Neighbor with Lots of Guests last 7 nights???

[Carey]

As this is the seventh night we have about 30 cars parking on our little street & people (adult) coming in at 8pm & leaving well past midnight...welll.... ideas on what it might be?

Last Friday & Saturday...OK, nice long party... Sunday was really getting annoying when someone who parked up against a stop sign had gotten a parking ticket & exploded at about 2:30 am (really bad, as DH has to get up at 4am to go to work :~(

Last 3 nights I have requested folks not to park by the stop (really did not enjoy that explosion, and am amazed that most of the people p[arking there have no idea you cannot park right up against a stop sign...even a cab driver did it...

Tonight put a line of water filled buckets by the stop sign...one was hit, but the potential parker moved on...

My question is why so many want to park right up against a stop sign... that, and why soo many cars? (esp. since at least one is a CAB DRIVER!) (my thoughts went to pit fighting when this extended beyond the weekend, but unless these only have human noises, I doubt that is what is going down... )

[unknownjulie]

Might be a secret meeting of a "secret Orchidland road commitee". It could also be some "secret meeting of contrail watchers".

[Guest]

My guess would be a possible wake poker party?. Sometimes after some have passed(died), gambling and parties will take place for awhile 3-14 days usually. Lots of cab drivers play all-night poker here in hilo. This is only my guess, hope you get some sleep and can find your peace and patience buttons?.

[Carey]

Gypsy, you were right!

Curiosity got to me & while I was walking the pup, I asked one of the guests...one of the very older neighbors (I hadn't seen him in a while) passed, and this is the last two nights! I have enough Irish in me that I understand the gathering, but had not heard of it lasting over 4 nights...so this was new to me!

[punafish]

Now there's a great local culture lesson! Wow, who'd've thunk it. Thanks for sharing gypsy.

[2liveque]

Someone may have died. People come by to support the family.

[Guest]

7 day funeral/wake ? Wow.

[csgray]

Pretty common on all the islands. I would have students disappear for a week or 10 days and when they came back they would say a family member on another Island died. I got into a conversation with one of my students about it and she said that funerals/wakes always turn into extended family reunions, that they last for days so everyone can get there, even if they fly in from the mainland, and it gives everyone a chance to bond.

Carol

[Rene]

Jewish people call it "shiva", also lasting seven days. It's not just a "Hawaiian thing".

[Guest]

I think thats pretty cool, is it possible to get that type of time off work ?