08-19-2007, 01:32 PM
Whew. My (admittedly unsolicited) advice?
Enjoy the moment, All.
And relax.
We (in the vicinity of Kilauea) have all got a far greater chance of being launched into the Great Unknown by a clogged artery in our heads/legs/hearts than we'll ever have being swallowed up by Pele.
Whatever's gonna happen with her lava's gonna happen with her lava. But I'll bet you your house, your lot, your mutual funds, and your off-shore oil-rigs that not a single one of us is gonna just plain up and die as a result of lava.
Now.
That said.
All bets are off for anyone straight downhill from Mauna Loa or Hualalai.
That is one steep high-speed incline/(decline). Wouldn't suprise me in the slightest if people lost it in their sleep and/or SUVs on that side one day down the line.
It's all a crap shoot, folks.
You can play the game in Minnesota (and die of a stroke shoveling snow), Memphis (and die of heatstroke within sight of a 5-star hotel), or geeez...I dunno....Iraq.
Keep your wits about you, decide what's/who's most important to you on a moment to moment basis, and hmmm...I dunno...heed Mitzi's wise advice regarding being as sizzlingly sweet as one can possibly be to one's planetmates.
Can't hurt.
Enjoy the moment, All.
And relax.
We (in the vicinity of Kilauea) have all got a far greater chance of being launched into the Great Unknown by a clogged artery in our heads/legs/hearts than we'll ever have being swallowed up by Pele.
Whatever's gonna happen with her lava's gonna happen with her lava. But I'll bet you your house, your lot, your mutual funds, and your off-shore oil-rigs that not a single one of us is gonna just plain up and die as a result of lava.
Now.
That said.
All bets are off for anyone straight downhill from Mauna Loa or Hualalai.
That is one steep high-speed incline/(decline). Wouldn't suprise me in the slightest if people lost it in their sleep and/or SUVs on that side one day down the line.
It's all a crap shoot, folks.
You can play the game in Minnesota (and die of a stroke shoveling snow), Memphis (and die of heatstroke within sight of a 5-star hotel), or geeez...I dunno....Iraq.
Keep your wits about you, decide what's/who's most important to you on a moment to moment basis, and hmmm...I dunno...heed Mitzi's wise advice regarding being as sizzlingly sweet as one can possibly be to one's planetmates.
Can't hurt.