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Howard you sure have a way with words! I just read that to my husband whose fear of using catchment was greater than mine and he immediately saw the LIGHT! I guess it will depend on what my research turns up when I visit. It really does put things into perspective because if I find a house, land, and location that I am totally in love with now I do not feel I would immediately discard it because of a catchment system.
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Two things..... One, Is your husband as excited as you to make this BIG move?
Two, Cathie and I just put up our catchment last week at our new house and when it is plumbed and powered up it will be safe to drink with proper maintenance. I know there are those who will disagree about catchment water never being safe but there are a lot of people drinking from them now.
Royall
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Lenny,
I have been visiting the islands since 1991 and have been to many places on this earth but none have affected me quite like Hawai'i.
It's not just the jaw dropping natural beauty that is almost intoxicating but the whole package - the people, the weather, the smells, the sounds (especially in the morning), I could go on and on. I too was trapped on the wheel going 100mph getting nowhere really. More stuff than I needed and the carrot at the end, if you will, was almost always the short time I could spend over here. Now that we have made the move, sliced our annual income to less than half of what we had on the mainland, my only question is, "What the hell was I so afraid of????" THIS is living. I can't empasize the previous sentence strong enough. In spite of popular belief life is not supposed to be a rat race. My advice is put things in place to get the ball rolling. You will need an income and you will need a patient and easy going attitude. If you are a type "A" person, this may be a very difficult transition because few things happen quickly over here. It sounds like you know deep in your soul this is the place for you, therefore it will all work out. As for health issues I believe the two major companies here will fly you to and from HNL to see specialists so you can see good doctors who know their stuff. If you don't expect megamalls and instant gratification and you're top 10 favorite things to do don't include "shopping" (to me that's about as much fun as cleaning out the garage!) then I think you will do just fine over here. I know this is trite but truer words were never spoken: LIFE IS SHORT AND THIS AIN'T NO DRESS REHERSAL! Go for it. Be happy, healthy and live where you know you want to be. Then sit back and just feel the stress fall off of you as your nerves relax and your mind actually has time to think. If you're lucky, you may even experience a minute of boredom! Don't be intimidated by the jealous, in all honesty they wish they had the guts to move to paradise. I wish you and yours the very best and all the luck in the world. Aloha nui loa,
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Aloha,
Yes my husband is extremely excited as well. However, he is the more cautious and planning type. Very careful about every move he makes. I am somewhat the opposite. Although I like to plan and make things safe I tend to be willing to take risks and be spontaneous more than him.
As to the catchment I think we are being quick to judge, but he is afraid (and has made me afraid) of maintenance, water pressure, running out of water, and safety. He had experience drinking rainwater when he was a kid and he said it was horrible. :-) I think it was because it came out of a tank and the filter was a piece of rag tied to the faucet. After Howard’s advice we have opted to keep catchment as an option.
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Aloha Pam,
Your words are music to my ears. Thank you for the encouragement. "the whole package" is exactly what I mean when I say Hawaii is IT. It is almost impossible to focus on one reason why I want to be there. When you think, eat, sleep, breath, talk, and so many other things with Hawaii on your mind you have no choice but to pack up your things and go. I was just telling my husband that no matter what happens I will be there before my B-day in February. I will not celebrate my B-day in the winter. I REFUSE TO! :-)
MAHALO
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Lenny,
Sounds like a good plan to me. Hey, my husbands b.d. is on the 25th. Maybe we can have a dual celebration. Back home (So. Padre Island) we had so many December babies that we had a Sagitariun ball and it was a ball!!! We are looking forward to having you guys as part of the ohana. Aloha,
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Wow mine is on Feb 27th! That sounds like great fun. We are looking forward to being a part of it as well. Thank again for your warm welcome. We appreciate it and it makes taking such a big step feel less lonely. I look forward to keeping in touch.
Mahalo
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Lenny, We rented a house with catchment for 6 mos before buying our house here. We have had homes on private well, and catchment is much easier to maintain, and has a lot less headaches, as there is no well point, the pressure tanks and pumps are smaller and more convieniently located (they do not have to near the work to "lift" the water to the faucet). We did have the water tested, and it was OK, but we also installed the faucet end bio filters we had from our last place (99.99% filter, can get at any of the big chain stores here). You can also fill up water jugs for free at county water stations around the island, or even pay for filtered water at most stores. As a renter, our only maintenance was to check the water level if there was no rain for a week or so, make sure no fixtures were leaking (a toilet flowing or burst washer hose can empty your catchment tank & fill up your waste water in a couple of days, so if you leave for a while, just turn off the power to your water pump!), we also changed the inline filter once a month. If you were an owner, you might make sure that the cover remained in good repair, check the gutters & roof...fairly normal type stuff. Our rental had a huge 13,000 gal tank, and we never used more than 1/3 before the rains came & filled it to overflow, but even if you do run out, there are tanker companies that will fill your tank for about 3 cents per gallon, to get you through to the next rain. Oh, if you do live in a catchment house, the county has some excellent study materials on line.
OK, hopefully you are more at ease on this study subject, now put up your feet, sit back & smile, smell the plumeria blooms on the breeze.....
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Pam,
Thank you for your posting! You made me want to move up my own plans for moving. (First gotta get the house built.)
Aloha,
Rob L
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I have lived in Portland, Oregon for most of my life, and I am really tired of the rain. That is why I prefer the drier west side, as the majority of people do, that is reflected in the higher west side real estate prices. However, maybe the Puna rain is not as cold and dreary as Oregon rain.
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