Aloha OMM!
So much has happened lately! Like you said, it's never a dull moment - there is always something. Ain't that true! Tis for me, too sometimes...
First, those plants look great, and they sure seem happy outside! It makes my heart happy to see your plants outside again, but please be careful. I hope though, that growing outdoors works for you again. Good idea keeping the info off of the forums as far as security - you never know, and it's better safe than sorry.
How cool that you got to meet Munki and his wife - he grows some beautiful plants, and I've learned a lot from his grows. Sounds like he and his wife are nice people, too. I'll bet that was fun!
That electric bill is... how shall I say.... HORSESH*T! Argh. I'm really sorry to hear about that. That seems ridiculous. Knowing that, if you were to go indoors again... maybe worth it to consider selling the HID lamps and investing in some good LED's when you can. Just a thought IF you ever need to go in...
The story is of course still keeping me riveted!
OH! and I'm getting so excited about having some Lucy soon - just a few more weeks or so!
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Hey, OMM! I didn't realize you got to meet Munki! Very cool!
Your plants look great and if I had an electric bill like yours, I'd probably be outside, too.
Without giving away all your security secrets, I just wanted to say that I thought the tripwires that triggered the flame throwers, and the sensors with the poison darts, were very cool!
But, I thought the six lions roaming the grounds and the pit of venomous snakes was overdoing it, just a little. After all, what are you going to feed all the lions? I mean, if no one tries to steal the plants again?
Didn't let her ruin it for us. 
That leaves one place to get in and THsea and I are working on that. 
Missing from the photos: the guest hammock. A steady flow of visitors to Paradise sleep with a shotgun, outside. Anybody don't want to get with the program? They can feed the big cats!
How many grams per watt are you shooting for with that big plasma light?
Take care of what you need OMM, we will all be patiently awaiting your return. Who knows perhaps for once you will be pages behind for missing a few days
Hi teiji2 . Well, things worked our better than I thought they would and I'm back already. Updated my will and a few other things, I had to do.
One of the main things I had to do was take my drivers test to meet the national standards of 70 year olds. Today way my birthday, so my old license was no longer good. I studied my butt off...I just had to pass because only my car is allowed on the Military Bases. Jo and I are divorced and she can't drive on base any longer. Hawaii prints a study book for licenses. 5 bucks for the damn thing. I memorized the whole damn thing. I also had to take the drivers test too. That is what I expected.........didn't actually turn out that way.
Here is what actually happened...........
I wont give the actual Hawaiian test site to protect the folks there. No Joke,
either that or Hawaii is just strange.
I got there and filled out the application. The lady called me over and took down all my info. Then she took me to the front of the counter and took 2 pictures of me and asked for $40.00. I gave it to her and she told me to wait.
In a few minutes she handed me my new license! It is good for 8 years. I took no test of any kind !!!!
Jo and I walked out.....it was hard for me not to do a few dance steps of celebration! I must live right!
Happy Birthday, Brother - and MANY more!
And, congrat's on EASILY passing your test! All that studying must have paid off, since they didn't even have to test you to tell you passed!
Happy birthday mate
Congrads on proving your more then capable to still drive just another way to get your money lol
Three old men were talking with each other at the nursing home remembering what it was like being young.
The first man says, "What I really miss is being able to take a nice, long piss...I used to wake up every morning and piss like a racehorse, and now there's barely a dribble."
The second man says, "What I really miss is being able to take a nice, healthy bowel movement...I used to wake up every morning and take a good solid bowel movement, and now I'm never regular."
The third man says, "Well, I wake up every morning at 8:00am and take a nice long piss, and then at 8:30am, like clockwork, I make a strong healthy bowel movement. What I really miss is being able to get out of bed before 10:00am!"
