It looks fairly normal right? Well if you look at the back of it, you'll soon see why it's called the WIDOW MAKER.
Those are electrical wires, just hanging out! Here in Nicaragua, there are not hot water faucets, everything is cold. Usually there is only one faucet, not two. So in order for there to be hot water from the shower, you have to turn on the widow maker - the water runs through a heating coil of some sort and then you get hot water. But, we've been warned not to touch the the shower head (Widow Maker) or we'll get an electrical shock! How crazy is that!! Needless to say, we have not been touching it!
And because people have been asking - here's a picture of David cutting up a 80 cent pineapple and me loving Coca-Cola Light.
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who knew that showers could be as dangerous as that? What an adventure! :) And an adventure without any clothes on, no less. Interesting. Anyways, it was great talking to you guys the other day - It makes me happy every time I think about it. I can't wait to do it again soon! I love you guys so much!!!
That shower head looks familiar! we have those in the city here in honduras, too! Fortunately, we have regular water heaters where i live, but i've stayed with several other people that have the "widow makers." I'm praying for y'all! Thanks for keeping us updated with your new experiences!
Really funny even though I still cannot understand why they call it as 'Widow Maker' :)
You are so brave and optimism, wish have a good time at Nicaragua.
Gao Yang at Beijing China
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