02-07-2015, 06:29 AM
Just be careful for what you wish for.
As far as wishing for more or less development, I don't have an opinion because, honestly, I'm not in a position to affect it one way or the other.
As far as my mainland background goes, this is what I posted previously in another topic:
The place I moved away from had no big box stores. You could buy a house at the time I left for under $20,000. Gas is now $1.50 a gallon cheaper there than it is in Hilo. I didn't lock my house doors, or car doors. When on rare occasion there was a robbery, we talked about it for a week or longer, in disbelief.
That's the mainland too.
As far as wishing for more or less development, I don't have an opinion because, honestly, I'm not in a position to affect it one way or the other.
As far as my mainland background goes, this is what I posted previously in another topic:
The place I moved away from had no big box stores. You could buy a house at the time I left for under $20,000. Gas is now $1.50 a gallon cheaper there than it is in Hilo. I didn't lock my house doors, or car doors. When on rare occasion there was a robbery, we talked about it for a week or longer, in disbelief.
That's the mainland too.
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves