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Remembering The Water Pump

10 June 2009 By: Marlene19 Comments

old water pump
A very old water pump

I saw this water pump when my colleagues and me were having a trip to an historic island outside Gothenburg. It was there I saw this good old water pump which I thought did not exist in other countries but mine. Somehow, it bended my thoughts back towards the past. In a village where I lived, there were water pumps in almost all residents’ lot. The water pumps were smaller than this one though. Some were built higher as this one, some were low. I remember ours were built low so my Mama and Papa had to bend while pumping. The water from the pump was used for laundry, dish washing and bath. But it wasn’t suitable for drinking for obvious reasons. We used to buy drinking water from a store that was subscribed to the National Water and Sewerage System. That time, not all households could subscribe to the system because of limited area coverage.

But times are changing and the water system has reached the households,even in far-flung areas. Not one of my nephews and nieces has seen a water pump and they will never see any while they grow up. I don’t know what happened to that water pump when we moved out from the village. But if I’d lived there till the present times, I’d certainly let it stay and stain where it was standing and would tell memories of it to my grand nieces and nephews.

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Celeste says

    10 June 2009 at 23:08

    We have at least 2 of those near me. I live in a farming area and they are still in use.

    Celeste’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2009 at 00:01

      Oh, good to know, Celeste. I wish I could still see a water pump in my place.

      Reply
  2. Vicki says

    11 June 2009 at 01:35

    My mom had one of those in her garden when I was growing up. Great pic!

    Vicki’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2009 at 00:02

      Those were the times. It’s great we had seen how our parents lived before.

      Reply
  3. Snow says

    11 June 2009 at 06:12

    I love water pump. I used to fetch water sa poso. ^_^

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2009 at 00:09

      I’ve lived with it and sooo liked it, too. Bomba ang tawag sa amin sa Davao, hehee!

      Reply
      • Amor says

        12 June 2009 at 18:54

        Bomba din ang tawag sa amin nyan. Umiigib din kami ng tubig noon sa poso or bomba, medyo malayo layo pa nga ang lalakarin before we could reach the water pump. Maganda ring exercise, hehe.
        [rq=6354,0,blog][/rq]Outdoor Fun

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        • Marlene says

          14 June 2009 at 02:35

          Hehee, bomba din pala ang tawag nito sa inyo. Oo nga, exercise sa paa at braso pagbitbit ng inigib. 🙂

          Reply
  4. Nick Phillips says

    11 June 2009 at 06:44

    Now that is one classic water pump I haven’t seen in ages 😀

    Nick Phillips’s last blog post..A Walk In Nature …

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2009 at 00:03

      Too classic that the island did not remove it, hehee!

      Reply
  5. blinkky says

    11 June 2009 at 17:54

    Those looks really classic. I think there’s still people using the water pump.

    blinkky’s last blog post..Human Calendar For Your Blog

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2009 at 00:04

      Yes, sure there is, especially those places far from the city.

      Reply
  6. TorAa says

    11 June 2009 at 22:52

    Oh yeah,
    I remember.
    Look at the design.
    Magnificant.
    I miss that style.
    Thankd for sharing such a beauty
    [rq=3608,0,blog][/rq]Wordless Wednesday – 2009-06-10

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2009 at 00:05

      TorAa, thanks for dropping by. It’s an old design of the pump.

      Reply
  7. Make Money from Blogging says

    13 June 2009 at 15:42

    If i travel Across 100 Km towards my native place, i can still be able to taste the sweetness of Water Pump Water.
    Lucky Me

    – Shanker Bakshi

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      14 June 2009 at 02:38

      Oh, that’s far away to travel and you drink from the pump, too. The water must be clear and clean in your native place.

      Reply
  8. Seth Gold says

    23 June 2017 at 19:32

    It’s funny, but I was just thinking along these same lines. How many popular inventions have came and gone that some people will never know about, just like this water pump. Truly, we have it so easy today and kids should appreciate things more. We all should.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      26 June 2017 at 21:14

      Oh, I agree. I was so glad when I saw this pump ’cause I thought it was only in my homeland that it existed but it seemed it was everywhere. 🙂

      Reply

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