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Summer Hiatus...I have an excuse!

Work on our sundry projects slowed to a crawl as we enjoyed a family trip to Hawaii Island and Kilauea. We sprung for a table at the Volcano House, and we were blessed with what the National Park calls an “event.” Here was our dinner show:

Put that in the “once in a lifetime” bucket. Locals drive from across the island to see these events, and I know some people that have rushed to the airport to fly between islands to catch this sight!

Since then, it’s been a rush to get folks ready for school. Progress on important stuff, like control towers, lighthouses, steam trams, railguns, etc. happened in fits and starts. I’ll get things up to date shortly.

Eri

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Nice pic, and I can even identify the family members! Easy to recognize the old, bald-ish guy and Kidzilla!

Dinner and a show :crazy_face: :grin: :grin:

Eric, you can tell us the truth.

Your spectacular night out looks like it was at Milliway’s.

Zaphod: Did you say something about… drinks?

Waiter: Certainly sir. If the lady or the gentlemen would care to take drinks before dinner.

Zaphod: Yeah, great!

Waiter: And the universe will explode later, for your pleasure.

Zaphod: Hey what?

Ford: Wow! What sort of drinks do you serve here?

Waiter: I think sir has perhaps misunderstood me.

Ford: …I hope not.

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Eric,
May you and the family stay safe with the current weather !

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Thanks! Lala is hitting us now with winds and rains. We have mountains between us and the storm, so we should be OK. Oldest Daughter, however, has been trapped at LAX for 13 hours…

The dialogue seems like it came from the BBC series of the Hitchhikers guide. I also recall reading the Douglas Adams book about it.

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Update:

After a 24 hour ordeal, O.D. returned from the continent. Lala is just about to leave us, having effectively shut down the state for about 48 hours. The island of Hawaii received the brunt of the storm, with an individual losing his/her life to a storm-related driving accident. Our island, Oahu, and Kauai, the westernmost inhabited island, will remain under a flood watch until tomorrow as the last of Lala’s spiraling tentacles lash us on her way into oblivion. We were driven indoors; O.D. saw more of LAZ than she ever cared; but we were fortunate. Mahalo i ke Akua.

Thanks to @Rooster and everyone else for your expressions of concern!

On Behalf of Clan Mueller,

Eric

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