My shower is trying to kill me

For some unknown reason the pipes in the sink and shower in my house electrocute all those who have the nerve to use them. This is not so with the toilet, who shows considerably more constraint and humility, and does not in fact electrocute you. The sinks are only mildly cross when you use them and therefore you receive only a gentle buzz of current. The shower on the other hand, becomes enraged at the very moment your hand nears the knob. Using some kind of towel of cloth to turn on the water seems to only make matters worse. Today though I must have angered it because I swear it jumped out of the wall to attack me. Normally the electric jolt is bearable for the couple seconds your hand is gripping the knob. Today though it saw me coming and decided to change our dynamic. In the end I won and the oh so proud shower was defeated. Now you may ask, ‘why Julie does your shower electrocute you?’ I really could not answer that, and neither could my host mother when I asked. She simply shrugged and moved on. So I will simply shrug and continue to battle the arrogant plumbing. Next time on ‘Julie battles Kenyan amenities: The electricity that never was….’