Friday Got a ticket for not wearing my seatbelt – Damned Government Leaches! My seatbelt affects nobody but me! All this does is provides revenue for those who wish to control other people’s lives. Benjamin Franklin once wrote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” HeContinue reading “September 15, 2023”
Tag Archives: driveway
September 14, 2023
Thursday Sunny day today My solar system was putting out enough electricity to be ablr to turn on mini fridge and put ice cube trays into freezer compartment. Went over to Ahi and moved more gravel. Driveway is graveled all the way to the back of the “parking area” at the bottom. The slope of theContinue reading “September 14, 2023”
September 13, 2023
Wednesday Moved gravel in the morning at Ahi. Early afternoon went into Naalehu to the post office. The new chains I had ordered on saturday for the chainsaw arrived. Went to ocean at Honuapo for a dip in the pools. Filled water bottles at the transfer station as there were people in line at the parkContinue reading “September 13, 2023”
September 12, 2023
Tuesday Worked all day at the Ahi lot. Worked on clearing more of the large debris pile at the bottom end of the lot. Dug out the larger logs and carried them up to the pile on the side of the driveway Put the smaller ones on the pile at the bottom of the driveway where IContinue reading “September 12, 2023”
September 11, 2023
Monday Worked at Ahi all morning moving gravel. Concentrated on the Hilo side to create a pathway to walk down the driveway. Then went back to working on the Kona side I fugure that I have moved about 1/2 the pile – maybe 7 tons. I had been using the wheelbarrow on previous loads. In order to do this,Continue reading “September 11, 2023”
September 10, 2023
Sunday Left Holowai around 10:00 am to go to Kona. Alanah is returning to Arizona. Arrived in Kona around 11:30. Alanah received a text telling her that her plane was delayed thirty minutes so it was not scheduled to leave until 1:45 pm. We stopped and had fried fish for lunch before taking her to the airport. AfterContinue reading “September 10, 2023”
September 6, 2023
Wednesday The load of 2 1/2″ minus sand and gravel arrived at the Holowai lot around 7:30 AM. I had the truck driver dump it just outside the double gates. It extended from the rock column supporting the gate to the roadway where vehicles travel. There is room for vehicles to get past, but I probably shouldContinue reading “September 6, 2023”
September 5, 2023
Tuesday I picked some guavas today. Gathered the limbs that I had cut in the southwest section of the Ahi property and stacked them at the bottom of the driveway. Then, using the clippers, I cut them into short pieces less than 6 inches long. The portions that were too large to be cut with the clippersContinue reading “September 5, 2023”
September 2, 2023
Saturday Today could have been a frightful day! It started out bright and sunny so I decided to attack the weeds that have sprung up in the Holowai driveway while there was shade over parts of it. These are the weeds that produce those pesky little furry seeds that cling to cloth surfaces that comes nearContinue reading “September 2, 2023”
September 1, 2023
Friday Spent the morning at Ahi. Gathered the old, dead limbs and branches from the front hillside. Piled them at the bottom of the driveway in the parking spot. Cut more tall grass from the west side of the property and piled this onto the old dead limbs from the front hillside. Then I used the car and droveContinue reading “September 1, 2023”
TropicalCastaway 