What did you do today....other than work on your car!?

[MarPar]

I've made that trip 80-90 times and it doesn't get any easier.

 

[Richard Cranium]

That's nothing going out. Wait till you fly back east, that time change will seem like a week without sleep. Just fair warning. I've made that trip 80-90 times and it doesn't get any easier.

I've heard that also.

It's about 4:00 am as I type this which is about 10:00 am EST. The 11 1/2 hour flight was loooong, especially when Hawaiian Air screwed up our seats. We paid for extra comfort, but they stuck us in economy .... and it looks like they have us placed there on the trip back too. Doing some sight seeing for the next three days, then getting on the boat for a week on Saturday. The temperature and breeze are awesome! However, the amount of bums hanging out just off the beach is staggering, but at least it's offset by the amount of bikini clad women on the beach. I thought the bum population San Francisco was bad when we were there 6 years ago, but this is far worse. Of course it's gotten worse across the entire US since then.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

That estimate may be a little conservative too. 28 years working out there, with 3-5 trips a year average.

Probably the aging factor makes the return trip seem harder over the years?

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I've heard that also.

It's about 4:00 am as I type this which is about 10:00 am EST. The 11 1/2 hour flight was loooong, especially when Hawaiian Air screwed up our seats. We paid for extra comfort, but they stuck us in economy .... and it looks like they have us placed there on the trip back too. Doing some sight seeing for the next three days, then getting on the boat for a week on Saturday. The temperature and breeze are awesome! However, the amount of bums hanging out just off the beach is staggering, but at least it's offset by the amount of bikini clad women on the beach. I thought the bum population San Francisco was bad when we were there 6 years ago, but this is far worse. Of course it's gotten worse across the entire US since then.

If you were gonna be a homeless bum would you rather be huddled in a cardboard box on a snow covered sidewalk in Chicago trying to keep warm? Or down by the beach in Waikiki? They're homeless, not completely stupid...

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

I've heard that also.

It's about 4:00 am as I type this which is about 10:00 am EST. The 11 1/2 hour flight was loooong, especially when Hawaiian Air screwed up our seats. We paid for extra comfort, but they stuck us in economy .... and it looks like they have us placed there on the trip back too. Doing some sight seeing for the next three days, then getting on the boat for a week on Saturday. The temperature and breeze are awesome! However, the amount of bums hanging out just off the beach is staggering, but at least it's offset by the amount of bikini clad women on the beach. I thought the bum population San Francisco was bad when we were there 6 years ago, but this is far worse. Of course it's gotten worse across the entire US since then.

I can only imagine how its changed on Oahu over the years. I think the last time I was there was early 2000's (went to the Pro Bowl in '02) and it was WAY to crowded for me even then. Can't imagine how bad it is now.

I spent most of my time on Kauai. It was incredibly nice back then, not many tourists and traffic was very light, seemed like we had the island to ourselves. But that got noticeably more congested as the 28 years went by. But compared to Oahu, it is still the place to go.

Also spent some time on the Big Island (Hawaii) and on Maui. Both have different things to offer and are worth the trip. Maui was much worse traffic wise, similar to Oahu but not quite as bad.

Now, time for you to start posting those "butt floss" pics!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Now, time for you to start posting those "butt floss" pics!

Don't worry, I will get some. Got to snap them when Submit's not by my side.

 

[YY1]

You flew the wrong way.

Fly East next time.

You'll feel like you're ahead and get up early!

 

[Fran Blacker]

That's nothing going out. Wait till you fly back east, that time change will seem like a week without sleep. Just fair warning. I've made that trip 80-90 times and it doesn't get any easier.

One way to combat Jet lag on return is taking a sleep aid. I waited until the plane was in the air for 20 mins or so took a pill. Don't want to take to soon and plane turns around. Took a pill after take off woke up 45 mins outside Chicago.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Kauai is great if you like to street deserted by 8pm... It's beautiful & peaceful... Zero night life.. And Chickens... Lots & lots of chickens.... Homeless aught to move there, plenty of chickens to eat....

Maui is a nice place, quieter than Oahu but livelier than Kauai...

Oahu is best visited long enough to see Pearl Harbor & Diamond Head then get out... Waikiki is like living in LA.. To much traffic, to many ******** & I'd rather be somewhere else...

Big Island I like, it's got different areas, some are quiet, some are lively.. The volcano can be cool to watch but it can also devour homes.....

All the Islands are beautiful & have plenty to offer...

 

[themechanic]

Don't worry, I will get some. Got to snap them when Submit's not by my side.

Yep

 

[Richard Cranium]

Now, time for you to start posting those "butt floss" pics!

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

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Uuhhhhh......, thanks,.......I guess?

 

[Richard Cranium]

 

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[themechanic]

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Mrs. Cranium must be elsewhere at the moment.

 

[Budnicks]

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[dadsbee]

Retrieved about 6 yards of my property tax money off the road and got rid of the boards in front of my doors...

Had pavement quoted last week at $140K + tx so that ain't happening anytime soon...

 

[cosgig]

I’ve been doing a little lighting project. Next will be the niches in the showers.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Climbed up and down a big rock this morning.