08-12-2014, 06:33 AM
Im not sure what i learned!! i was kinda right about feeling 'protected' by the forest. although a couple of my ohias did come down it looks to me as if it was the albaziaz that have caused the most damage elsewhere. i was surprised when i left my little retreat to find that people had boarded up their windows with roofing tin or plywood, We simply shut the curtains when things looked a bit hairy. i think building your cabin with hurricane ties is probably a good idea 
i am glad i am off grid, but i have been glad about that for some time. i do think that these things help bring communities together though. not that i am advocating disaster as a way of increasing your social network, but you can see what i mean. it gives people common ground and the chance of generosity. sometimes i wonder about 'society' even tucked away as we are in hawaii. the storm and other events like it always restore my faith in humanity. there are always such stories of courage and help, and this is no exception. i appreciate all of you, despite not knowing any of you.
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i am glad i am off grid, but i have been glad about that for some time. i do think that these things help bring communities together though. not that i am advocating disaster as a way of increasing your social network, but you can see what i mean. it gives people common ground and the chance of generosity. sometimes i wonder about 'society' even tucked away as we are in hawaii. the storm and other events like it always restore my faith in humanity. there are always such stories of courage and help, and this is no exception. i appreciate all of you, despite not knowing any of you.#10048;
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