moving......again

[ninjabrewer]

Originally Posted by Sound Wave

yeah, the eddie aikau. oh, yeah so they didn't compete today, but some still went out to surf. here is a pic:

they are going to try again tomorrow. it was too inconsistent today.

is there any good snow skiing areas in ohio? maybe you can do some snow boarding if they do. if i were you, i would at least try snow mobiling or something like that. gotta take advantage of the snow.

How has he surf been the last several days? Did they have the Eddie Aikau Invitational?

nb

[Sound Wave]

surf has been on the downslide. today the north shore had 12 foot faces. tuesday is supposed to bump up to 18 foot faces.

they did have the eddie aikau on tuesday. they are televising it on the fuel channel.

The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Air Dates:
Sunday, 12/13/09 10:00am ET / 7:00am PT
Sunday, 12/13/09 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT
Monday, 12/14/09 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT
Tuesday, 12/15/09 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT

here is some footage from the contest:

Link to original page on YouTube.

[ninjabrewer]

Landed in Anchorage, AK this morning. Thank you free internet in the airport, so I can check out what the ninjetters are doing on new years day while waiting 3 hours for the rental car counter to open.

So, next question. Is there any ninjetters in the Anchorage, AK area? If so, lets meet up and have a brew.

nb

[komohana]

ho! bruddah nb...
recently returned to active forum duty after some down-time for therapy ... (physical not mental)..
anyway...just read about your relocation...talk about one extreme to another
keep yourself warm and take care up there. don't be doing anything foolish like taking a part time job on one of them "Deadliest Catch" crab boats ok?
from hawaii to socal...to anchorage!? well we're all here should you require therapy ... (mental not physical)..

aloha o'e

[ninjabrewer]

Originally Posted by komohana

ho! bruddah nb...
recently returned to active forum duty after some down-time for therapy ... (physical not mental)..
anyway...just read about your relocation...talk about one extreme to another
keep yourself warm and take care up there. don't be doing anything foolish like taking a part time job on one of them "Deadliest Catch" crab boats ok?
from hawaii to socal...to anchorage!? well we're all here should you require therapy ... (mental not physical)..

aloha o'e

Thanks Steve, but I believe that I found the therapy. I just had my evening meal, dinner to some, supper to others, at a eating/drinking establishment by the name of McGinley's pub. 16 brews on tap, including Guinness and at least 20 different bottles of Scotch. Too bad that it is too far to crawl, er I mean walk. Just got informed that there is another establishment nearby that has about 50 taps. I have about 4 months to try them all. hmmmmm. I think that I am going to like it here. As for the crab boats, no worries there, I saw a few of those shows, no thank you. I'll stick to running wires on aircraft.

nb

[komohana]

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

...found the therapy....16 brews. .. 20 different bottles of Scotch...nb

now THATS therapy

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

... it is too far to crawl...nb

hasn't stopped us before!
<------------------northern ride (multiple handle bar option shown).

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

...4 months to try them all...nb

thats when being ninjabrewer comes in handy

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

...stick to running wires on aircraft. ...nb

stuff to do between therapy sessions

damm i miss aviation maintenance
<-----F-4E Phantom (Cloaking Device Off)

i'll sleep well knowing you're ok now

take care & keep warm.
(frost bite hurts)

aloha

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

Thanks Steve, but I believe that I found the therapy. I just had my evening meal, dinner to some, supper to others, at a eating/drinking establishment by the name of McGinley's pub. 16 brews on tap, including Guinness and at least 20 different bottles of Scotch. Too bad that it is too far to crawl, er I mean walk. Just got informed that there is another establishment nearby that has about 50 taps. I have about 4 months to try them all. hmmmmm. I think that I am going to like it here. As for the crab boats, no worries there, I saw a few of those shows, no thank you. I'll stick to running wires on aircraft.

nb

[ninjabrewer]

Originally Posted by komohana

hasn't stopped us before!
<------------------northern ride (multiple handle bar option shown).

Now all I need to do is find one.

Originally Posted by komohana

i'll sleep well knowing you're ok now

take care & keep warm.
(frost bite hurts)

aloha

Thanks, I will do everything possible, including keeping the antifreeze topped up.

nb

[Snake]

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

Thanks, I will do everything possible, including keeping the antifreeze topped up.

nb

In my experience, antifreeze for the human body is alcohol. Am I right?

[ninjabrewer]

Originally Posted by Snake

In my experience, antifreeze for the human body is alcohol. Am I right?

[Snake]

^^^ That always works for me.

[ninjabrewer]

OK, I am in Alaska, been here almost 2 weeks. Finally got out of the hotel and rented a room from a nice lady who had a room to rent. The condo is in a built up area in mid town. Near the freeway and lots of other things. On my way home last night, passed a moose, taking a stroll down the road leading to my place. Kewl. Tried to take a picture, but it was too dark.

nb

[Daeldren]

I heard those moose are pretty damn big, I have seen a few Elk up in the mountains and they can be a bit intimidating especially the bulls.

[Sailariel]

We have Moose here as well. They can be dangerous, especially driving at night. Unlike deer, their eyes do not reflect back. Their mass and dark color also can pose a problem. Be careful around them.

[jcgirl]

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

OK, I am in Alaska, been here almost 2 weeks. Finally got out of the hotel and rented a room from a nice lady who had a room to rent. The condo is in a built up area in mid town. Near the freeway and lots of other things. On my way home last night, passed a moose, taking a stroll down the road leading to my place. Kewl. Tried to take a picture, but it was too dark.

nb

Beautiful scenery up there. I spent 14 weeks in the Yukon, and that was the best part. Make sure that if your close to the edge of town, some one nearby has a shot-gun, cause those bears can get a little friendly when they wake up. Wish you a speedy return from the frozen land.

[komohana]

Originally Posted by ninjabrewer

OK, I am in Alaska.....On my way home last night, passed a moose, taking a stroll down the road leading to my place. Kewl.
nb

a 'northern exposure' moment!

careful...i seen a moose do some wild s@&t to this poor dude during mating season on the animal planet channel last week!

[ninjabrewer]

I stayed in my car, rolled the window down to take the picture. It was far enough away that I could have gotten the window up and the gas peddle pushed in time to avoid a PO'd moose. That baby was pretty good size. She was just taking a stroll, walked into someones yard and started munching on a tree. A little kid in the window of the house was jumping up and down like it was Christmas morning. If I can find it, I will post the dark pic.

nb

[CZroe]

See ya, Chris! Sorry we never met up while you were in SoCal.

[ninjabrewer]

yeah, me too. I loved meeting people and fellow riders on here and getting the chance to meet some of them. I hope to be returning to socal sometime in the future, if only to retrieve my bike and ship it back to Hawaii. I know a lot of people complain about CA, but I grew to like it because there was so much to do there and so many places to ride. I know I just barely scratched the surface of places to enjoy the natural beauty of that area.

nb

[ninjabrewer]

Moving again, this time to the Fort Lewis, WA area, south of Tacoma. So, if there is any ninjetters in the area, I may have my bike then so I, hopefully, can get in some riding time while I am there. Lets get together and ride some and have a brew or 6. Scuttlebutt has it that I will only be there for a few months then it will be back to the islands for about 6 months or so and then, who knows.

Sometime during that time, I will be going back to Hawai'i for my daughters graduation, and some quality time with my lovely wife, (I really hate these on the job separations)

nb

[kkim]

Congrats, Chris. One step closer to home, eh? Enjoy your R&R time.

[ninjabrewer]

thanks Kelly, right now I am also entertaining a job offer in Huntsville Alabama, and looking at a few in socal. Daughter wants to go to school in socal and I am rather tired of being away so much, so I am looking at a place where we can settle down.

nb

[kkim]

Chris,

Understand. You need to do what you need to do to suit the family. Hawaii will always be here for your retirement years.

Good luck with your employment decision.

[Sailariel]

Chris, Ft. Lewis WA is quite nice. I was stationed there after Virtnam. You can clearly see Mt.Rainer from there. Biking is quite good there. Had a Norton when I was there in 1970.