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After 20+ years of living here I pretty must adjusted but I do miss the culinary variaties of the mainland, like Greek, Indian, Spanish, etc. restaurants.
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My take on this is more like DanielP's: I came from a very rural place in northernmost Idaho and I do miss the laid-back, country feeling we used to have.
I miss the quiet, open spaces. ~ We hear the noise from Kahakai Blvd & the renters across the street. Not used to that.
I miss my old flower-vegie-herb garden of 30 years, and the lilac hedge I planted from little sticks in the ground. It grew to 10 feet tall, thick & lush & full of blooms in the springtime and bird nests all summer. I miss the springtime bulbs. ~ I'm still learning to garden here, with varying success. It's fun and it's frustrating, both.
I miss seeing hawks & eagles soaring above, elk & deer grazing at dusk. ~ It took a year or so to stop looking out the window for a glimpse, but we are delighted to have a family of I'o out back!
Obvious to those who know me, I miss my kids. No way around that. I would be missing them wherever we lived; they grew up, dang it! I miss the grandkiddos, too.
I miss our excellent little bookstore.
I don't miss the -20 temps, or the 100+ temps in the summertime.
I don't miss the lack of fresh foodstuffs year-round.
I don't miss being so far from the ocean.
I don't miss looking over my shoulder for cougars or grizz.
I don't miss the small-mindedness of a very small town & county.
All in all, I wouldn't go back, but we do keep our eyes open for a quieter spot here.
aloha, Liz
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There's just too many good things about Hawai'i that I love to mention. There are so few things on the mainland that I miss. I do miss the variety and the low prices of wood for my woodshop, or the selection of nice glass for doing any stained glass work. Of the few things that I miss, the biggest is affordable shipping from one state to the other. I'm tired of hearing "Hawai'i isn't part of the US!"
PS. So Dan, I take it you won't be coming to Scuba Sunday?? LOL!
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Things I miss...Olive Garden Restaurant, Sizzler.
Things I don't Miss....The cold,the snow, the traffic.
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hmm. we moved from kailua, o'ahu. people might think that we can't relate to this topic. the list is short, but here it is:
missing: 1) good restaurant food 2) shopping at the mall.
not missing: 1) traffic 2) noise
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maybe you bumped into renee? she was a shuttle bus driver for dollar rent a car for 6 or 7 years. she didn't have a lot of energy, though--was her mother's primary caregiver for as many years, but did enjoy talking with everyone.
things that we have come to appreciate here on the BI:
1. slower pace
2. inner peace
3. friends that we've met here
4. starlit skies so bright and breathtaking
5. exploring
6. the whales, dolphins and turtles
life is good...........
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OMG!
Macuu- This I think is a no brainer, I'd give up Olive Garden and Sizzler in a heartbeat for Huli Huli Chicken, and a Peaberry Kona coffee every morming, also give up the mailand for as Robguz said for 3/$1.00 Papayas instead of 1/$3.00
KeaauRich- I think Da Kine "Super Sweet" corn you can get at the little farmers market there in Keaau rivals many corns from even the cornbelt. Just MHO ;-)
fact is I'd give up most things here in Northern CA for a chance to live permanently in HPP, where my heart and soul resided if not the body ;-)
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Things I don't miss are traffic of course (and especially that 405 past Mulholland Drive in either direction!), pollution - I swear it was just awful in Arizona AND in Los Angeles 20 years ago it was bad!!
I DO miss carne asada burritos from our favorite local place in Arizona;
Riding my Harley in Sedona, Arizona (I let it go before we moved here);
I can live without Olive Garden but sure do think about it sometimes (the salad and breadsticks...yum); and
Our kids.
Carrie
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quote:
Originally posted by macuu222
Things I miss...Sizzler.
I guess you haven't been here long enough, we used to have a Sizzler in Kona, they just didn't make it! It used to be in the parking lot of KTA on Palani Road.
Aloha,
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I understand Macuu.....I miss Applebee's!!
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