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• RDSouth commented on The Fumes of Mordor & Other World Building Models
  When I was in the military I had an opportunity to take a really plum assignment in Hawaii, but turned it down, to the detriment of my career. Part of the reason I didn't want to go to Hawaii was that I'd heard it was a really expensive, cramped place where the various numerous ethnic groups were in constant friction and had their own isolated ethnic areas making things even more cramped. Sounds like fertile ground for all kinds of inspiration to me....
• ARNOLD commented on The Fumes of Mordor & Other World Building Models
  Ghod Knows I have resisted the Temptation! But, since no one else will do it...Grits Teeth manfully...I Remember " Hawaii Five-0 " I was born in the North East of England in 1949 and so came to Television just as the long trail of TV westerns... one a night every night Bonanza/ Laramie/ Have Gun Will Travel and on and on .. Began to fade into what might be termed Police Procedural/Detective and though I can’t remember much of the plot lines I DO remember that marvellously constructed into music /title sequence. And to this day most of my generation’s...
• mindstalk commented on The Fumes of Mordor & Other World Building Models
  "The Metro is actually one of the few relatively decent mass transit systems in the US; only New York and Boston rival it" Chicago? I haven't experienced DC much, or NYC in a while, but my ranking would be NYC Chicago Boston+near suburbs/San Francisco Boston has a better metro system that ties into the near suburbs well, but the bus network is mostly a low-frequency joke; SF was better on that front. The T is cheaper and more frequent though also creakier access to the suburbs than BART. It's still a hub and spoke system, with poor interconnectivity not through...
• mindstalk commented on The Fumes of Mordor & Other World Building Models
  My impression from checking weather reports is that Hawaii doesn't have a cool season, it's mid-80s all year. My impression from being there in spring break is that it's the most comfortable 80s ever, with a constant sea breeze, plus daily rain and rainbows... at least on the NE side of the big island....
• scott-sanford commented on The Fumes of Mordor & Other World Building Models
  Hawaiian climate varies a lot more than many people appreciate, but it's fixed more to location than time of year. Wet or dry, hot or cold, is a matter of finding a place that suits you. James Nicoll recently posted to LiveJournal an ancestor's story about a Hawaiian expedition that's enlightening on this....