08-19-2006, 07:08 AM
I just cracked up at this thread! I have been here almost 20 years and every 5-7 years go through this same thing... then I make a big trip back to the mainland (typically Texas, LA, Las Vegas, or SF) and when I arrive home in Hilo I practically kiss the ground.
I thank the powers that be that we have crappy schools, poor health care, traffic on the Keaau-Pahoa Rd, and all the other things complained about above. Why am I thankful? Because otherwise another 100,000 people would move here next year and the year after that.... So tell your friends how horrible the Big Island is..... PLEASE!!!!!!
(and keep the secret of how much aloha is here, how beautiful our oceans are, how special the island is in general!)....
So when people ask me if they should move here, I say "oh no...." with a little smile on my face!
I thank the powers that be that we have crappy schools, poor health care, traffic on the Keaau-Pahoa Rd, and all the other things complained about above. Why am I thankful? Because otherwise another 100,000 people would move here next year and the year after that.... So tell your friends how horrible the Big Island is..... PLEASE!!!!!!
(and keep the secret of how much aloha is here, how beautiful our oceans are, how special the island is in general!)....
So when people ask me if they should move here, I say "oh no...." with a little smile on my face!