When Life Gives You Pineapples...

[Punx Clever]

[clap]congrats man[clap]

make the beast with two backs Pearl, get out of the rat race and live on the other side like the locals
Kailua or Kaneohe. Course since I lived there its all grown way up.

What kind of drive is it from over there to pearl?  I'm kinda curious

[take risks]

that drive sucks. everyone is trying to get on base at the same time.

if you are gonna do that live close to H3.
and I would rent a room from somebody who rides bikes and has a garage over an apartment anyday.
lots of missing bikes for a place that doesnt even have a track anymore.

i recommend an on/off road bike to get the most out of it.

good luck, have fun!

[teddy037.3]

I meant the other, better looking, Hawaiian named Teddy. Sorry dude.

hey man, ver.3 is 3x the pretty! 

What kind of drive is it from over there to pearl?  I'm kinda curious

from the windward side of the island, it's not nearly as bad. H3 is pretty much a straight shot to pearl/hickam, er, JBPHH.
the majority of the commute traffic is from the west/central, eastbound in the AM, westbound in the PM.  like the whole frickin island works in HNL, but lives west/central.

[VisceralReaction]

Shit it's gotta be a hell of alot better going via the H3 now. The last time I was there when my
grandmother died they were almost finished with it and we had to go over the pass each time
to get back and forth to HNL

[teddy037.3]

Shit it's gotta be a hell of alot better going via the H3 now. The last time I was there when my
grandmother died they were almost finished with it and we had to go over the pass each time
to get back and forth to HNL

the other good thing is that you have options (H3, pali) to get through, in case of traffic.

for the rest of us, if there's traffic on H1, we're screwed 

[Grappa]

Cut the skin of pineapple and cut around the core.  Cut the pineapple into 1.5 inch cubes.  Add maybe a half cup to the blender.  1.5 ounces of rum, I like dark rum, into blender.  Get a can of Coco Lopez and shake it up really good.  Open it and pour about 2 TBS worth into blender.  Add either a scoop of vanilla ice cream or perhaps 1/6 cup half and half.  Add some ice, blend.  To tweek the thickness, you can add more ice to thicken, or more rum to thin it out.  Let it blend really well because getting ice bits stuck in your straw really sucks.  (Pun intended.)  You can also make the same drink with a clear rum, then after it has been poured into a glass, leaving a little room at the top, you can float some dark rum or spiced rum.  Tacky umbrella optional.  All portions are approximate.  If you really like the coconut, add more in the next drink.  If you really like the pineapple, add more of that.  Not creamy enough?  More ice cream.  Not strong enough?  More rum.   You could also consolidate steps, by purchasing coconut ice cream to replace the Coco Lopez and half and half or ice cream.  You could also put a splash of Kahlua into the blender.  Or Bailey's.  Or half of a ripe banana. 

Just don't    too much or you might    and definitely do not    after consuming said product.



I've also made a great pineapple upside-down cake in a cast iron skillet with a cornmeal base that was very popular.  Search for recipe on web.  Pineapple and rum and butter and cornbread in one delicious dessert.

[DRKWNG]

Teddy is dead on, dealing with the H1 on a day to day basis SUCKS.  The only way it's not terrible is if you're pulling shift work.  I had a seventeen mile commute (each way) for the first year and half I was there, from Makakilo to PH and there were times that it could take up to an hour and a half; mostly caused by the cluster-make the beast with two backs that was the Kapolei/Ewa junction.  Depending on where you work, living on the windward side is definitely the way to go.  It's more expensive, and the places usually aren't as modern, but it's much more relaxed. 

I think it's a pretty good bet that you'll be working up at Schofield though, so that puts you in the Mililani area.  There are plenty of good spots up there on the hill that are close to the base.  You could also live a little "further" out and get a spot near Haliewa if you wanted to try and get a spot near the beach.  Start checking things out in Desmotropic, and get in touch with Zilla.  He's at the 25th, and also came from Campbell. 

[teddy037.3]

Tacky umbrella mandatory!

fixed.

[duccarlos]

hey man, ver.3 is 3x the pretty! 

i thought that the pretty upgrade would not ship until v10.

[teddy037.3]

i thought that the pretty upgrade would not ship until v10.

lol

[KnightofNi]

i just soak pinable chunks in cocnut rum for a couple of days and serve them as appetizers.


then i chug the liquid left in the bowl.

[krolik]

i just soak pinable chunks in cocnut rum for a couple of days and serve them as appetizers.


then i chug the liquid left in the bowl.

That explains a lot of things.....

[KnightofNi]

That explains a lot of things.....

it's a summertime thing, and i havne't had money or a reason to make it so shush.

wow, i'm threadjacking hardcore.
sorry adam

[teddy037.3]

wow, i'm threadjacking hardcore.
sorry adam

we're still talking about pineapples, right?

[Monsterlover]

I cannot think of someone more deserving than you,,,,, given where and what you have been through the past couple of months

A nice geographic cure...AND you don't have the baggage in tow...you'll work out the logistics with your son and he will get to see and know his father

under the best possible circumstances

Couldn't agree more

Good deal mang!