topic altogether, because at the moment it is lost, I can't find it anywhere...I think I need to look a bit harder...which perhaps means a little more shopping? What a shame!