Found my new home ...

[Mr Quatro]

Okay at this point in time it's just my dream home ... at those prices I could never even think of such splendor.

http://b66df79cad8ddb92fa8b-aca50ee22fcb54ffbbb4ca2432686dc1.r37.cf2.rackcdn.c om/3/278798:15.jpg


After I put this on my laptop I felt a lot better. I can see myself in a lounge chair with
an iced drink watching my little garden grow. Spending the leisure days on Hawaii.

By the way that's sun up ... sunset is in the other direction.

[mapuc]

Interested in sharing your dreams with me ?

That looks beautiful


Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

Do they have squirrels in Hawaii?

[Catfish]

^ :haha: :D

But i'd be careful:

Hawaii Wildlife Removal News:
Activists Support Squirrel catches animals in Hawaii. Animal activities speak at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting. Several extermination companies spoke up against Hawaii’s squirrel management program at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The program allows problem animal removing in county parks as one method to alleviate the squirrel number of pest critters. “[We] still love our suburban neighborhoods attics, but we have gone from laughing with delight at the creatures and rat baits, to treading carefully," declared one Hawaii resident, Elissa. "Officials from manage squirrel removing program have assured me that we have nothing to fear...but I'm not so sure.... Accidents do happen." The program began in 2009 because county officials argue that squirrel cause environmental degradation, become road hazards and may transfer diseases to humans. According to Hawaii wildlife biologist Vicky, about 70 to 100 squirrel per square mile live in Hawaii, which exceeds the area’s biological carrying capacity of 15 to 20 squirrel per square mile.

http://www.wildlifeanimalcontrol.com/hawaii.html


And i thought they only had Mongooses (Mongeese ?) there .. :hmm2:

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/8naSQR1.png?1


"Hmmm... reading all this, mebbe I ought to stay at home; I know I've caused environmental degradation, and been a road-hazard once or twice. Not sure about the transferring diseases to humans, but I guess it's possible..."

[Stealhead]

I recommend you not choose to spend your squirrel golden years in the south eastern US. Down here some one will make squirrel stew out of you.

[Oberon]

Hawaii, niiice.

Just...errr...don't forget the place is still a work in progress:

http://images.designntrend.com/data/images/full/26489/lava-hawaii-volcano.png?w=780

[Jimbuna]

^ LOL :)

[Wolferz]

Ahh Hawaii. Where the Lava lamps are the real McCoy.:huh:

[Aktungbby]

Okay at this point in time it's just my dream home ... at those prices I could never even think of such splendor.

http://b66df79cad8ddb92fa8b-aca50ee22fcb54ffbbb4ca2432686dc1.r37.cf2.rackcdn.c om/3/278798:15.jpg


an iced drink watching my little garden grow. Spending the leisure days on Hawaii.

By the way that's sun up ... sunset is in the other direction. Thanks for this post-the prices are cheaper off Oahu- A stop in California even after an earthquake will cure the real estate sticker shock BBY:o Be sure to wear your #19 sunscreen under this umbrella:D the politically correct MAI-TAI with pineapple to support the local economy...or why DOLE annexed the islands in the first place:nope:
http://i0.wp.com/www.imbored-letsgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Mai-Tai-tini.jpg?resize=680%2C632 FYI: 4 our swilln' subsim friends: note B SURE TO SHAKE!

1 ounce dark rum (I like Gosling’s; Meyer’s works well too and is readily available)
1 ounce amber rum, preferably aged (Appleton Estate V/X is good; Bacardi gold is serviceable; a more expensive rum would be ideal Nelson's Blood of course!)
½ ounce Grand Marnier or Cointreau (Grand Marnier is the better choice; see notes)
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice (about 1 large lime) Rose's Lime concentrate will do!
½ ounce Orgeat syrup
Garnish (optional; can use lime wedge, empty lime shell, mint sprig, maraschino cherry, pineapple wedge, and/or umbrella for garnish; see notes)

Procedure


Put all ingredients (except garnish) in cocktail shaker that is half-filled with ice. Shake well. ("shakn' never stirr'd'????- move over James):03:
Strain into glass filled with crushed iced (see notes; cubes work, but not as well). Garnish with a sprig of mint; or a lime wheel; or an umbrella; or by putting empty lime shell in glass; or use a combination (see notes).
:yeah:

[Wolferz]

Number four is now fortunate to have his own bar back.:up:

Now all you need do is win a huge lottery payout.:sunny:

[Mr Quatro]

One of the problems in Hawaii is the milk prices which have hit new highs in California too.

The highest price found on Oahu for a gallon of whole milk was $8.99 on sale for $7.49 if you have a value card, but only $4.99 at Costco.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24770451/milk-prices-could-hit-a-record

milk prices are measuring sticks. Hawaii consumers pay nearly double the national average per gallon. About 80 percent of milk consumed in Hawaii is shipped in from California, then pasteurized at Meadow Gold and delivered to super markets. Each step adds to the cost at the checkout counter

[Wolferz]

Nearly everything must shipped into the islands except poi, pineapple and coconuts.

[Aktungbby]

^ :haha: :D

But i'd be careful:



http://www.wildlifeanimalcontrol.com/hawaii.html


And i thought they only had Mongooses (Mongeese ?) there .. :hmm2:

And goats gone feral which eat the vegetation notably the Silversword plants on the mountain sides. There are fences and goat hunting is [B]not discouraged. Since most of the native birds are ground dwellers with no natural enemies, egg-eating mongoose nest robbers and non-native snakes are a real threat to the birds. The Haleakalā silversword has been a thretensed species as defined by the US wildlife Service, since May 15, 1992. Prior to that time, excessive grazing by cattle and goats, and vandalism inflicted by people in the 1920s, had caused its near extinction. Since strict monitoring and governmental protection took effect, the species' recovery is considered a successful conservation story, although threats remain. I rode a rental bike down from the summit of Haleakala- 10,023 foot elevation...1 time-in my wild thirties:timeout: The Crater of the SUN: stunning IMHO-and the air is veery thin...do not have been SCUBA diving the day before:dead:..or you'll be livn' Don Ho's classic "Tiny Bubbles' of nitrogen in your bloodstream. Goes with the Mai-Tai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlCiDEXuxxA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlCiDEXuxxA).http://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/images/Crater.JPG

[Mr Quatro]

Another problem in paradise: http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/hawaiis_hated_frogs.html

Tree Frogs grab a ride on potted plants from the Caribbean to Hawaii
back in the mid 80's.

Ten phone calls a night from the tourist being kept awake.

http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/images/hawaiis_hated_frogs_02.jpg


A backyard full of the frogs can reach 70 to 90 decibels—the volume of moderate-to-heavy street traffic or the din in neighborhoods along aircraft takeoff and landing corridors. Indeed, 75 decibels is the maximum sound volume that people can encounter at work throughout their careers without risking hearing loss

During mating season—which can run year round, depending on the climate—crooning males from ground to treetops produce a three-dimensional fog of sound. To drown it out at bedtime, many Hawaiians run air conditioners as a source of white noise. Others don earplugs.