I AM NOT A "HAPPY CAMPER"

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

QUOTE:

FLASH FLOOD WATCH

Expires 4:15 AM HST on March 16, 2006

Statement as of 3:14 PM HST on March 15, 2006

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday afternoon...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* all of the main Hawaiian islands.

* Through Friday afternoon.

* An upper-level low will continue to produce heavy rain and
maintain the threat of flash flooding on all of the Hawaiian
islands this week. Prior rains have filled reservoirs and
saturated slopes in places. Take the time now to determine
whether you are located below a dam or slope that could give
way. Avoid streambeds and other areas prone to sudden
flooding.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions exist that could lead
to sudden flash flooding.

Take precautions now to protect life and property. Be prepared to
act quickly if a warning is issued or you observe heavy rain.

Report flooding to police or civil defense officials for relay to
the National Weather Service.

END QUOTE

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EXTENDED WEATHER FORECAST

Rest of Tonight
Cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the evening...then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible early in the evening. Lows 61 to 67. Light winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.


Thursday
Cloudy with numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs 76 to 81. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.


Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows around 64. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.


Friday
Mostly cloudy with frequent showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs 77 to 82. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.


Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 62 to 68. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
[chancerain]

Saturday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs 78 to 83. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.


Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 62 to 67. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.


Sunday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs 77 to 82. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.


Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 62 to 68. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.


Monday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs 77 to 82. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.


Monday Night
Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 62 to 68. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.


Tuesday
Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs 77 to 82. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.


Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 61 to 67. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.


Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs 76 to 81. North winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS

Rain means more people will take cabs rather than walking to their restaurant. Fewer "jaywalkers" too.

DUI's, who can't drive on dry pavement, will now be out careening down the roads on wet pavement.

I am going to get soaked.

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Later.....

Wil
=8^))
"Let's all be careful out there!"

MY "SOPRANOS" CAR

I call my cab the "Sopranos" car. Its trunk (boot) is big enough to hold four dead bodies.

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Later.....

Wil
=8^))
"Let's all be careful out there!"

FULL MOON OVER MAU'I

YUCKY FULL MOON

Usually the rising and setting of a full moon is breathe taking.

Not tonight!

Cloud cover obscured everything.

This is as good as it got.

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SURVEY

Everytime a passenger gets in my cab I always ask "where ya'll from?" It's a great "ice breaker".

Here are the results of tonight:

1 - New York, New York, USA

2 - USMC on leave from Iraq

3 - Palm Springs, California, USA

4 - London, United Kingdom

5 - Island of Moloka'i, Mau'i County, Hawai'i, USA

6 - Kama'aina

7 - Phoenix, Arizona, USA

8 - Wales, United Kingdom (He did tell me the city name but it must have been 30 letters long. Welsh must be as hard to understand as Hawai'ian)

9 - Kama'aina

10 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

11 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

12 - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
and Edmondton, Alberta, Canada
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NOT A PLEASANT SIGHT

Gas has gone up over the weekend

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CANCELLED FLIGHT

Air Canada cancelled their "redeye" last night (which kinda skewed the survey). All the night shift drivers but one had logged off. The last remaining driver was headed for the barn when I started getting calls from The Grand. Both PBX operators called at the same time. I needed to pick up three sets of guests from the airport and return them to The Grand. I advised the other driver that I needed his assistance and we both "high-tailed it" to OGG. We had a 2-pax, a 3-pax and a 4-pax waiting for us.

Then the phone really started ringing as the other 280 passengers also wanted a cab. Geez!

I called La Bella, the 24/7 cab company in central Mau'i, and advised them of what had happened and they sent their 2 night cabs to the airport. They also started calling in dayshift drivers early.

Eventually everyone was accommodated. And a mediocre night was rescued.
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WAITING

What you can't see is that her gentleman companion is "passed out" on the grass perimeter of the Foodland parking in front of "one-nine". Spread-eagled and supine. She is patiently waiting for a friend to pick them up, literally true for "sleepyhead".


That's Royal Cab #18 in the background.
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BTW

Kama'aina (kah-mah-eye-nah) is the term to describe residents of Hawai'i who are not of Hawai'ian blood.

If you live in Texas you can call yourself "Texan".
If you live in California you can call yourself "Californian".
But only native Hawai'ians can call themselves "Hawai'ian" in Hawai'i.
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Later.....

Wil
=8^))
"Let's all be careful out there!"