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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

NOT EVEN ONE

OBNOXIOUS DRUNK

Considering what the past few Tuesdays have been like, I would call last night a success. Both dayshift holdovers were gone before 8:00pm, leaving the 5 night drivers. Crazy Brian got a special that took him on an extended trek, til 1:45am, to the westside. Good money! Our globetrotting driver, Tina, is back and worked until just past 11:00pm. Kimo, TMR and I had no problem holding down the fort. Between 2:00am and 5:00am, I garnered 6 pu-pu runs, which added aboutb $40 to the nights haul.

I sat for almost 3/4s of an hour before my first run of the shift. That was a whopping run from The Grand to Joe's Bar & Grill. A massive $5.60. The next run wasn't until 8:25pm.

My third job was the most interesting. Had a sedan request for a couple at Sarentos on the Beach. There I picked up a newlywed couple from El Lay. Well, thats where they live now. He is from the Ukraine and she is from Russia. Drove Roman and Irina to a condo on the far north end of town. Since TMR was dispatching, I asked him to wish them a happy life together in either russian or ukrainian. He chose ukraine and it really choked Roman up. Later, TMR asked me to never do that again. He does not like speaking in either language, now that he lives in the US. Fair enough.

Isn't Irina beautiful?

~Roman & Irina~

My relief showed up at 4:45am and the dash clock read 5:01am as I shut off the engine, at home.


THE PICTURE GALLERY

Beauty Along The Hana Highway
Assorted Views Of Kihei














"Let's all be careful out there!"

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

DEAR SANTA CLAUS.....

PLEASE BRING ME AN AIR CONDITIONER
and the money to operate it!

It has been really hot and humid this weekend. The "Trades" have died off and the air is still. This is when those of us who live here truly know that we are in the tropics.

My two ceiling fans are "whirly-birding" like mad and my Vornado floor fan is on HIGH amnd aimed right at me. All I am doing is moving sticky air from one place to another.

Just typing raises a sweat.



MORE VACATION VIDEOS


Feast at Lele in Lahaina (08:42)

Old Lahaina Luau Dancers (03:36)

MAUI (00:33)

Vacation road (00:26)

Mini-jungle in Maui (00:35)

Honeymoon - Maui (07:33)

Hawaii Vacation - Day 1 in Maui (03:06)




THE PICTURE GALLERY

Typical Hawai'i
Sundrenched Beaches
Cloud Covered Mountains
Last Night's Sunset
Atop Mauna Kea
"Big Island"
Assorted Views Of The Kihei Area














"Let's all be careful out there!"

Monday, October 09, 2006

HALEAKALA

HOUSE OF THE SUN

A photo montage





THE PICTURE GALLERY

"The Spirit Of St. Louis"
Charles A. Lindberg's Gravesite.

Kipahulu, Mau'i, Hawai'i
(past Hana Town, on Mau'i's south shore)























"Let's all be careful out there!"