winter approaches. For now, it happens slowly, because this year is La Niña influencing the local climate. There are only three weeks we had temperatures squarely to summer and even these days, the thermometer shows 20 degrees in the day. Despite this, it has already bought a heater, because at night the temperature drops more than a European would be used. Everyone advised us to buy the heating as soon as possible, because after that there are more in the shops. I've also been told that our plan to connect a gas heater fell into the water because we could not nor wanted to make countless ventilation holes. So, is heated with gas cylinders Abastible "Gas Chileans," as their advertising says. Abastible is a company that brings gas from Chilean Chileans with punctuality. If you no longer gas must be one of us spends the day at home, hoping the driver with a bottle of 15kg. You can order it come, or you can also stop the truck directly into the street. The truck crossing is announced by the characteristic sound truck. As the mother recognizes her child's cry from other cries, it is necessary that you distinguish the sound of noise Abastible Lipigas or Gasco that, too, delivering bottles, but yellow or white, not orange, as Abastible, and suddenly you can not share with them. Then, easily, you distinguish the sound of the whistle of Abastible grinder knives. And, as you do not want cold Until the exchange of the bottle, you have a spare bottle. All that, it takes a lot of space, but the heater heats and is very pleasant in the evening cold. In addition, I bought myself a pair of slippers winter, three pairs of thick socks and finally also a kettle for my bed.
But outside, it's 20 degrees in the day and I am so happy to come out with a sweater. Chileans have, cons, already released their winter coats. In this context, I can not understand how they will survive the 16 Degrees comfortable they have in their apartments in the winter. Mystery.
Wednesday, it rained. For the first time since we arrived in early January. In addition, before, it was not raining for a few months already. This year is a dry year, but I think even the other years, it does not rain much, because the inhabitants of Santiago, there are apparently not too familiar with. For example, the architect who made the project of our house did not think to put the tiles that do not become too slippery with moisture. The tile slides at once as the bottom of a tub with plenty of soap. When it rains, the guardians must bring the dirty rubber mat in the house. And people are starting to monitor windows to ensure that rain does not make them a surprise visit. Victoria, our housekeeper, said she feared the rain, because she lived in her house since February. She had no idea if his house was watertight. Yes, the roof looked pretty, but the windows ... I am sure our windows are not sealed and I am reassured by the two floors above our apartment to give some credit to the roof. But these worries there, it is doing better than Stan and Manka, our friends who live in Lo Barnechea, an expensive neighborhood. When it rains, water flows directly into their office light ceiling. The previous owner of their house has enjoyed electric lights and he has equipped his house from inside and outside. By cons, there was no fan of the insulation. And saw there were lights on the roof as the rain falls easily into electricity and can not therefore turn on the lights when it is wet.
When it rains, the area is cleaned. Maybe because it absorbs all the rain pollution, but it may also be that Chileans can not drive on a wet road. Traffic will stop. Our friends warned us that if it rains, the bills, which arrive already later, take another week to further delay. This is not surprising, because the roads are not designed to shed water and thus become hubs in lakes giants. People south of Santiago who work as collectors boxes have bikes suitable for this work, ie there is a kind of platform in front of the handlebars and front wheel. During the rain collectors become boatmen and for a small fee they carry on their bikes and pedestrians from one bank ... sorry, a sidewalk to another. It Manka who told me and I can not wait for winter to come and I could see the invention of my own eyes.
Saturday, I went to a rack to Olga, a Chilean girlfriend Mathilde. The conversation turned to a time in a psychological test that psychologists working Chileans love to do the job seekers. This is the test "is in the rain." I do not know where psychologists have researched this test, but I'm sure he does not come from Chile and I think its use will be this country clearly shows that we can not simply take a test and use in another country. Well, south of Chile, it rains incessantly, but give this test to people who live in Arica where it has not rained since 1973, is a bit cheeky. Because apparently the work of psychologists believe that people who draw the figure without an umbrella are the people who do not know enough to protect and who are not good candidates for the coup. When I was told that, I realized that I do not even know how to say an umbrella in English. For Santiago, I do not need so I do not need this word. I think it's a nice story to tell students during the course of psycho diagnostic tools and their limitations. Or you have an idea how to shoe a "test of the figure in a sandstorm? Ah yes, I have a bit of a problem with the whole psychology of work in Chile, but I'll tell another time, maybe.
But today there is sunshine and the fall is beautiful kitsch. Next weekend, we shoed a trip to the Maipo volcano in Argentina and I look forward to enjoying a bit of nature. We will need access permission in the valley, so I feel it will be ... a whole article for the blog.
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