I am a serial toilet clogger

  Paros, Greece
Friday, July 7, 2006

So in Turkey and Greece I have seen signs that say "don't flush toilet paper down the toilet" I have pretty much attributed the sign to bad english thinking they meant don't flush paper towels and women's products down the toilets (like the signs you see in the US in certain spots)... after all why wouldn't you be able to flush wimpy toilet paper down the toilet? Well apparently I was wrong and you are NOT supposed to flush toilet paper (yes "used" toilet paper does not go in the toilet) down and instead you are supposed to put it in the trash cans that they supply next to the toilet. Its kind of a nasty thought to think that everyone else has their "used" toilet paper in that same toilet, kind of a smelly thing. So at some point I realized this and decided it was stupid and that I would continue to flush my paper down the toilet, fuck the system. I finally asked someone and they said that it totally screws up the sewer system and fucks all kinds of shit up (literally). So although I haven't clogged any toilets up yet, I find it kind of humorous to think of my wimpy toilet paper causing all kinds of trouble in these towns that I have been travelling through the past few weeks. Wonder if its causing some poor guy to have a really crappy day (literally haha). So I guess I am a serial toilet clogger.



In Paros now staying with a local Greek, Miriam, that Miranda knows from her choir group in NYC. So we got the local tour of the island which was pretty sweet. The island is totally different than the other islands, seems more down to earth and typical greek life style. Miriam is a crazy driver, I don't think I have been in a car where we have almost hit so many non-moving cars (we literally missed several cars by what felt like millimeters). Also, Miranda totally wiped out today walking down the streets of this small town Lefkes because her flip-flops apparently don't grip Greek marble floors, it was pretty fucking funny.

Gorski, Mir and I decided that you would be really weirded out if you saw how we were interacting.