Often times it's easy to focus on the negatives in life. So today when I was flipping back through some of my pictures, I thought I should share one of the ways Uganda is progressing. Back in the day (2 years ago) the road between Kampala and Mbarara was terrible. It has improved dramatically much to everyone's delight.
It may not look amazing to you, but there are lines! In one section there is even a guard rail. We joke that it feels like we're driving down Hwy 287 towards Amarillo, but then we see these crossing the road and are quickly reminded that we live in Africa!
Too cool! Other fun things are some of the signs we see. These made us glance a second time.
This made me stop and think, "Surely they meant to write 'flammable'". Wouldn't "inflammable" mean the opposite of flammable? I looked it up in the dictionary and it means easily inflamed. Which makes sense since it's a truck full of petrol. It's apparently a word used in the UK and reminds us of the strong British influence here.
Joel and the kids thought this sign was hilarious. Read it quickly first and don't look too close.
They thought it read "HIGHWAY TAKEAWAY For Fart Foods" but it really says, "For Fast Foods". It was worth a chuckle and since this is where 1 of the 2 adequate restroom facilities along the 4 hour trip to Kampala can be found, we see it almost every time. It's the little things in life that drive us crazy and make us smile.
This made me stop and think, "Surely they meant to write 'flammable'". Wouldn't "inflammable" mean the opposite of flammable? I looked it up in the dictionary and it means easily inflamed. Which makes sense since it's a truck full of petrol. It's apparently a word used in the UK and reminds us of the strong British influence here.
They thought it read "HIGHWAY TAKEAWAY For Fart Foods" but it really says, "For Fast Foods". It was worth a chuckle and since this is where 1 of the 2 adequate restroom facilities along the 4 hour trip to Kampala can be found, we see it almost every time. It's the little things in life that drive us crazy and make us smile.
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