multipurpose building, indeed dacha toilets in russia are mostly outdoors too. and so are toilets in many villages. the further to the north, the more they should move indoors though (?). *And what about keeping the last scraps of soap and boiling them up when you had enough to make a new cake?* haven't heard about that! but i know for sure that there were illegal soap-boilers, at least in the 40s, and they were prosecuted by the government. we had a b&w tv in the 80s. russian color tvs were mostly huge and notorious for blowing up at add moments of watching. just like cell phones are notorious for interfering with health today.
this english gadget looks familiar.
pay phones are about the only thing they have in every village there. for internet, you have the option of GPRS (cheap set-up, expensive traffic) and GPRS+satellite (expensive set-up, cheap traffic). i would prefer to have only the email there, because browsing, blogging and porn really undermine my workflow. and when i say really here i mean really. so i will opt for the slowest and most expensive connection. so, a nice toilet is far moire important! i don't meant to retire completely, though. i'd like to stay in the country for a month or two until i make a good bunch of toys, then move to the town for a month, until i sell them. funny that our new Cold War could (and probably will?) bring an end to my barely-started career: 100% of my customers are from the USA now.
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dacha toilets in russia are mostly outdoors too. and so are toilets in many villages. the further to the north, the more they should move indoors though (?).
*And what about keeping the last scraps of soap and boiling them up when you had enough to make a new cake?*
haven't heard about that! but i know for sure that there were illegal soap-boilers, at least in the 40s, and they were prosecuted by the government.
we had a b&w tv in the 80s. russian color tvs were mostly huge and notorious for blowing up at add moments of watching. just like cell phones are notorious for interfering with health today.
this english gadget looks familiar.
pay phones are about the only thing they have in every village there. for internet, you have the option of GPRS (cheap set-up, expensive traffic) and GPRS+satellite (expensive set-up, cheap traffic). i would prefer to have only the email there, because browsing, blogging and porn really undermine my workflow. and when i say really here i mean really. so i will opt for the slowest and most expensive connection.
so, a nice toilet is far moire important!
i don't meant to retire completely, though. i'd like to stay in the country for a month or two until i make a good bunch of toys, then move to the town for a month, until i sell them. funny that our new Cold War could (and probably will?) bring an end to my barely-started career: 100% of my customers are from the USA now.