49. A Day with my Host Father

Host father's office with map of the
gas line sin the village on the desk

There are around 300 gas 'splits'
that feed surrounding houses
that must be checked for leaks
once a month

My host father works with for the local natural gas company. He has an office in a city building, which also has the social assistance offices and the library, where he works with two other people. One person helps him with the books and tracks who has paid. The other person helps him regulate the gas and checks where the gas splits off into the homes for problems.

One day I went with him and his field assistant to update and improve the main gas line into the village. We checked the pressure and pored tar around the pipe supports.

Here are some pictures of my host father and his assistant preparing the tar to seat the supports of the natural gas pipes leading into our village.

Main gas line into the village

Host father and assistant pouring tar to seal
the pipeline