I back.
One new mod idea as well. Which Im not telling you. But I do need help, so I might tell one or two of you unless my dad lends me his computer.
Anyway, did you know the price of Ethanol in Brazil is somewhere in the range of 60 US cents per liter? Which unless my math, memory, or calculator is wrong, means that its about 15 cents per gallon. The US is getting totally ripped off. But then again, we don't have cars that run on any amount of Ethanol or Petroleum combined. Go Flex!
Also, water systems are odd. Even most modern buildings (including apartments) keep water stored at the top in a hidden (or not) tub or large container. It never gets cold enough to freeze, so it doesn't matter to store it like that as it would in the US. Also, it means in apartments if you clog a toilet all the toilets on the same line up to the top floor are clogged as well.
And its easier too, since the piping system is much smaller than in the US and apparently cant take more than a few pieces of toilet paper.Also, there is no hot water. The only hot water is in the shower. There is a little knob on the shower head that sets temperature (cold, hot, super hot) and has a very visible electric flash on the inside of the device when you change it. I later found out that they run an arc through the water, which heats it up as it goes out the shower head. Doesn't seem very safe, but it has a strange property of making the shower colder the more you turn the knob to let water out. Its searing hot when you just drip it out and ice cold when you full blast it. It also explains why there was a knob you couldn't touch in my grandma's old house while showering unless you wanted a funny buzzing feeling and a numb hand for an hour.
Anyway, Im back for a week before I go off to Maryland (will have internet and possibly Xbox). So, see you around on AIM, the Forums, the IRC room, and hopefully on XBL for some of you.
