1. No one in Bethel takes credit cards. Even the cashiers in restaurants that have those little Visa/Mastercard decals on the windows will look at you in disbelief if you present a card.
  2. No ATM machines in Bethel will actually dispense cash, nor will they tell you that until you’ve spent ten minutes accessing your account (ten minutes spent waiting for the cashier to get off the phone because it shares the same line as the ATM).
  3. Hotels purposefully position televisions and mirrors in such a way that you can watch the television in the mirror while sitting on the toilet.
  4. Given the geometry of any room, the phone jacks for your modem will always be located as far away from any table, chair, or electrical outlet as physically possible.
  5. If you do manage to reach the phone you’re likely to discover that the telephone system is picking up the overpowering FM religious station radio broadcast.