Well, I'm kinda visiting your shores...

Post #302,109 by Meerkat 1/9/09 5:32:26 AM Reply	Well, I'm kinda visiting your shores... Only getting as far as Hawaii, I'm afraid. Still, for a week, I'll at least be in the same country as most of you :) They said I was gullible ... and I believed them
Post #302,110 by folkert 1/9/09 6:37:42 AM Reply	Shucks... Hawaii, this time of year... man... sucks to be you. /me is jealous
Post #302,113 by Another Scott 1/9/09 7:41:29 AM Reply	Beautiful places. Be sure to hike on the islands! Enjoy! http://www.trails.co...s.aspx?area=10015 Have a great time. Cheers, Scott.
Post #302,115 by a6l6e6x 1/9/09 9:22:57 AM Reply	Enjoy it, John! Visited 4 of the islands as part of a cruise myself back in September. If you're visiting Haleakala on Maui, dress warmly! Alex
Post #302,137 by Meerkat 1/9/09 5:36:44 PM Reply	I did that back in '92 And yes, 'warmly' was one very important bit. I think 'oxygen tank' might have been the other :-) I still remember that strange feeling of feeling out-of-breath having just walked a couple of metres. Err, feet. They said I was gullible ... and I believed them
Post #302,116 by mvitale 1/9/09 9:23:51 AM Reply	Nice one! Enjoy your trip! -Mike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #302,118 by boxley 1/9/09 9:26:36 AM Reply	dont forget to try the wowie, and the coffee isnt bad either
Post #302,136 by Ashton 1/9/09 5:28:50 PM Reply	Meerkat meets ne ne and ... we know which goose gets cooked! Nice to hear that Oz employment fosters (no, not That beer) the occasional trip to small paradises. Hope you get to cool out, with nary a 'lectronic beep to disturb the flowerful ambience. Ahola! (says the visiting Mexican..) Ashton PS -- elsewhere, look for my essay on your sig. (re. a psychologist, author of book on 'gullibility' -- ran afoul of the odious Madoff!) Talk about Synchronicity-meets-recursive <-- !ynorI
Post #302,139 by Meerkat 1/9/09 5:48:56 PM Reply	Speaking of fostering holidays (and definitely not Fosters!) I read at article recently ( http://www.smh.com.a...0090109-7da3.html ) highlighting the fact that one third of Australian workers won't take a single day of annual leave this year, and almost 60% of workers have accrued more than 8 weeks of leave because they seldom take time off. I'm in that '60%' bucket - so it's time to do something about it. They said I was gullible ... and I believed them

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