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Thad in AR. 
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 4:39pm |
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Finally finished the bad job this afternoon. All loaded up and gone. I’m glad I stuck it out even though there were times I just wanted to pack it up and leave. I’m betting the boss takes a serious beating on this one.
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 5:15pm |
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Glad to here you are gone. Life is choices. Hope the boss learned something even though education can be expensive.
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 5:44pm |
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And you've got to be a Hawaiian shorts with boots timer about now.
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 7:05pm |
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And you've got to be a Hawaiian shorts with boots timer about now. |
3 weeks til me my jeans and my boots hop on the puddle jumper. The flight back is 8 hrs long. Why ain’t it the same as going. Is that place floating away or what?
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 8:22pm |
Well,,Thad,,I'm glad you stuck it out,,,thats gonna be worth extra geetus when it time for your annual evaluation and raise,,,,,,,,,,  Thas right you are headed for the Haiwaianns ain't ya'll,,,,, Well,,you gots 3 weeks to start walkin around in shorts to get some sun on them legs ain't seen the sun in,,,,,in,,,a while,,,,  Remember,,,,,Ms Jenn is wnatin you to "Do like the romans when in Rome,,,,so you gots to make her happy,,,!!! AND,,,we want to see some pics,,,,Ya hear,,,,!!!!
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 8:27pm |
Congratulations there Thad... Bet thats a big relief for you not having to deal with those people. Now to wrap your head around the upcoming Hawaiian trip...
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 8:56pm |
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YEAH!!! you stuck to your guns and made it through!! CONGRATS!
Now you've got a well deserved vacation comin and don't fergit,,,,,,,,,them pictures!!
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 9:00pm |
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Good for you Thad for sticking around and seeing the job through! If your itinerary takes you near Pearl Harbor go! That place is where World War 2 started for America. I have been there and it is an eye opening experience!
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Posted: 27 Feb 2019 at 9:35pm |
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Be sure to see the battleship Missouri also across from the Missouri is the Oklahoma Memorial. Look for Ltjg. Al Schmidt my second cousin. Went down with the Oklahoma.
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 5:01am |
klinemar wrote:
Good for you Thad for sticking around and seeing the job through! If your itinerary takes you near Pearl Harbor go! That place is where World War 2 started for America. I have been there and it is an eye opening experience! |
from I’ve always wanted to go to Pearl Harbor. She knows that and I think that’s why we’re going there. I don’t know what all she has planned but the Missouri is one thing and she booked a whale watching tour. I hope the Dramamine works. LOL
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 6:24am |
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We went to the Aviation museum also. It took us two days to see it all.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 6:32am |
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We went to the Aviation museum also. It took us two days to see it all. |
Is that near Pearl Harbor? She says we’re not renting a car. I reckon we’re taking a bus or who knows. She’s been there and knows her way around. I want to see that museum. WW2 aircraft??
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 6:39am |
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Av. Museum is real near the Missouri. It’s on ford island you have to take a bus out there. Try and be there for morning colors 0800. The cars stop on the bridge people get out and stand facing the flag.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 8:05am |
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When my wife and I was at the Aviation Museum I saw bullet holes in the control tower! They have been left as a reminder of the attack!
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 8:21am |
Good to hear on the job. Earned your stripes this year fo sho!  Enjoy your trip, you earned it, and it should be a great time with the Mrs. Hopefully your whale watching cruise is more productive than the one we tried off CA. Nice boat ride, lots of sea lions, some dolphins, but no whales.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 8:46am |
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The control tower and museum hanger are historic sites. They have to leave the bullet holes there. Look around outside there are chunks out of the concrete from bullets too.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 9:08am |
Have a good time Thad. You'll look great wearing boots with those shorts. Probably won't need your heavy coat for awhile. On that airplane ride back, maybe you have a longer lay over somewhere....guessing you're riding through Dallas. Usually the flights west to east are shorter due to favorable tailwinds on the return. Grab yourself some cheap snorkeling gear at the Wally World there in Arkansas and then buy a bag of frozen veggies when you get there......go out swimming and spread those veggies....fish come from all over! And remember, the best things on that island are free (sunsets, sunrises, lounging on the beach, rainbows, etc) Everything else is rather costly.....
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 11:16am |
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We stayed on Maui and flew to Honolulu. We took a whale watching tour and it was quite informative. I could spot the whales from quite a distance. Captain complimented me on my eyesight said I would make a good sailor. I told him I make a better Farmer as spotting things from a distance comes from looking across big open fields! Also picking up movement from hunting Deer! The weather is paradise! If it rains in the morning,dry by afternoon. 80 degrees year around. And on Maui no humidity as the trade winds blowing it away. I would move there in a heartbeat but too far away and too expensive!
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 11:16am |
Scott B wrote:
Have a good time Thad. You'll look great wearing boots with those shorts. Probably won't need your heavy coat for awhile. On that airplane ride back, maybe you have a longer lay over somewhere....guessing you're riding through Dallas. Usually the flights west to east are shorter due to favorable tailwinds on the return. Grab yourself some cheap snorkeling gear at the Wally World there in Arkansas and then buy a bag of frozen veggies when you get there......go out swimming and spread those veggies....fish come from all over! And remember, the best things on that island are free (sunsets, sunrises, lounging on the beach, rainbows, etc) Everything else is rather costly..... |
Scott I’m trying to decide if you’re being nice or setting me up for shark bait. I like the snorkeling idea. I hope for some R&R on the beach but Jenny ain’t much for sitting around. She’ll have us on the go.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 11:20am |
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What a difference. Yesterday we were in a warm house full of wacky weed smoke with Buffalo Springfield on the stereo and today I’m on the wrong end of a jack hammer in a dirty factory and I’m happier today.👍
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 11:36am |
Good job Thad, Its some of those not so good things in life that help us grow and appreciate the good things! Enjoy your vacation! Regards, Chris
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 12:41pm |
Hey, I'm glad you finally woke up and escaped that nightmare !! Enjoy your vacation.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 1:01pm |
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When we went it was longer going than coming home because we had a tail wind, we flew from Atlanta all the way no stop, talk about flat but. There is a zoo and aquarium also that was nice to see, just relax and enjoy.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 10:49pm |
You can take the bus all around Honolulu, a lot cheaper then a tour bus or whatever and you can stay as long or short in any place.
I think sharks go for red meat, shouldn't be too interested in fruit and veggies. It's not worth hauling the snorkeling gear all the way there and back, just rent them for the day or longer. My favorite place is Kauai, the garden island.
Oh, and Congratulations on finishing the job. The Buffalo Springfield wouldn't be bad, not so much the weed.
Edited by JohnCO - 28 Feb 2019 at 10:50pm
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 11:32pm |
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It used to be that in Honolulu you could go to the old Pro Bowl Stadium on Wednesdays and attend the weekly swap meet and buy all your Hawaii souvenirs dirt cheap.
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 4:05am |
I went with my wife to the islands, toured some, rode the interstate , went to Pearl Harbor, WWII Memorials, a tour around the island. She had meetings to go to so one morning I hiked up Diamond Head, interesting. I want to go back to see some things again, also the other islands. The WWII memorials make you think about what was happening!
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 4:47am |
JohnCO wrote:
You can take the bus all around Honolulu, a lot cheaper then a tour bus or whatever and you can stay as long or short in any place.
I think sharks go for red meat, shouldn't be too interested in fruit and veggies. It's not worth hauling the snorkeling gear all the way there and back, just rent them for the day or longer. My favorite place is Kauai, the garden island.
Oh, and Congratulations on finishing the job. The Buffalo Springfield wouldn't be bad, not so much the weed.
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I agree on the Buffalo Springfield. They had a little Bose radio that isn’t 3” tall and 6” long that sounded amazing. It would of fit nicely in my tool belt. Lol
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 8:28am |
Dang,,!!!! all this talk bout Hawaii makes a guy think bout makin a trip like that but,,,,but,,,with MY take on the ocean bein SOOoooooo deep,,,They'd have to move them islands lots more closer to the mainland where you could walk across from Long Beach pier,,,and if they can't,,,,,,,then I ain't going,,,!!!! (can't swim worth a chit, I can't) ,,,,,
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 8:40am |
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have a friend that just left hawaii for tucson az after two years there. hated it, so dirty, lots of homeless and everything way over priced. also crap for healhtcare. couldn't get out of there fast enough.
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 10:38am |
Yea it's always greener on the other side of the fence, till you get stuck there and really have a look around.
Except at my north 40.
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