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Skriven 2007-07-08 12:14:16 av hap newsom
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Hawayan Eyelands
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Hey Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  hn> We had a little hole in the wall Hawaiian place that had great 
Kailua
-> ->  hn> pork....but last time I drove by there it was not there...sigh!
-> 
-> -> agreed------sigh!
-> 
->  hn> Anne and I were both a bit dissappointed when it dissappeared! We
->  hn> didn't get there often but it was a special treat when we did.
-> 
-> We've had that feeling from time to time with places we've enjoyed.
-> Some of them have gone after we've moved on but come back to visit so 
we
-> weren't aware of their demise.  Some morph into other places; a not too
-> bad (a bit upscale than chian) steak house in Sierra Vista called "The
-> Beef Baron" (or "Cafe Boef" by us) changed into a Chinese eatery (one of
-> now several within a short distance) in Sierra Vista.
-> 
It's sad but it happens (sigh).

-> ->  hn> 2 1/2 feet of the floor. I really loved that house and if I'd had
the
-> 
-> -> Sounds nice; they don't build them like that any more.  You would be
-> -> surprised at how much of the land is developed now--not neccessarily 
for
-> -> the better.
->  hn> ->
->  hn> Yup, all the wood for this one was brought around the horn from the
->  hn> eastern US and it even had a "widow's walk" around the top of the
->  hn> roof! What a
->  hn> shame for it to be torn down for any reason  much less for another
->  hn> Haole hangout!
-> 
-> And that's what Turtle Bay is turning into--the North Shore version of
-> Ko'Olina.
-> 
How tragically sad, to destroy the very thing that inspired you to come in the 
first place.
-> 
-> ->  hn> chance to buy that one I'd probably still be in it (grin). As it is
it
-> ->  hn> was torn down to make way (I think) for Del (destructo) Webb's
-> ->  hn> Northshore biggie. Sometimes progress isn't the best thing.
->  hn> ->
-> -> And they're trying to get more developments in that area.  Ko Olina on
-> -> the west side is another big development for those with more money 
than
-> -> anything else.
->  hn> ->
->  hn> Pretty soon the entire Island will be one be tourist trap....then
->  hn> there'll be no
-> 
->  hn> real reason to go there at all anymore....Hawaii will have been
->  hn> replaced with "beautifully landscaped grounds" and "gardens like
->  hn> paradise".
-> 
-> On Oahu, no doubt but on most of the other islands, less of a chance.  I
-> could see a Moonscape theme park on the Big Island tho. (G)
-> 
They could certainly get away with it there!

->  hn> Brings to mind the old Joni Mitchell song "they paved paradise and put
->  hn> up a parking lot"!
-> 
-> And call it progress! (G)
-> 
Not me!

-> -> rack after supper clean up.
-> 
->  hn> With just the two of us we don't make a big mess very often and it
->  hn> doesn't take a whole lot of work to stay on top of it....most of the
->  hn> time (grin)!
-> 
-> If I get a good head of steam going in the kitchen, who knows what is
-> liable to emerge, with who knows how many dirty dishes in its wake.
-> 
Well that does happen here too...but my kitchen is so small that cleanup has 
to happen as I go along!

-> -> -> Yes, but I never found out where the money was that we saved.
-> 
-> ->  hn> Some of em may be Karma Koins (grin)
-> 
-> -> Who knows at this point?  BTW, found my Washington state quarter 
today.
-> -> Figures--we were on the western part of the US when they started 
being
-> -> issued; now that we're back east, the western states are coming out.
->  hn> ->
->  hn> I never pay attention to them....they've produced so many of em that
->  hn> there's really no collector value to em other than that of simply
-> 
-> I'm just saving one of state--and the Lewis & Clark nickel series with
-> both mint marks.  Just something else to add to my oddiments of coins
-> collection.
-> 
-> 
->  hn> having them.....on the other hand I'd love to find a 1916 (D) dime!
-> 
-> What's the signifigance of that one?
-> 
It's very rare and very valuable!

-> BTW, I'll be putting Fido on pause, probably Monday night for 3 weeks.
-> 
Have fun! We'll see you when you get back!
chat with you soon
hap 
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