More Travel Stuff…



Last meeting is wrapped up, back at the airport, doing the bag drag…


One pic from a bit ago from the hotel room while I was picking up the bags…



Foreground is the beach at the Hilton, the little pier divides that and Ft. Derussy, which stretches to the curve in the distance.  VERY few (probably the least I’ve ever seen on the beach in 30 years), and only counted 4 surfers out playing with the little break.  I couldn’t help but laugh at one poor kid who was trying to learn how to boogie board, he must have done about 8-9 faceplants in the sand before he ever got one right… I’d be surprised if he has ANY skin left on his nose or forehead…


Gas was $4.64/gal for premium when I filled up today on the way to the airport, and they expect it to be over $5/gal by Christmas.  Milk is about that high too, but I didn’t check those prices.  And the Hawaiians are actually getting worried about what may probably will happen in Nov when the ‘super committee’ fails to come up with any agreements and the military takes BIG cuts, cause they now realize Hawaii will be on the chopping block for potentially significant cuts.  


Among other things, it appears a lot of government/government related contractors are NOT signing new year long leases, instead going month to month until they see what happens…  


Over at Murph’s, he’s got a couple of good posts up on this Bauer character HERE. That turd needs to just leave the USA, because he’s too stupid to live here… (Oh, wait a minute, he’s from Berkley; never mind).


Waiting on the first meeting this morning, I was talking to one of the folks I’ve known for years, and he is training for the Triathlon (he’s been a marathoner for years); we were talking about running and maintaining heart rate, and one of the other guys (occasional runner), said “Tim” has a BP of Dead over Zombie… cracked me up… Tim was a bit incensed, and said well it’s REALLY 80 over 60, and pulse is 40 on a bad day…


And then there was the ‘trial balloon’ by NC Gov Perdue about suspending the 2012 elections to give the Congress time to work…  


You can go HERE and see if you think she was joking.  I don’t…


Okkaaayyyy… One more bag drag, off to the airplane, catch y’all later…

Comments

More Travel Stuff… — 13 Comments

  1. Yeah, my current Governor is making us all look bad! Tried to play it off as a joke today. Backpedaling after the audio came out was just that much more fun! We will not forget! Soccer Mom moonbats do not make good governors! We really know how she got into office. Coattails are gone now! (I hope!)

  2. Nice pic from near the top of the Rainbow Tower, there. 🙂 I’ll be in Honolulu at the end of next week for 10 days – it’s a burden, but I’m bearing up.

    You’re right – things are bad. High prices there are horrible; gas here in Anchorage is $3.84; my friend in eastern Missouri said his was down to $2.89 yesterday. But it’s not going to get any better.

  3. Safe travels!! Never been to Hawaii and unless TSA goes away, I’ll probably never see it now. Hope your trip back is uneventful!

  4. Oh wow! What a great picture, but I’m sure it’s even more beautiful in person.

    You sure do get around, how great is that! Ironic, I am getting a post ready on my “travel bucket list”.

    My husband is so freaken athletic, it’s scary, but it was so much fun and funny being better than him at boogie boarding! Who would’ve guessed that I would’ve been teaching him! What a hoot! 😉

  5. DT- Just in airline miles, something over 6 million… And over 10,000 military hours… WAY to @#&* many!

    Keads- One can hope…

    Rev- Enjoy, at least YOU won’t be leaving before dawn and getting back after dark (I hope)!

    WSF- Not a single billboard nor did I hear a single comment…LOL

    MC- Made it home in one piece, sorry to hear you won’t make it, but you ‘could’ take a cruise 🙂

    Pamela- Thanks, and I’ll be that WAS funny! Boogie boarding is more about balance than anything else! Girls seem to be able to grasp it from the get-go!

  6. I have good memories of the Hale Koa…

    Hawaii, welfare state, has their man in the White House looking out for their interests. Or is he from Illinois now?

    How do they feel about the hope and change?

  7. I’ve heard tourism is way down. It’s a place I’d like to check out some day.

  8. Great Picture~ Hawaii is on my bucket list.

    I think Purdue knows her butt(being nice 🙂 is gone from N.C. so she’s trying to prolong her stay.

  9. LL- Not a single Obama billboard, nor did I hear ANY discussions about him… 🙂 And the Hale Koa is STILL a great deal!!!

    45- It’s okay for a short stay, but not to live there. My opinion (having been stationed there)

    SS- Thanks, and yep, she’s gone…

  10. Couldn’t happen to a nicer State-
    I was amazed at how Socialist Hawaii is, and how completely they took to “Hopium”.
    Beautiful place, about to feel the pain of a dramatically declining tourist industry. I’d like to go back someday and spend time on Maui, but I won’t do that until we see some MAJOR changes in attitude there.