RE: [Paddlewise] Tsunami from Chilean Earthquake and West Coast

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From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net
[mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net] On Behalf Of Bradford R. Crain
Sent: 02 March 2010 20:26
To: marksanders_at_sandmarks.net; Craig Jungers
Cc: Paddlewise Paddlewise
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Tsunami from Chilean Earthquake and West Coast

Mark:
     It's a nice house alright, but if it's too high up to worry about, 
why is it built on stilts? Is it to ward off uninvited kayakers?

Please Mister, I know the answer to that one!

Most Ha'awaians would say that the houses are on stilts to benefit from the
cooling on-shore breezes and keep the humidity at bay.

But I know that in reality it's just to create a proper-sized under-cover
parking lot for a reasonable selection of kayaks :-)

Far from warding us off, it's there as a place for us kayakers to fly-camp
;-) And the tsunami is coming to lift the kayaks into the parking place ;-)

Gillies (from an ice-cold Leicestershire, Great Britain)


Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Tsunami from Chilean Earthquake and West Coast
Mark:
     It's a nice house alright, but if it's too high up to worry about, why
is it built on stilts? Is it to ward off uninvited kayakers?

Bradford R. Crain

> We have a house Near South Point on the Big Island. It should have a 
> nice view of the incoming tsunami! It's too high up to worry about, but 
> Hilo might get a bit wet. I'd like to know if they know it's coming or 
> they're just warning in case.
> 
> http://www.sandmarks.net/TLDHouse.jpg
> 
> Mark
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