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ShinyDiscoBall

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  1. That other thread those kind people at the British Potato Society started just got me thinking....

     

    I've never seen any drunken brawls here in Japan - ever. Not once. I don't frequent Roppongi, and other main entertainment areas here so I don't know if anything like that goes down. It sure doesn't where I have been.

     

    Is there any/much fighting going on? (Coming from England where there is often a fight late night in clubbing areas, I'm interested to know..)

  2. Found this:

     

    Q

    How about solid waste?

     

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    There are different methods of disposing of solid human waste. And, in some areas, there are restrictions governing the disposal. For example, on a river trip through a popular spot like the Grand Canyon or Canyonlands, you’ll be required to carry along a special bucket or porta-potty to use while on the river, then dispose of properly afterwards in a disposal site. If you’re traveling with an outfitter, he will take care of supplying the equipment and then disposing of your group’s deposits. If traveling alone, the onus is on you.

     

    If you’re climbing high, glaciated mountains, the common practice is to make a common privy by digging a hole in the ice and lining it with a plastic trash bag, then jettisoning full bags into a crevasse.

     

    In the wilderness, the accepted procedure is to carry a small trowel with you so that you can dig a hole. We’re not talking a big hole, just about six or eight inches, where the most effective enzymes for breaking down excrement exist. It’s important to pick a spot where your feces will not become washed into any waterway. The best soils are dry to somewhat moist, preferably with some natural debris covering it (leaves, twigs).

     

    Take a stick with you and stir the excrement to mix it with particles of soil before you bury it. This will speed up the process of decomposition.

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