02-27-2007, 04:33 PM
Well, up this side of Hilo we don't have rubbish service either, but either direction we drive Hwy 19 we have a transfer point within a few miles. Didn't have garbage service growing up in Maine either, we always went to the dump as a kid.
We also don't have mail delivery in Ninole, but we do have a PO box and a great opportunity to talk story with neighbors if you time it right.
We catch our water off our roof and store in a tank. Growing up, we pumped water out of the ground and stored it a tank - in both cases the toilet flushes and water comes out the faucet. (If I worried about contacts I'd buy a bottle of distilled water).
The sun makes our electricity (sometimes with help from our little Honda), but we are not on Helco's monthly mailing and haven't experienced a power outage due to storm or earthquake.
Our contact with the outside world is dependent on the cellphone gods, but then I remember that before my folks got that 8 party line, we didn't have any phone. We do have wireless broadband for internet and that sure beats the dialup we had in Atlanta, but I use it less.
So I guess life may be tough - even if not in Puna
Somehow I'll struggle through because it does get balanced. I have neighbors who smile when we talk, who care about each other. I can look into the night sky and see a brilliance of stars not seen since a boy. I can marvel at the full moon as it reflects off the vast ocean before me. No matter how much it rains tonight or tomorrow, I know the warmth of the sun is only hours away and when dry enough to mow, I am still in awe that God blessed me with the stewardship of this land.
Geez, I just remembered, the people I meet at the transfer points smile and say "Hi". WOW
Life on the BI.... gotta love it.
David
Ninole Resident
We also don't have mail delivery in Ninole, but we do have a PO box and a great opportunity to talk story with neighbors if you time it right.
We catch our water off our roof and store in a tank. Growing up, we pumped water out of the ground and stored it a tank - in both cases the toilet flushes and water comes out the faucet. (If I worried about contacts I'd buy a bottle of distilled water).
The sun makes our electricity (sometimes with help from our little Honda), but we are not on Helco's monthly mailing and haven't experienced a power outage due to storm or earthquake.
Our contact with the outside world is dependent on the cellphone gods, but then I remember that before my folks got that 8 party line, we didn't have any phone. We do have wireless broadband for internet and that sure beats the dialup we had in Atlanta, but I use it less.
So I guess life may be tough - even if not in Puna
Somehow I'll struggle through because it does get balanced. I have neighbors who smile when we talk, who care about each other. I can look into the night sky and see a brilliance of stars not seen since a boy. I can marvel at the full moon as it reflects off the vast ocean before me. No matter how much it rains tonight or tomorrow, I know the warmth of the sun is only hours away and when dry enough to mow, I am still in awe that God blessed me with the stewardship of this land.Geez, I just remembered, the people I meet at the transfer points smile and say "Hi". WOW
Life on the BI.... gotta love it.
David
Ninole Resident
Ninole Resident