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Re: Wow! Getting lucky and it's only May! - 4 years ago

Very cool.

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Re: trying to use airline points is mostly a waste of time - 4 years ago

We accrue a lot of miles, mostly from travel but also from credit card offers like 50,000 miles for a card that costs $95 or less. Cancel after a year. We have miles with most of the airlines. Hawaiian is good because if one of you has their card the other can transfer their points to you without any fee. I've found it easier to book one-way flights with miles. For instance, we booked business

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Re: Independent Lens has been showing great films - 4 years ago

Watched True Conviction tonight. Very well done and moving.

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Re: Celebration 04/21 -- Happy Birthday: N-OS X-tasy!!!!! - 4 years ago

Wishing you a great day and a healthy year ahead!

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Re: Lightning Storm - 4 years ago

QuoteFred_Also In 2015 there was a house about a mile from my house that was struck by lightning late in the day. I was standing in my living room and I thought it struck the electric pole just behind my house. I took this picture about 5 minutes after the strike. It was fully engulfed in flames. The people were home and said they had to hurry to get their kids and pets out before it was fully

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Re: Lightning Storm - 4 years ago

QuoteDP Yeah, I know, but people pay big bucks to come here for warm sunny weather. Guess I shouldn't be complaining.

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Re: Lightning Storm - 4 years ago

Quotejdc Love that! Great memories.

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Lightning Storm - 4 years ago

Just heard the loudest lightning/thunder clap ever. My wife, Laura, and I were playing Rumikub on the lanai ... our usual lunchtime fun. We've had a lightning storm around us for about 15 hours but that big one was just too close. Scared the bejeezus out of us. I guess it hit 300-500 feet away. Our neighbor called, thinking it might have hit our house. As I was laying in bed last night listenin

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Re: Celebration 04/15 -- Happy Birthday: Frank!!!! - 4 years ago

Thanks everyone for the nice wishes. That cake looks really good!

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Re: What music albums are good from the first to last song? - 4 years ago

Quotehal pretty much my whole collection - I was always a buyer of albums - not songs or singles.

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Re: “I mean” is the new “you know”? - 4 years ago

QuoteDennis S Many highly-educated scientists, doctors, etc., start off answers to interview questions with "So." Drives me nuts. Another one is "each and every". I hear it everywhere. Such a stupid phrase.

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Re: 21 Years Ago Today.... - 4 years ago

Quotetestcase Quoteblooz I keep coming back, every day, to look if not to comment. I don't agree with what some of you say, or where you are politically, but I respect your humanity and willingness to be there for anyone with a question or a problem. We are all good people. And we have mourned together many deaths of members over the years. I think of Spearmint and Alphadog, Gutenberg and others.

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Re: Spot removal? - 4 years ago

WD40 if its oil based.

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Re: Free checking account? - 4 years ago

US Bank senior account costs nothing.

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Re: Celebration 03/15 -- Happy Anniversary: Kate!!! - 4 years ago

Congratulations, Kate!!!

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Re: Can you make a pseudo subwoofer with some good woofers, an old receiver, and low-pass filters? - 4 years ago

Matching the cabinet design with the speaker is critical for good low end response. I'm sure you can find all the parameters on-line. Might be cheaper to find some ready made old loudspeakers or even a used sub but be sure the surrounds are still good. Good luck!

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Re: Key-Fob Hacking: Any Experience Here? - 4 years ago

Just as an aside, hold the fob against your chin to extend the range considerably.

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Re: Celebration 02/05 -- Happy Birthday: Bernie!!!! - 4 years ago

Have a fun birthday!

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Re: vanilla ....... damn! - 4 years ago

We live on the windward side of Kauai, where its its been very wet recently ... about 9" in the last 24 hrs. The Baileys and Breyer's sounds really good.

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Re: vanilla ....... damn! - 4 years ago

I grow the vanilla orchid vine on a trellis in the side yard. Its a hassle to get and process the beans. A few years a go I went out every morning for about three weeks and hand pollinated the blooms for that day. I got about 150 beans. The processing is difficult and I wasn't very successful with that. Now I just go out a few times to hand pollinate and I leave the beans on the vine. The few tha

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Re: Yet another music topic - 4 years ago

Thanks, Paul That was great.

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Re: Satisfied with your IRA... - 4 years ago

I imagine that you are thinking of providers ... where your money will be held. Generally, for most people mutual funds are the best investments because they provide diversification and management. Vanguard and Fidelity are the largest and offer the largest choices at low fees. I've been happy with Vanguard.

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Re: Sensitive subject: Hemorrhoids - 4 years ago

QuoteSpeedy QuoteRick-oThe ointment stuff doesn't seem to go bad with age. Given how and where it's applied, that's saying something. GrumpyGuy, try this: I second the washing bidet toilet seat recommendation. One with warm water is even better.

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Re: This thread is not about how old you are - 4 years ago

30 years would take me to just shy of 100. Hope I can still think clearly then and be capable of walks along the ocean!

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Re: One day = tomorrow. Two Day = 4 Day from today. - 4 years ago

Ya'all are lucky. I have Prime and don't get those options. Its usually a week or so for free shipping. Sometimes, if I've made several orders, they will wait and ship them all at once using UPS. That will get the last item ordered here in three days. No big deal, I can wait for free shipping to Hawaii. Often shipping is more than the cost of the goods with other merchants.

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Re: The Bananapocalypse Is Nigh - 4 years ago

There are 100's of varieties of bananas and it only takes about 18 months to maturity. New varieties can be planted and harvested quickly. Each banana tree can only be harvested once anyway and then it slowly dies.

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Re: FU Brotherly Illness... Pneumonia, responding to treatment... - 4 years ago

Great news! Happy holidays to you and your family.

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Re: I.... don't know what I'm feeling. My brother is gravely ill. - 4 years ago

So sorry, weeping with you and hoping for a peaceful release for you both.

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Re: Merry/Happy/Whatever year-end religious or non-religious holiday of your choosing! And… - 4 years ago

Mele Kalikimaka everyone and best wishes for a happy and healthy life.

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Re: Celebration 12/08 -- Happy Birthday: Silencio!!!! - 4 years ago

Have a great day, Silencio!!!

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