Date:         01 Sep 1995 16:04:08 GMT
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From:         Norman_Leong@BayNetworks.COM (Norman Leong)
Subject:      alice/larry's x-lent adventure....

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??....