How comfortable would it be to live in Hawaii on cheapest island?|192674

Ive got 900 per month to live off of along with wife and might have kids on the way?

everyone here is right...unless you get another job and your wife gets a job too, you might get by living here. with that income you can probably rent part of someones house, like their room or something...apartment rent (for a decent one) will cost you nothing less than $1000 and whose to say if it will include utilites which most will not come with for free (lucky if you can get it tho), then you would have to consider your living expenses (groceries, gas, clothing, entertainment, baby?)...all i have to say is GOOD LUCK living in hawaii with only $900!

Unless you_re a troll, forget it!

Sorry. Hawaii is too expensive for you to live in. You won_t make it here.

yeah..sadly, that might not be a very good idea.

Living in Hawaii is very expensive... =(

Hawaii is not cheap anywhere; you may have problems

wow..you gonna need to upgrade that income

Oh, boy! Good luck! Perhaps if you could find a deserted beach...

Go on the web and look at classifieds for rentals in Hawaii at all the islands. You will see that a place to live for you and your family will cost you all your income. It is no longer possible to camp out at campgrounds all the time there, they have limits how long you can stay at one. You can_t camp unless it is a camping area. I wonder where the homeless people go, but I know if I tried to camp out I could be fined or go to jail for vagrancy if I didn_t follow their rules, and then I wouldn_t have a place to sleep. What I_m telling you is you have to rent or buy a place to live and the rents are HIGH HIGH HIGH.

You would NOT be able to live comfortably on that income on ANY of the Hawaiian islands.

What part of Califonia is in danger of falling in the ocean?|122222

I may be moving to Califonia, origonaly from Michigan. My two cities of choice are San francisco and Sacramento.

First, are either San Fran or Sacramento and metro in the danger zone of going under?

Second, In case of an earthquake is there any damage to electronic hardware or house structure and is it like a VIBERATION?

Third, What arer the cities you can recomend that are SREROID ACTIVITY LOADED but fairly SAFE for a major city?

THANKS!!

1) The part most in danger of falling into the ocean is the coast, and bits will fall mostly from erosion, not from earthquakes.

2) When we look at the long term trends of what has been going on with the rocks in that part of the world, what is actually happening is that the western strip of California (plus Mexico_s Baja California penninsula, and even up into Canada) is moving slowly but surely North. In fact, geological and archaeological evidence tells us that land now found in western Washington State used to hang out down by Mexico.

3) The earthquakes along the San Andreas fault generally happen because of this northward movement.

4) A more major reason for earthquakes and volcanoes along the Pacific coast (the _Ring of Fire_) is that the Pacific plate is scooting under the continental plates that make up North America and the other continents that surround the Pacific ocean.

This is the same cause for the very existence of the Cascade volcanoes (Tahoma/Mt. Ranier, Looowit/Mt. St. Helens, Shasta, Lassen, etc.), Japan, Indonesia, and the Aleutians. These are all subduction arcs, built by volcanoes which are formed when one plade subducts under another one.

It_s been going on for a long time. It will continue long after you and I are both dead. There is a risk of damage to your body and property from earthquakes in California.

There is also a risk of that from earthquakes in the Mississippi River Valley. Historic earthquakes along the New Madrid Fault toppled chimneys in Maine. In 1812 or thereabouts, there just weren_t that many large structures in Michigan, but a quake of a similar magnitude happening today might just affect your life and property.

The potential damage is just as great in either place. The more frequent earthquakes happen in Calfornia, but frequent earthquakes may release stress less catastrophically. Which Next Big Quake will hit first is anybody_s guess.

There are many different kinds of quakes, but they tend to affect structures more than they do electronics, unless the house collapses on the electronics.

All cities have risks to life, health, and property, but most of them come from other human beings, especially those behind the steering wheels of large machines travelling at high speed.

None!! This is a very common myth but not based in science. Most people are thinking of the San Andreas Fault, which is near the western edge of California. However, even in a massive shift along the fault, the plates travel an incredibly short distance -- a matter of feet in the most extreme shifts. The tension cannot build up to the point that one entire mass of land will shift many miles in relation to another one, so you will not see any sizable piece of land breaking away from another. Instead, the pieces of land will move away from each other very slowly, taking millions of years to make large scale changes. One end of California may slowly drift so that it is eventually under water, but this can hardly be construed as _sinking into the ocean._

I dont understand this part of your question:

SREROID ACTIVITY LOADED but fairly SAFE for a major city?
What is SREROID activity loaded????

Sacramento, California, is in danger of being sunk under-water in the ocean.

However, San Fransisco, California, isn_t in danger of being sunk into the ocean.

Will I get refunded for my hotel stay if a family member passes away?|118960

I have to be out of state for a whole week in sept, I need to book the hotel ASAP. I have had a close family member who has been sick for over a year. I am concerned how this person_s health will be by sept. I am also concerned that this person could die. My job is paying for the hotel and I am concerned that if something happened, and I couldn_t go, would they be able to get reimbursed for the trip, the plane and all? I really need to start making arrangements.

Airlines will normally grant a refund for the death of a traveler or immediate family member. However, they will require a death certificate. Don_t expect them to take your word for it. They don_t usually give refunds for non-immediate family members. Of course, you may be traveling on a refundable ticket depending on your itinerary, so it might not even be an issue.

Your company will not lose the entire value of the ticket as long as you cancel before your scheduled departure. It can be applied to the cost of a future trip less a change fee. Your company_s travel department will know all about this.

The hotel should not be a problem because you don_t typically pre-pay hotels. You pay them when you check out. You usually have to provide a credit card guarantee, but you don_t get charged unless you fail to cancel before the hotel_s deadline (which is typically 4pm or 6pm local time). There are exceptions, but this is how most hotels work so you shouldn_t have any problem.

It_s nice of you to worry about this, but my experience is that corporations understand that emergencies happen. Companies that mandate nonrefundable tickets are aware that there is a risk of losing money if you can_t go. However, they save enough money overall that they_ll accept losing a few bucks occasionally.

Good luck. I hope that your relative pulls through.

Probably not unless you have trip insurance that covers _death in the family_ as a reason to cancel reservations.

Can anybody share thier experience of driving route 66 with me?|183334

Iv always wanted to do it, im looking for advice on how best to rent a car, how long the journey can take and what preparation I need. Plus any cool memories!

G_day,

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I drove most of 66 in 07. Route 66: EZ66 Guide for Travelers - Jerry McClanahan was my bible for the trip.

I took nearly 2 months. I needed more time. You can breeze down the road in 2-3 weeks or explore it in 2-3 months.


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There is so much to see and do along the way.

I plan to finish up the Kingman to LA segment in 09.

I hope, this helps. See you on The Mother Road.

Sorry, but for the most part Route 66 no longer exists. It was decommissioned in 1985.

In some states, you can still see parts of it.

Is there a map of Denvers light rail system superimposed on an ACTUAL map?|109410

I am looking for a map of Denver_s light rail system that shows the routes on an ACTUAL map. All I can find online are drawings of the rail system and the stops. They are not to scale and if you are not familar with the area, it is quite frustrating figuring out where the stops are.

This is not an official map published by the transit agency, but it looks correct to me.


http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8_o��


You can also use the transit agency_s interactive map, but it is harder to use than that first link:


http://gis.rtd-denver.com/MapServer/

I just put this one up. You might like it better. Soon we will be adding businesses and how far they are from each station. http://www.downtownlightrail.com/light-rail/colorado/denver-metro/denver-light-rail-map/map.aspx

as close as an actual map, its on a rand mcnally map of denver. otherwise, you can find it on an transit map of RTD (regional transit district of denver metro) it_s already as far south as parker and as far east as aurora but thats it.