NORMAL IS NICE

I HOPE IT LASTS

The sun was setting as I drove to work. A short while later, the full moon finally crested Mt. Haleakala.

Overall, it was a pretty decent night. I didn't get any long runs but I stayed busy and just kept adding up the miles (and dollars). A total of thirteen trips. All the passengers were very nice, and generous, and only one woman was teetering on the borderline of obnoxious. Even my solo hours generated 3 really decent runs.

"The Jerk" called at 4:00am to advise me that he was my relief and that he was going to be driving ONE-NINE.

[count softly and slowly Wil, 1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10...]

In a very even and calmly neutral voice I informed him that my shift was not over. That my shift ran until 7:00am. That I was currently under fare and would not be back to Wailea until around 5:00am.

When I finally had a face-to-face with him I explained a lot of other things, very calmly. Seems "The Jerks" had a run-in with a senior driver, who threatend to "bitch slap" the S.O.B. Within 30 seconds, "The Jerk" was on the radio complaining to the owner about what was said.

The senior driver involved made a tactical error. You never tell anybody what you are going to do to them. You just do it and then ask afterwards if they understand why you did what you did. If they have not gained comprehension, then you do whatever you did, again. It is one of life's better methods of instruction.

Anyway, I hope that the rest of the week follows last nights trend. It would make life so much easier.

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TODAY'S PHOTOS

AZEKA - MAKAI

AZEKA - MAUKA (north wing)

AZEKA - MAUKA (south wing)

HALEAKALA TRAILS

Looking back at the West Mau'i Mountains

The Islet of Molokini

Molokini, up close and personal

For this ...

...To become this

Will take another 10-20,000 years of this

Sunset sequence

Later.....

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

A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT

I HAD TO SHARE THIS:

Captured within minutes of each other at about 0135 hrs, local.

Its bright out tonight!

Mauna Kea webcam

Mana Kai webcam

Later.....

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

G'DAY TO THE LAND OF "OZ"

HAVE A NICE NIGHT

Some beautiful orchids

This is Haleakala road
About 1/3 of the way to the summit

About 2/3s up the mountain
Just below the afternoon cloud

Dr. Quack

I wonder what its song is like?

Green sea turtle, native to the island
Their habitats are Federal sanctuaries

Some waterfalls

La Peruse Bay

Charlie Young Beach, in Kihei

The islet of Molokini

Sunsets

Sunsets are beautiful worldwide
These two are of San Francisco, California, USA

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NO ROOF AD SIGNS ALLOWED

Its one of those things that you see but don't notice. No taxicab in the State of Hawai'i have a roof mounted sign for advertisement. Nor do any of the public buses have advertisements on their sides. Many years ago, the State of Hawai'i passed a statute banning all billboards from roadsides. A provision of this law also disallowed any advertisement on any public or private conveyance. Exceptions were vehicles owned by a business, signed to promote said business.

This may be a good thing, actually. Since most cabs on the islands are some form of a van and noting that many pick-up and destination locations involve entering structures with "low" vehicle height restrictions. Also having witnessed many different drivers, very few of which would qualify as reasonably intelligent, forget that their tailgates were still open when entering such structures (removes that thing right at the hinges. Ouch!). Taking all that into consideration, those signs probably wouldn't be too cost effective.

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DINNER

Took Judy, David and David's 16yo son, Russell, to dinner. We had a great time celebrating. Midnight has passed here, so it is now David's 46^th birthday. Born on the mainland, he's lived most of his life on Mau'i.

My meal was a great. Chopped salad with chunks of bleu cheese. A jacketed (baked) potato, with "the works". Crowned rack-of-lamb. Two small lobster tails and a fistfull of jumbo shrimp (that has to be an oxymoron). Turns out that Russell had never tasted lobster before, so I immediately donated one of mine to further his education in the nicer aspects of "life". He really, really liked it. I may have created a monster. LOL!

Have a good night, and a better tomorrow.



Later.....

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

MISCELLANEOUS MONDAY

PICTURE POTPOURRI

A view from upcountry, just below the cloud line

Flying high, off Ka'anapali

Surfing near Ho'okipa Beach

I'ao Valley

Can't tell the players without a scorecard

Bubba Gumps, in Lahaina

As I said earlier, I am taking Judy and family out to dinner tonight. It won't be at Bubba Gumps, since Judy suffers from "shellfish disease" and eating lobster, shrimp, prawns, oysters, clams, etc., would be fatal for her. Almost lost her twice to cross contamination and ingredients not being listed. Going to dinner can be dangerous. She carries a double shot hypo of adrenaline in her purse, in case of emergency.

See ya t'morrow.


Later.....

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