Back from Hawaii
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Back from Hawaii
Well back from visiting my Daughter in Hawaii ,rained every day ,first two weeks humidity was so bad you could swim in it . Stopped by "Chuck's Corvette Clinic"in Honolulu NO Corvettes to see. But down the road in a shop a 59 yellow vette having dis brakes installed , nice guy to talk to. Good to be back home.I see youall still talking Corvettes.
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When I was there, both times, it rained for about an hour in the morning and by noon it burned off and it was nothing but sun. Great climate. and a perfect place to own a classic Corvette, or any sportscar.
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From: Middle TN by way of KY, OH, VA, IL, CA, FL, NY, SC, HI
Sounds like you experienced the somewhat unusual (10-15% of the time) "Kona" winds weather patterns, instead of the normal tradewinds, bummer.
Seeing Corvettes in general in Hawaii is uncommon, as Hawaii has the lowest percentage of Corvettes registered as a percentage of all cars, and given the low population of the state, the lowest total number of registered Corvettes of any state - fewer than Vermont.
Never once did I see a solid axle Corvette in the nearly 10 years that I lived there, and I only know of a couple of mid-year Corvettes there, but I and a bunch of my buddies had a collection of decent C6's.
Seeing Corvettes in general in Hawaii is uncommon, as Hawaii has the lowest percentage of Corvettes registered as a percentage of all cars, and given the low population of the state, the lowest total number of registered Corvettes of any state - fewer than Vermont.
Never once did I see a solid axle Corvette in the nearly 10 years that I lived there, and I only know of a couple of mid-year Corvettes there, but I and a bunch of my buddies had a collection of decent C6's.
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Oahu has near-perfect weather most days of the year, with gentle light rains for five minutes maybe twice a day. Lawns and other landscaping seem to need little to no watering, many homes seem to get by with no sprinklers.
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Sounds like you experienced the somewhat unusual (10-15% of the time) "Kona" winds weather patterns, instead of the normal tradewinds, bummer.
Seeing Corvettes in general in Hawaii is uncommon, as Hawaii has the lowest percentage of Corvettes registered as a percentage of all cars, and given the low population of the state, the lowest total number of registered Corvettes of any state - fewer than Vermont.
Never once did I see a solid axle Corvette in the nearly 10 years that I lived there, and I only know of a couple of mid-year Corvettes there, but I and a bunch of my buddies had a collection of decent C6's.
Seeing Corvettes in general in Hawaii is uncommon, as Hawaii has the lowest percentage of Corvettes registered as a percentage of all cars, and given the low population of the state, the lowest total number of registered Corvettes of any state - fewer than Vermont.
Never once did I see a solid axle Corvette in the nearly 10 years that I lived there, and I only know of a couple of mid-year Corvettes there, but I and a bunch of my buddies had a collection of decent C6's.
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Homes get by with no windows, no AC and no heat if close to the ocean. It's phenomenal weather. You don't need much HP though, people obey the speed limit (and drive courteously) in that state more than any other I've been.
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On the cooler Windward side (my house was on a hill on top of Kailua), you can absolutely get by without heat (duh) or AC. We had ceiling fans, jalousie windows and no HVAC system whatsoever, and didn't need it.
I'm probably too fast of a driver (or so I've been told), but while courteous, the left lane "sleepers" can get a little old. You're right about not much need for HP there.
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People do drive courteously and never use their horn , only problem it's the worst traffic in the world on the Honolulu side of the island.( it takes a half an hour to go one mile) My daughter lives in
Kailua were all tourist come "Japanese". Japan bombed Hawaii now they own it, they out number original Hawaiians and us. The second most population are homeless people because the weather is great and this great administration gives them our money to live on.Other wise it is beautiful and the most people are nice.
Kailua were all tourist come "Japanese". Japan bombed Hawaii now they own it, they out number original Hawaiians and us. The second most population are homeless people because the weather is great and this great administration gives them our money to live on.Other wise it is beautiful and the most people are nice.
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I've lived here on Maui for 8 years now. This summer has been the warmest on record with high humidity and slow trade winds - our natural ac. There are actually several vettes here, given our small population. Besides my 57, there is a 56,59,60 and 62 that I know of - also several Midyears here. Lots of late models, too, but not too many long stretches of road to open them up! 
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My daughter lives in Kailua were all tourist come "Japanese". Japan bombed Hawaii now they own it, they out number original Hawaiians and us. The second most population are homeless people because the weather is great and this great administration gives them our money to live on.Other wise it is beautiful and the most people are nice.
For maybe a decade after the Japanese crash, vacationing families stopped coming in droves. Male-only parties of "salarymen" would fly in for a few days for the thrill of playing golf on grass. Mostly reserved for agriculture, level land is so scarce and expensive that Japan had only a handful (two, AIR) of private golf courses, only multi-millionaires need apply on membership waiting lists.
I lost a lot of effortless high-dollar hotel gift shop souvenir volume when the middle class stopped coming. Maybe they're back!
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I've lived here on Maui for 8 years now. This summer has been the warmest on record with high humidity and slow trade winds - our natural ac. There are actually several vettes here, given our small population. Besides my 57, there is a 56,59,60 and 62 that I know of - also several Midyears here. Lots of late models, too, but not too many long stretches of road to open them up!
I think daily rain discourages roadsters and muddy roads are not compatible with shiny C1s.
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Well back from visiting my Daughter in Hawaii ,rained every day ,first two weeks humidity was so bad you could swim in it . Stopped by "Chuck's Corvette Clinic"in Honolulu NO Corvettes to see. But down the road in a shop a 59 yellow vette having dis brakes installed , nice guy to talk to. Good to be back home.I see youall still talking Corvettes.
Driving in Oahu is really bad! I live 6 mo. in Hawaii and 6 mo. in VA. The Cruse, shows and roads here in Virginia are great. I lived in Hawaii since 1974 and starting commuting since 2008, love it. I got 3 vetted , El Camino here VA,
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Male-only parties of "salarymen" would fly in for a few days for the thrill of playing golf on grass. Mostly reserved for agriculture, level land is so scarce and expensive that Japan had only a handful (two, AIR) of private golf courses, only multi-millionaires need apply on membership waiting lists.
Most Japanese have only hit a golf ball off a piece of Astro-turf on the roof of an office building; in the two years the MItsubishi Chiefs were here, they played golf three or four times a week; neither of them had ever been on a golf course before, yet they brought thousands of dollars' worth of clubs and bags with them from Japan.
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I spent a fair amount of time in Tokyo and Nagoya while negotiating with Toyota for the NUMMI project when I was with GM, and later at Chrysler, I had two Mitsubishi chief engineers working for me on loan when I was a Chrysler Chief Engineer in the late 80's.
Most Japanese have only hit a golf ball off a piece of Astro-turf on the roof of an office building; in the two years the MItsubishi Chiefs were here, they played golf three or four times a week; neither of them had ever been on a golf course before, yet they brought thousands of dollars' worth of clubs and bags with them from Japan.
Most Japanese have only hit a golf ball off a piece of Astro-turf on the roof of an office building; in the two years the MItsubishi Chiefs were here, they played golf three or four times a week; neither of them had ever been on a golf course before, yet they brought thousands of dollars' worth of clubs and bags with them from Japan.
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Another story:
My Dad loved music, but soldiered along for decades with garage-sale playback equipment. About 1980 he asked if I could assemble a good stereo for $400. I went to a going-out-of-business stereo store and picked uip a demo Yamaha 22 watt per channel receiver, a Technics direct-drive turntable and a pair of (American-made!) 4 ohm ADS speakers. The 4 ohm speakers made 22 watts sound almost like 44, he practically wept at the sound filling his living room.
(All the stuff still works today, I didn't worry about "demo" equipment, the store was only open for 90 days and the gear had full factory warranties.)
