dude.. gas is stuipd expensive.. they were showing gas in GA was $6.. crazy.. well, we drove up to okc last night and then drive the rest of the way today.. 11 hr's in the car.. each way! we race tonight 9:30 on a super short course.. it'll be FAST! we've got some pretty rad host housing.. the in-laws of the promoter. the first time I stayed in host housing was in south carolina. bret and I were traveling with the mathis brothers team. we got to the host housing around 3am. as soon as we walked in the door, bret had to use the bathroom. it was late so I sat down to watch tv. about ten minutes later, i hear the toilet flush... about 10 times! about 30 seconds later, bret walks out shaking his head. "toilet's clogged" he says.. i immediately die laughing. "what are we going to do?", don't know dude. maybe we should check the other bathrooms for a plunger.. bad idea, it's 3am.. would you want some strange guys walking around your house at the hour? i guess not.. we both sit in silence for several minutes contemplating our next move... about this time bret begins to take his oakley watch and rings off... "desperate times call for desperate measures" he says... and he heads into the bathroom. i'm stunned.. i sit there for a second thinking about what he just said. i jump to my feet and head torwards the bathroom. as I walk around the corner, i find bret hugging the toilet with his right arm and his left arm is submerged past his elbow... WOW... i fell to the floor laughing... laughing harder than I ever have... EVER! he did unclog the toilet.. so next time you see him.. make sure you call him "the snake".... the human plumber snake. enough for now.. later gators. -surFnick