tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post8297493174790491593..comments2023-05-29T08:54:54.795-07:00Comments on Double Duty Diary: Twice the Angst in Half the Time: Things I'm Still Getting Used ToKarinGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045065299400055014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-50359092228448483502007-11-05T20:10:00.000-08:002007-11-05T20:10:00.000-08:00I'm glad you and your family are enjoying Hawaii. ...I'm glad you and your family are enjoying Hawaii. There is a lot to enjoy here. We are only part time residents, but we have had a house here for twelve years. The other part of the time we live in Nevada with the fire ants. Believe me, I'll take the "mostly" harmless ants and bugs here to the fire ants and scorpions in Nevada. We have Terminex out every month here and that keeps most of the bugs at bay.<BR/><BR/>We couldn't live here without Costco. The one on Maui is right next to the airport and it is always our first stop. Most Costco checkstands have old boxes. We can put most of our stuff in those to keep the little stuff corraled, but at Costco there is very little "little stuff". LOL.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you like sushi and rice. A lot of mainlanders don't "get" the food here; spicy, chewy Kalbi, katsu, teri chicken, lot of fish -- we love it all.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968531508224415029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-50131243666221575092007-10-15T18:00:00.000-07:002007-10-15T18:00:00.000-07:00Hi Karen,Your 1st cousin once removed on your Mom'...Hi Karen,<BR/>Your 1st cousin once removed on your Mom's side of the family. Here on the East coast of the USA Milk is 4.59 a gallon-- so not much different than you are paying. Costco is a 80 mile trip but BJ's is only 7 miles. Gas at BJ's is now only 2.68, but at the corner station it's 2.86. We loved Hawaii and we were there for a cruise in January. It's so different than here. Enjoy and say hi to your Mom and Dad.Ann Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221673031491179657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-91241470740979962332007-10-14T22:39:00.000-07:002007-10-14T22:39:00.000-07:00Down with ants! Let them and the spiders fight it...Down with ants! Let them and the spiders fight it out.<BR/><BR/>In Texas, we had fire ants, with stings that could really pack a punch. I'm still suspicious that they killed a small lizard in our yard one day.<BR/><BR/>I seem to remember vaguely the exterminator telling me different things work for different ants. You might try a different type of bait or trap. You may already know all of this, but . . .<BR/><BR/>Some natural things that are supposed to help are chili powder (I'm pretty sure it was chili powder.) around doorways and mint plants around your home. I found the chili powder was mildly effective, but never noticed that our mint plants helped. Also keeping plants and vegetation from touching the house, so it didn't provide a convenient ant walkway, seemed helpful. Some ants like to feast on butterfly larvae, so the generally pretty plants that attract butterflies also tend to attract ants. Bummer, eh?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444556350421678085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-15356773256180931792007-10-13T13:05:00.000-07:002007-10-13T13:05:00.000-07:00Ahhh! Karin! Welcome to Dah Islands, sistah!! H...Ahhh! Karin! Welcome to Dah Islands, sistah!! Have you met the state bird of HawaiĆ yet? The giant flying cockroach?! Good thing geckos abound to keep the critters at bay. <BR/>love the tigers blog. sounds a little more like kittens. and finney as the lonesome haole boy. great shots. aloha.<BR/> a&efishgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462579493591050035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-56665253962236287702007-10-11T09:16:00.000-07:002007-10-11T09:16:00.000-07:00Hi, new to reading your blog (via NaBloPoMo websit...Hi, new to reading your blog (via NaBloPoMo website), but love what I have read so far. My brother and his family live in Maui and we've been to visit them numerous times.<BR/><BR/>My best advice for the cost of things out there is to use the "Kama-eina discount" to your advantage EVERYWHERE you go. You can get breaks on a ton of activities and shopping and stuff. My sister-in-law takes my niece and nephew to the Maui Ocean Center at least once a week and she gets a kama-eina discount on it.<BR/><BR/>Also Safeway supermarket has a shoppers discount card which is really handy to have.<BR/><BR/>Look forward to reading your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-22557356373579591322007-10-09T02:59:00.000-07:002007-10-09T02:59:00.000-07:00My daughter is in a track school which means she's...My daughter is in a track school which means she's on for 2 months and off for 3 weeks for.the.entire.year.<BR/><BR/>Sucks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-59611444581946307272007-10-07T23:31:00.000-07:002007-10-07T23:31:00.000-07:00Oh,<A HREF="http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dailypix/2007/Oct/07/bento_b.jpg" REL="nofollow">Oh,</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-28851773545679998072007-10-07T17:36:00.000-07:002007-10-07T17:36:00.000-07:00That is A LOT of money for milk. Hmmm.. we don't l...That is A LOT of money for milk. Hmmm.. we don't like milk! Maybe a good reason to move to Hawaii??Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342425698876916791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-7796709905764020282007-10-07T14:27:00.000-07:002007-10-07T14:27:00.000-07:00I remember that humidity and the pesky ants. I onc...I remember that humidity and the pesky ants. I once had guests in October when there was not a trade wind to be found and they were miserable:-)!! A good solution to the no box Costcos are those huge IKEA bags that cost 59 cents. I just keep a couple of those in the car for Costco runs. It is cold, rainy, and very gray here today. I am wearing a sweater and will gladly trade places with you..humidity and all:-) I'll even pop for the milk...HA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15275895.post-64504804368265255662007-10-07T04:44:00.000-07:002007-10-07T04:44:00.000-07:00Love your posts, Karin. With two small children yo...Love your posts, Karin. With two small children you must spend a fortune on milk. Maybe you should just go buy the cow.Patricia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231036049535477708noreply@blogger.com