Got water?

Water went out yesterday for about 8 hours. Luckily enough its back today. We were washing our hands with bottled water and contemplating if we were going to need to bathe in the pool the next day. Even more disturbing is the 300 dollar water bill we got this week. My neighbors average monthly water bill is 20 dollars, so needless to say we think there is an error. It is being investigated on "island time." But I certainly will be paying for it on "island time" as well.
Luckily enough we got temporary plates this week so we were able to put those on our car instead of the W's we were using (W for "waiting"). You see the St Maarten government makes you get new plates every year and changes the color. Somehow someone at the top must have forgotten and said "oh its that time again we better make some new plates." So despite being the same time every year, we have yet to see 2009 plates.
My second block of exams is next Monday so I have been studying hard. It is hard to do because it is very nice and sunny out everyday.
Hope everyone back home is surviving the hard economical climate. Obama and the "liberal" congress are getting you some help. The republicans, Fox News, and good ole Rush seem to think the system isn't broken and that we just need tax breaks. However the near 10% of the country without jobs may feel a little differently. Thank god change has come.