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Old 06-22-2011, 04:13 AM   #12778
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But that's the last update from me for a while. I'm spending far too much time here on Mobileread, and I need to take a break for a while.

I'll be back in September, or when I actually finish all the work I should have been doing instead of reading and posting on Mobileread, whichever comes soonest.
Have a good summer and come back to us
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Oh ... Right ... I use my Brita every day



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This is so ubiquitous here that I don't think I've mentioned it...

Do any of you keep charcoal in your water kettles? It's standard practice in Japan to put a couple of sticks of charcoal inside the electric water heaters and in the rice cookers. You can purchase packets with 3-4 sticks, each about 2cmX10cm (1"x4") in 100Yen shops, convenience stores, supermarkets, etc.
I knew that charcoal tablets are advised if you have an excessive flatulence because
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Because charcoal has the ability to absorb impurities and odors from liquids.


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