09-02-2007, 11:27 AM
This could get others to relate instances when we've experienced the unexpected from our fellow man.
My wife and I took a few days during the July 4th weekend to visit Lake Chelan, a major eastern Washington resort. Our room overlooked a shoreline park that was just packed to capacity with people, and the revelry continued well into the evening with boom boxes, Frisbees, volleyball, and swimming in the lake. I'm an early riser, even when I've been up late, so I went out to walk in the park at about 5AM and was just blown away that the entire place was spotless. There was plenty of trash, but it was all in the several garbage containers in the park. This was so different from my expectations that I've related this in several conversations since then.
Don't take this the wrong way, but it was impossible not to notice that the greatest percentage of people celebrating July 4th in that park that day were of Hispanic decent. I've always had a high regard for these good people, and this experience only reinforced that.
Mahalo nui loa,
Brian and Mary
Lynnwood, WA\Discovery Harbour
Edited by - fishboy on 09/02/2007 15:30:17
My wife and I took a few days during the July 4th weekend to visit Lake Chelan, a major eastern Washington resort. Our room overlooked a shoreline park that was just packed to capacity with people, and the revelry continued well into the evening with boom boxes, Frisbees, volleyball, and swimming in the lake. I'm an early riser, even when I've been up late, so I went out to walk in the park at about 5AM and was just blown away that the entire place was spotless. There was plenty of trash, but it was all in the several garbage containers in the park. This was so different from my expectations that I've related this in several conversations since then.
Don't take this the wrong way, but it was impossible not to notice that the greatest percentage of people celebrating July 4th in that park that day were of Hispanic decent. I've always had a high regard for these good people, and this experience only reinforced that.
Mahalo nui loa,
Brian and Mary
Lynnwood, WA\Discovery Harbour
Edited by - fishboy on 09/02/2007 15:30:17
Aloha pumehana,
Brian and Mary
Lynnwood, WA\Discovery Harbour
Brian and Mary
Lynnwood, WA\Discovery Harbour