-=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Nancy Backus on 08-07-05  19:34 <=-   
      
    NB> I've heard that just about everything in Japan is smaller sized,   
    NB> including the hotel rooms...  :)   Hubby was there on a business trip   
    NB> some years ago.  Things have* to be smaller there, to cram everything   
    NB> such a small space...  ;)   
      
    CS> Yup.  Smaller but not less functional. One neat gadget is a countertop   
    CS> dishwasher you fill with 1/2 galling water and a bit of dishwashing   
    CS> soap tha  then cleans the dishes. Little drain at the bottom leads to   
    CS> the sink.  It's not  much bigger than a drying rack for dishes.  They   
    CS> have models that use 4 C cell  batteries if you do not have an outlet.   
      
   That sounds like something that could be useful camping, too.  :)  Of   
   course, you couldn't wash really big dishes or pots in it, I guess... :)   
      
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