Larry reports, by way of Martha, that: >an old Subaru 4WD Wagon while on the Big Island of Hawaii. Of course we broke >down on the infamous "saddle road" half way between Hilo and Kona, miles from >nowhere, and later lost headlights while driving a dark back road from the For those unfamiliar w/ Saddle Rd., it's akin to driving a 2hr. stretch of US 50 in the middle of Nevada, "America's Loneliest Hwy." The only "services" on the road are an old army base and the UH observatory facility atop Mauna Kea (which can be reached by a Beetle, even though it's supposed to be a 4WD road to the top). Tales are told of hapless drivers picking up lone female hitchhikers who utter not a word (from the back seat no less), only to find that their guests have vanished w/o a trace when the driver checks in the rear view mirror. This lone female is supposedly the human incarnation of Madam Pele, the Hawaiian fire goddess.... So 'fess up, Larry & Alice, you folks were illicitly transporting PORK between Hilo and Kona, weren't you?! (*) ;-) So much for our Friday (ghost) storytelling....now, back to our regular mayhem. Norman norman_leong@baynetworks.com (*) It is said that one must NOT have pork in one's possession while on Saddle Rd. Man, what IS it about pork??....
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