Bunch of vultures, we are.
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Dual storms hit Hawaii |
I wonder..... if any new koa may be coming to market soon? |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:55 pm ] |
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| Bunch of vultures, we are.
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:14 pm ] |
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Could be. I do love koa |
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| Author: | gozierdt [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:45 pm ] |
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Amazing, I had exactly the same thought...Vultures indeed 
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| Author: | Casey Cochran [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:53 pm ] |
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I like the way you think, Chris! |
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| Author: | Bri [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:14 pm ] |
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Strange, watching that on the news last night my first thought was exactly that. |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:49 pm ] |
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My wife had the same thought even before I did. |
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| Author: | unkabob [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:32 pm ] |
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There may be a better selection of mis-cuts and orphans this winter (What you said but in more personal terms). Bob |
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| Author: | DriftwoodGuitars [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dual storms hit Hawaii |
I heard an interview with a resident of the big island on NPR and he stated that there was a lot of downed trees. My thoughts were exactly like those above! I hate to see mature trees cut down and for hurricanes to mess up people's days, (I'm a Florida guy after all) but if a tree falls in the woods... Make a guitar from it! |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:36 pm ] |
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Quote: if a tree falls in the woods... Make a guitar from it! That's a T-Shirt right there! |
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| Author: | Haans [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dual storms hit Hawaii |
Nothing like Disaster Capitalism. Who cares about the injured, the homeless, folks that lost everything... |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:29 am ] |
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Quote: Nothing like Disaster Capitalism. Who cares about the injured, the homeless, folks that lost everything... Well, if you want to get serious - I've read about 10 stories published about the recent storms and the results are: 1 dead hiker, darn few injured, homes without power - several thousand, tens of thousands inconvenienced, some homes damaged. Nearly every story reported that the islands "got off light" considering they just endured an earthquake followed immediately by 2 low-grade hurricanes, and an election where the sitting governor got his butt whipped. That about cover it? In 2 weeks they'll all be back in business minus some trees. Sorry about the hiker, but he was stupid to go hiking in a hurricane, dontcha think? |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:28 am ] |
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DriftwoodGuitars wrote: if a tree falls in the woods... Make a guitar from it! I want the t-shirt! Could be on those OLF shirts that never came to be....hint hint 
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| Author: | DennisK [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dual storms hit Hawaii |
Yeah, I wouldn't joke about it if the storms had been worse. But even if they had been, it's better to scavenge the remains than to kill trees that could have lived for hundreds more years, providing homes for wildlife and oxygen for us. Truly, vultures are some of the kindest of all meat eating creatures It just looks bad when you get excited over someone's death. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:00 pm ] |
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Well, seems you had to be "prompted" to check for death, injury and devastation. I have no doubt the "Vulture Capitalists" will descend on Hawaii, lots of bucks to be made on repair and rebuilding. I'm sure they will snap up those trees too, at rock bottom prices, but you will see retail at the suppliers. Just found it rather odd that the first thought was for wood, not safety of residents... |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:23 pm ] |
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An added "benefit" might be a reduction in the price of Koa. It's been sky high for way too long |
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| Author: | caine [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:23 pm ] |
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An added "benefit" might be a reduction in the price of Koa. It's been sky high for way too long I wouldn't count on it. Most of the damage is in the Puna district of the big island. From the videos on the news, it looks like lots of Albizia...google Albizia tree...its a weed. Winds may not have been strong enough to knock down healthy koa. I would be more concerned about the damage to puna buds...almost harvest season. The woman drowned in Kauai on the Kalalau trail. Happens sometimes, especially to tourists who try to cross swollen streams on their way back out. Happens on sunny days that rain up in the mountain. Most of the trails were closed during the storm period...they could have been backpacking and trying to get out before the hurricane hit. Except for the big island, it was just a tropical storm for most of us. It hardly rained where I live. |
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| Author: | Bri [ Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:57 pm ] |
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Haans wrote: Just found it rather odd that the first thought was for wood, not safety of residents... Yeah, it is a little odd, though the news report I was watching, had everyone safe and standing amongst a pile of downed trees. |
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