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- By JohnAndSancho,
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Dear Germinator Wish you many happy returns of the day ! love, Kris
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Cost of Living in the Tropics - The Basics
by Really full garden- 25 replies
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I have lived in Guatemala for twenty years and am still amazed that my family and friends in the States believe that everything must be very inexpensive.Here are the costs of a few basics. Ive converted everything to US$. Regular gas $3.62 gallon Local beer $1.25 Electricity $0.22 kwh Propane $14.50 25lb.tank Real estate varies greatly but a house similar to one in the States in a nice neighborhood is very comparable to prices in Southern CA.Land is sold by the vara (32 inches by 32 inches).In nice areas of Guatemala City this can easily be $1,000.00 per vara! Scott
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Bird feeders, baths, houses, etc...
by www.dadluvsu.com- 1 reply
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I was thinking it would be a cool accent to mabe add some sort of birdhouse/feeder/bath or something of the sort... An easy project for a guy with a bunch of junk in his garage and plenty of spare time for the next 70 years (Optimism baby! YEAH!)... Truthfully I don't know a thing about birds or what they want... I don't think I could ever been a birdwatcher, maybe in the amazon or something... But birds play a role in a palm ecosystem... I have seen palms and other platns growing in weird places that they shouldn't and were only caused by birds, so there's my interest... Whose got bird stuff, what do you feed em and let see some photos! :cool:
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info on visiting the USS Arizona memorial
by doubravsky- 5 replies
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We're looking at putting a trip together in July to the Big Island again. I've always wanted to see the USS Arizona memorial. I'm wondering how much time would need to be set aside as a layover in Honolulu to do the visit? Could it be done in a day? Would we need to stay over and do the inter-island flight the next day?
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Happy birthday to Jakkrit..
by Kris- 4 replies
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Dear Jakkrit Wish you many happy returns of the day. Lots of love, Kris
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was your home damaged by wild fires?
by oppalm- 2 replies
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following is a link to an article about dealing with your insurance company after a major loss. The article is also a good read for anyone that plans on having a large loss someday and includes some helpful hints. http://www.irmi.com/Expert/Articles/2007/Hungelmann11.aspx
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Best wishes to Kris & wife
by bgl- 21 replies
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Kris, The very best wishes to you and your wife and I hope you will enjoy a long and happy life together! Maybe a new thread here, with photos of this wonderful event!? Aloha from Hawaii! Bo-Göran
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please consider these worthy causes
by metalfan- 1 reply
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One of my favorite punk bands is Rise Against! They are all vegans and are very politically active. Their website has a number of links, one of which is to this site, The Animal Rescue Site. Please consider taking just a few seconds of your time each and every day to visit this site (and its sister sites for Hunger, Breast Cancer, Child Health, Literacy and Rainforest) and participate in the "CLICK TO GIVE" program. It only takes seconds. No one will spam you, you won't get put on any mailing lists, no one will ask you for donations. Just one click per day helps fund a variety of causes. Each site is supported by sponsers who only want you to see their adver…
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Herp Show-San Antonio
by Scott McDonald- 3 replies
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There is a Herp Show in San Antonio this weekend. Is anyone on this board planning to attend? If so, I have a favor to ask, and I'll compensate you with a small Sabal or Pandanus for your help. All you have to do is see if there are any breeders with Mangrove Snakes-Boiga dendrophila. Just grab a card and send me the info if affirmative.
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Yes - we now have a brand new sub-forum where you're welcome to show photos of pets, wish each other Happy Birthday, talk about other interests (as long they're not politics, religion etc.... ), and generally get to know each other. We hope you'll all respect the new guidelines in order to make the Moderator's job a little bit easier, and also for the simple reason that we need to stay within the posted guidelines in order not to lose this new vehicle for interaction between Forum members. So, let the fun begin! Aloha! Bo-Göran
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Happy birthday to Jrod..
by Kris- 0 replies
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Dear Jared Chase Wish you many happy returns of the day.. Lots of love, Kris
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Happy birthday to glbower..
by Kris- 1 reply
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Dear Gordon Bower Wish you many happy returns of the day. lots of love, Kris
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Happy Birthday LJG!
by Kim- 15 replies
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(Kris seems to be absent today, so I will step in.) :laugh: :cool: :laugh: :cool: :laugh: Happy birthday, Len, hope it's a good one! Maybe you will get some replacements for those palms that walked away? Best wishes!
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Surfing pics
by tank- 1 reply
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In the spirit of off topicness I remembered I had some pics on my ftp site of a surf trip to the panhandle of Florida during Hurricane Ivan. These pictures are from a break near the town of Mexico Beach. I'm taking the pics because earlier that morning I ended up hurting my back in bigger/crappier surf at the Panama City jetty. Pretty good size for Florida. We left when we were told that they were going to close the coastal highway (98) due to surf coming over the road. Usually, Mexico Beach does not have surf. My friend Kale My buddy Mark
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Update
by Gtlevine- 30 replies
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First I want to thank everyone for the support. I made it to my house and as Bill said, I was shocked to see it was still standing. The 10 mile corridor where I am located looks like Hiroshima, every other house is gone and every power line is burned down to the ground for the entire length. It was the strangest experience I ever had to drive through this area and see so many of my friends and neighbors homes gone. For me, I was one of the lucky ones, the fire blew through my property and missed my home and most of my palms. I lost 25% of my collection, but my rarest palms survived. Most of my tropical trees burned or blew down. I was real surprised to see most of…
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Dear Dave Many many happy returns of the day and lots of love to you my special friend... Love, Kris
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San Diego Firemen
by tropicalb- 9 replies
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Today at the Nursery, Nick O. (Ellidro on our list) dropped in after having worked five days straight fighting the fires. I, of course, wanted to know what went on from the fireman's perspective. He told us story after story of his ordeal, with many instances of huge waves of fire going overhead as firemen ducked under any shelter around. Nick is a very modest man, not seeking acknowledgment or acclaim. But, I can tell you that he and his fellow firefighters are real heroes. My respect and applause goes out to all of them. And, although he was exhausted and dragging a bit, he still had his enthusiasm for palms as he looked around the nursery. He said he's back to f…
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Happy birthday to Falcon 1988
by Kris- 1 reply
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Dear Falcon 1988 wish you many happy returns of the day. lots of love, Kris
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Checking In
by ellidro- 19 replies
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Just got home this morning after the longest week I have ever had as a firefighter. I received a few messages asking how I was doing and if I needed any help while I was gone so I wanted to say thanks to everyone and let you all know I'm tired but still standing and healthy. I do want to offer my condolences to everyone who lost anything during these tragic fires. It was extremely difficult to witness homes burn while we were saving others but we were stretched so thin we could not save them all. Gary I have never met you in person but if you need any help I'll be there. Nick
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Whatever happened to nomolos !
by Tassie_Troy1971- 2 replies
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Ive seen a few of his previous posts ; evidently he was building and from what i can gather within a 30 km radius from me .
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Thanks to everyone 1 2
by Gtlevine- 46 replies
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Many people have called and left messages on my cell phone regarding the fire and my well being. I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. My family is now safe at my sisters house in Oceanside but I won't know for several days what the final damage will be. At 3AM my neighbors winery blew up and within 5 minutes the whole mountain was on fire. The fire raced down so fast I barely got my family out. I went back for my mom who was in my guest house and by the time we made it to the street the flames surrounded the property. I drove down my hill right through the fire crossing the road, several cars did not make it because the tires popped from the heat. As Bi…
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People Safe from the Fire Storm
by Phil- 8 replies
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I made some phone calls and here's what I've found. 1. Chip Arnold's place is safe. No damage. He and his wife, Helen, live in Poway, an area hard hit. His garden was on tour last month. 2. Randy Moore's place is safe. He lives in Poway. 3. Irv McDaniel's place is safe. 4. Bruce Ironmonger's place is safe. 5. Epicure3 (John Shearson) should be safe by locality. His garden was on tour last month as well. Be aware there are still bad areas of fire going on as we speak. Phil
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FANTASTIC NEWS
by BS Man about Palms- 28 replies
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Gary just called me and was leaving his house. ITS STILL THERE!!!! He's shocked its still there as it was raining golf ball sized red embers on him when he last left. Both the main house and the guest house are still there. Even the green house survived! Although he thinks he may have lost some of his palms, the very large portion of his neat stuff looks like it will be fine eventually. Most all of the Avocado trees are burnt down. Some big CIDP's took a hard hit. It was great to hear the joy in his voice. The inside of his house is black. No power or water at this point. He noted 60% of the houses on his road are gone. Jerry Hunter, a neig…
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Word from Fallbrook
by DoomsDave- 4 replies
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Howdyall: Last I heard, Steve from So Cal was right in the path of the fallbrook fire, and couldn't leave. Any word on Fallbrook's fate? dave
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Happy birthday to Gebe..
by Kris- 0 replies
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Dear Gebe Wish you many happy returns of the day ! love, Kris
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