“The Bug From Hell”

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Mokihana

Holy crap. We’re being invaded by stink bugs. They are miserable and invasive, and they’re driving me crazy.  Somehow they manage to get into the house through our screen doors. And who knows where else.

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Shipping a Spinning Wheel, Chapter Two

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Mokihana

About two weeks later, Debbie was ready to have the wheel shipped. Keola graciously gave up his daytime perch, and allowed us to move it.

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Shipping a Spinning Wheel

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Mokihana

I don’t have the next Montana Road Trip photos ready yet, so will post this instead. For those of you who wanna learn something about shipping a spinning wheel, this is the place to be.

A wahine in my Joe Jorgensen Ravelry group wanted to buy a JJ wheel and she found one, right here in Oregon (a friend of mine was selling hers). Only problem…Debbie lives in Georgia, and Kay, my friend, was swamped with extremely important family stuff and didn’t have the time to pack up the wheel and ship it, so I volunteered to help out.  Continue reading →

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Temporary Wheels

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Mokihana

I took my kawila up to the dealer’s to get the sliding door fixed (yep, it’s under warranty!) on Tuesday. They thought it’d take about three hours, so I went prepared with knitting to while away the time. After about an hour, however, my advisor told me it was gonna take a lot longer to complete; it was a pretty complex repair, and they wanted to make sure they did it right the first time. (Yay, Dick Hannah Chrysler in Vancouver!)  And it was going to take till the end of the day, and they didn’t think I’d want to wait that long. True dat.
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Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Thirty-One

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Mokihana

Auwe. No can believe it’s been all these months since I’ve updated our Montana road trip. Three months!!  Wanna go back? K’den.

Before heading over Lookout Pass, we stopped at the Dena Mora Rest Area near Saltese. It was a lovely place to stop, and there was all kinds of information about the area.

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Dear Teenage Bicyclist

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Mokihana

Hey kid. Assamatta u, eh? I realize you were in the bike lane and I realize that the light was green. Did you realize that I was already in the middle of a right hand turn when you decided to zoom through the intersection without looking around you? Was whatever you were listening to on your earbuds so loud that you were totally unaware of what was going on nearby?

I truly think you weren’t even aware of my van only two feet away from you as I slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting you. You just kept pedaling as fast as you could, never looking to the left or right.

I didn’t hit you, mahalo ke Akua. But please be more careful; someone else might.

Aloha,

Mokihana

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Kawila Update

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Mokihana

K’den, here’s the latest. I emailed my car estimate to Don, the towing company guy; he asked me to go see the guy he uses, which I agreed to do. I know I didn’t have to, but I thought that it’d be a good idea, because if his guy was low, I could agree to meet him in the middle, i.e., Womack’s.

So his guy took ‘way less time in looking things over; we went into his office and in less than five minutes, he had the estimate for me. I’m tempted to make you folks guess again, but I’ll be nice. Ready?
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A Bittersweet Story

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Mokihana

One night, at four o’clock in the morning, something happened that brought tears to my eyes. Bittersweet tears. Tears of happiness, tears of sadness, tears of remembrance.

First, you should go here to read the first part of this story. I’ll wait while you do.

Okay pau?
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Da Estimates

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Mokihana

I really feel bad for the kid who came out to put on my spare tire. I hope he doesn’t get fired.

Here are the two estimates.  Remember, these are only preliminary estimates. If, when they get everything taken apart, it could be more.

Door Numbah One:

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And Door Numbah Two:

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I’m actually pretty surprised at how close they came out.  Sure, the dealer’s labor charges are higher, but both companies said the same things to repair my car.  3-5 days to fix. Yup. Rental car for shua.

Good guessing, everyone!  Mahalo for playing!

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Time to Guess

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Mokihana

K’den.  Here’s another photo, from the front side of the damage.

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And for a refresher, the back side:

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That da kine in the top photo is broken.  So it has to be replaced. And to fix the fender, whoever fixes it has to take off the fender. Oh yeah, and the front door, too. And oh, the rear view mirror. And the headlight. And the door handle. Because my kawila has a clear coat finish, they have to match everything. Who would’ve ever dreamed all that?  But the second estimate I got today from my dealer said the same as our auto body shop.  The only difference is a higher labor charge from the dealer; otherwise, the estimates are almost exactly the same.

And as a good friend of mine pointed out, the towing company should be paying for a rental car for me, too.  Because it’s gonna take 3-4 days to fix everything.

K’den. Guessing time foa realz, not including the rental car.

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