Being the FNG

[Wuzzerdad]

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Originally posted by pahoated

You said you are going to start out in Leilani Estates? Here is a recent video of some of your neighbors. They managed to get the mayor, the fire department, the police department and several others out to their community center:

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2012/0...d-in-puna/

Leilani Estates seems to be more tightly connected than the other developments and they have more community events. They are also slotted to get a upgraded community center as an emergency response area. It is a very rural area, as most of Puna is, and since it is so far from town, it's mostly retired or second career folk.

There are a lot of rough areas and there are a lot of scams and scammers on the BI. You have to be careful. But, in comparison to what is going on with the mainland where a random shooter killing several doesn't make as much news as Kim Kardashian's dress splitting or the latest boo-boo from Honey Boo-Boo, it is very benign. A lot of stealing, burglaries and a few muggings, a lot of domestic violence, crazy horrific car wrecks, all this still a few notches down from the mainland.

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[] I watched the video completely, and your pols must have taken lessons from the current batch we have...

I had a friend die from H2S exposure at a Waste Water treatment plant, (Papio WWT Plant near Omaha NE, for Omaha) it was a fast and painless death, as far as dying goes (I hear)

I worked at that plant another year (electrician) installing H2S alarm and ventillation systems after the initial contract was completed, and it seemed they actually were concerned for everybodies safety, I would like to go back there, or make an inquiry if they have kept up on the monitoring, I think I will do that today. That will make somebodies day I am sure, []

As far as Leilani Estates, a lot depends on my sister, she would sell me the property at the brother rate, and it would be very reasonable compared, but it would need a total makeover. It is not bad, but it is almost 30 years old. It was pretty tacky last time I stayed there in the 80's...It has been rented since 93, every time I am in Hawaii I go by and report to her what I can see, and she get's $800 or so a month I believe, It's kinda small, but I liked it and the location. Last time the tenents had tie-dye sheets for curtains, and 5-6 rusted out cars, but that's Hawaii, and part of that is just culture. Hell, I would drive a rusted out car at some point, because when I buy a car, I am usually the last owner before it goes to the Junk Yard, or get's sold for $300-$500 at the most. She has never had any trouble getting the rent, just a couple of times over the years, so these folks are fine, they have been there 9 years now. So I would hate to screw up a good thing for them or her.

Probably would have to think about it long and hard, she pays a manager to look after it, quite a bit of money it seems to me, which she would let me have for doing the same thing, so it could be extra income for me too....I do want an acre or so of land too, as I will bring a few wienerdogs with me and want them to have room to poop on their own property. I know the requirements to bring dogs,an old student who worked for me at the University is a Vet, and he is on the BI also. Native Hawaiian, nice guy and we stay close. Great Vet, small animals, lizzards and birds. He is missed, he interned at our Vet's office here in Iowa for 3 years before he headed back home.[8D]

Crime....we have meth here...lot's of it...enough said, however we do not lock our house often, our neighbors watch out for each other, and I am sure the perps are very aware of the expected outcome if they were to make a mistake and think they could get away with any crap. Hope it would be the same in Hawaii, but I know that may not be the case. [V]Weed...Packalo, is that the right word? anyway, I don't think it should be illegal, at least not any more than alcohol is illegal, I say smoke it until you pass out, but stay out of driving vehicles, and since there are tests to detect it now, let's tax it and get it over with. [:p] But until then...Oh well...

Gotta Go guys...Tell me more please![]

I am a good neighbor, and for what it's worth I would say most folks are too.[]

And something to do.



Rick