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No heating bills, the rain, soft breezes,kindred spirits,hiking in the forests and ravines,growing and eating my favorite fruit,pinapples!! Lots of space to breath! Oh so much more....
Lika
"To err is human, to forgive divine"
Lika
"To err is human, to forgive divine"
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Running into the same people I've seen for years, running into new people (none of these truly "running into" -- I'm against auto or pedestrian accidents). That old Japanese lady that I see in Pahoa town (she lives near you, doesn't she Rob?). The artwork at places like Wailoa Center, EHCC, Volcano Arts Center, etc. The sheer beauty of Red Road (yeah, I know it ain't red anymore -- anyone else remember how the County offered red paint to make it red again and no one would do it?).
Oh, so much.
John Dirgo, R, ABR, e-PRO
Aloha Coast Realty, LLC
808-987-9243 cell
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"LOL.... its not Dallas".
LOL.. I'll best ya Jon... It aint Texas! Helloo.. a hundred and freakin three degrees today.. [:0]
Blessings,
dave
"I'm not as good as I once was.. but I'm as good once, as I ever was" George Straight
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
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As a Recovering Texan, I can add a few things that the Big Island is lacking that make it attractive. These would include rattlesnakes, sandstorms (windy days at Hapuna Beach don't count,) higher property taxes, the frequently mentioned extreme heat, voters who would still probably go for Bush if given another chance, and a muddy ocean. I might have added drunk cowboys, but I've spotted some of those near Waimea, and besides, they can be fun under the right circumstances.
Cheers,
Jerry
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That from my kitchen window I can get a glimpse of the ocean and from my back lanai I can watch the sky change color over the mountain in the evening....
That a girl from South Carolina feels just as much at home here as I did in my small community on the East Coast--even down to the quirky neighbors who have become across-the-fence friends....
That I can be in Pahoa one day for work or play and then in Waimea the next. Or at the beach on the Kohala coast and then back to the comfort of the rain in Hilo....
That I can grow things in my 'garden'. Ti trees are very forgiving! And we have fresh oranges for the taking....
Variety, diversity, the natural beauty...the list could go on and on!
Cynthia
Cynthia Hoskins, R(S)
Cell: 808 443-6564
Clark Realty Corporation
99 Aupuni St Hilo, HI
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quote: Originally posted by Dave M
"LOL.... its not Dallas".
LOL.. I'll best ya Jon... It aint Texas! Helloo.. a hundred and freakin three degrees today.. [:0]
Blessings,
dave
Sorry, Dave, Dallas is not Texas, Dallas is a suburb of LA. and NY. if it was closer to the border the rest of Texas would kick it out of the state.
Transplanted Texan
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I do not believe that America is better than everybody else...
America "IS" everybody else.
The Wilder Side Of Hawaii
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quote: Originally posted by JerryCarr
As a Recovering Texan, I can add a few things that the Big Island is lacking that make it attractive. These would include rattlesnakes, sandstorms (windy days at Hapuna Beach don't count,) higher property taxes, the frequently mentioned extreme heat, voters who would still probably go for Bush if given another chance, and a muddy ocean. I might have added drunk cowboys, but I've spotted some of those near Waimea, and besides, they can be fun under the right circumstances.
Cheers,
Jerry
Wow you got it bad...
if you want to start a thread about what's good or bad about Texas I could add a bunch...
as for Bush... he has done well for Texas and me, so I guess I am the Bush boat.
Jon. Not a Recovering Texan
Transplanted Texan
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I do not believe that America is better than everybody else...
America "IS" everybody else.
The Wilder Side Of Hawaii
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That which I see, hear, touch, taste, smell...
...sights, sounds, feelings, fruits, fragrances...
...green trees, crashing waves, easy friendship, natural nutrition, pikake and puakinekine...
This island, where, in Kalapana in 1974, first I saw, heard, felt, tasted, and inhaled... it makes my heart sing...like a lover...
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
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Everyone of the things that you like about the Big Island has made the new Adventure for me a reality. I can't wait to get there... its only a few weeks away. James here is a pic of me in 1978 at Kalapana Beach. Those were the days my friend !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/area53/page5/
See you all soon.
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I like the black against the blue
The green against the black
And that bubble butted Kehena boy
Gives me a heart attack
I like Sharkey’s on the lanai
And the ghost in my ohana
When he drove that Hummer off the cliff
They said “He’s a gonna”
I like Pele though she’s scary
As she steams, blows and sizzles
I like passionfruit margaritas
With a really pretty swizzle
But most of all I like it
When a contractor shows up on time
It shouldn’t be a big deal
But to me it’s just sublime
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