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oldhaole · 01-23-2018, 02:48 PM

It's been a year. A little more since I disappeared. Some of you have been asking what the hell happened. Before this point I really haven't wanted to talk about it, and maybe I still don't, but what the hell.... I did leave you all hanging.

I can't tell you the whole story. Doing so would basically out me. But for those of you that care, I'm still here, on the hill, doing what I always did.... and that is one of the problems. I can do another Another Crappy Day and it would sound almost identically to the last four or five. Point is I've rode this horse for a long fuckin time. The horse still goes, but the trip is the same, and it is beyond getting old.

Don't get me wrong. Do you have any idea how lucky I am? I'll be the first person to admit that skill played no part in the production. But in a war of attrition, I do seem to be the last one standing.... go figure.....

Anyway.

The garden is still there. Out in the gulch.... no change. A small change in the front garden though. There I put up a tarp so the plants don't get rained on. On the front deck we did the same thing so my starts can't be seen from the air.

The genetics are all the same. Skunkdog, Chem D, GG4, Valley, If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There are some new flavors in the wings, but until they prove themselves....

The last few Winters have been wet. This one is dry. The last year was a good one as far as weather went. Green Harvest flew, but without a ground crew. So, nobody here got visited. Dispensaries went and opened, with great fanfare, but within a month reality set in with the weed buying public. You got half as high for twice the money. Oh well.

So, it's kinda like everything has changed, yet nothing has changed. I sit here and do the same crap I've done for twenty years. If anything though, as time passed it has gotten easier, a niche, once built, is not easily abandoned. I've built myself a nice comfortable trap. And it's not like I don't have eyes. I have seen others expand. Little empires being built. Fact of the matter is if your not advancing, your declining. And I'm in decline, but I really don't care.

What is happening on the mainland is ugly. And it's gonna get uglier. A dinosaur like myself would stand no chance there. Yet, here, in the land that time forgot, that shit just doesn't affect us.

Other than the malaise, everything and everyone is good. The dogs send their love.

OH

Lester Beans · 01-23-2018, 04:23 PM

Glad to see you around! Thanks for the update!

Best vibes!

Grizz · 01-24-2018, 02:46 AM

glad your ok and the gg4 found you, I know what you mean about the decline and the riding the same old horse along with the not caring, seems I don't really give a fuck about much anymore,

Chunkypigs · 01-24-2018, 03:05 AM

welcome back OH, you didn't miss much. let's see what's in yur gultch.

did the dogs finish off them rippers?

Dawn Patrol · 01-24-2018, 06:05 AM

Glad to see ya posting OH, you were missed around these parts.

Arthritis_sucks · 01-24-2018, 06:31 PM

Aloha
Happy to see your still around.

RedDirtWarrior · 01-26-2018, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by oldhaole

It's been a year. A little more since I disappeared. Some of you have been asking what the hell happened. Before this point I really haven't wanted to talk about it, and maybe I still don't, but what the hell.... I did leave you all hanging.

I can't tell you the whole story. Doing so would basically out me. But for those of you that care, I'm still here, on the hill, doing what I always did.... and that is one of the problems. I can do another Another Crappy Day and it would sound almost identically to the last four or five. Point is I've rode this horse for a long fuckin time. The horse still goes, but the trip is the same, and it is beyond getting old.

Don't get me wrong. Do you have any idea how lucky I am? I'll be the first person to admit that skill played no part in the production. But in a war of attrition, I do seem to be the last one standing.... go figure.....

Anyway.

The garden is still there. Out in the gulch.... no change. A small change in the front garden though. There I put up a tarp so the plants don't get rained on. On the front deck we did the same thing so my starts can't be seen from the air.

The genetics are all the same. Skunkdog, Chem D, GG4, Valley, If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There are some new flavors in the wings, but until they prove themselves....

The last few Winters have been wet. This one is dry. The last year was a good one as far as weather went. Green Harvest flew, but without a ground crew. So, nobody here got visited. Dispensaries went and opened, with great fanfare, but within a month reality set in with the weed buying public. You got half as high for twice the money. Oh well.

So, it's kinda like everything has changed, yet nothing has changed. I sit here and do the same crap I've done for twenty years. If anything though, as time passed it has gotten easier, a niche, once built, is not easily abandoned. I've built myself a nice comfortable trap. And it's not like I don't have eyes. I have seen others expand. Little empires being built. Fact of the matter is if your not advancing, your declining. And I'm in decline, but I really don't care.

What is happening on the mainland is ugly. And it's gonna get uglier. A dinosaur like myself would stand no chance there. Yet, here, in the land that time forgot, that shit just doesn't affect us.

Other than the malaise, everything and everyone is good. The dogs send their love.

OH

Your threads from 2010 till now inspired me to grow monster outdoor plants and it's finally coming true.

I already got seeds started for the season - hoping to grow some true monsters and stay under my 10 plant limit!

Have some kc brains kc33, kc45, brains choice, nevilles haze, Colombian gold, MK ultra, various other indica dom freebies I got for paying with bitcoin

Gonna make some sick hybrids...

Wish we could grow more plants - breeding weed here would be a dream.

HorseMouth · 01-26-2018, 06:59 AM

Welcome Home old friend. Stay safe. Peace

nameless · 01-26-2018, 03:46 PM

hey buddy!!!!

glad to see u posting again...

i hear you about doing the same thing forever, but theres also a certain satisfaction that comes with that, is there not? seeing so many people styles and things come and go, and youre still here... plugging along.
im glad that you are, its certainly satisfying to me... you ever keep any rodney around?

Rusty Trichome · 02-06-2018, 02:27 PM

Glad to hear you're doing well. Heard rumors, was in hopes they were wrong. Apparently they were, lol.
Same crap here in Nevada. Patients all excited about the dispensaries... Till they realized a couple months later, that tripple-taxed (and PM infested) buds are not a long-term solution. Upon return... Most of 'em were broke and asking for fronts.
Anyway, glad you're surviving unharmed. I had many hours/days/months following your diaries. Sad to see' em go.
I' m back indoors, doing DWC with CYCO nutes. Working (growmaster assistant) for a local grow op contracted with 3aLight. Loving it. Still here near Death Valley.
Hopefully this upload works...
Outdoor girls last year. In front, Twisted Gold, Pokerface, Sour Diesel...back of photo, GDP, Blueberry Kush, Grand Daddy Confidential...

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4x4 tent, 600w HPS. Sour Diesel girl:

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Despite the fact we've never met, I consider you a mentor, and friend. Best of luck to you in this new reality.

01-23-2018, 02:48 PM	#641
oldhaole Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Upcountry Maui Posts: 772	See If I Remember How To Do This..... It's been a year. A little more since I disappeared. Some of you have been asking what the hell happened. Before this point I really haven't wanted to talk about it, and maybe I still don't, but what the hell.... I did leave you all hanging. I can't tell you the whole story. Doing so would basically out me. But for those of you that care, I'm still here, on the hill, doing what I always did.... and that is one of the problems. I can do another Another Crappy Day and it would sound almost identically to the last four or five. Point is I've rode this horse for a long fuckin time. The horse still goes, but the trip is the same, and it is beyond getting old. Don't get me wrong. Do you have any idea how lucky I am? I'll be the first person to admit that skill played no part in the production. But in a war of attrition, I do seem to be the last one standing.... go figure..... Anyway. The garden is still there. Out in the gulch.... no change. A small change in the front garden though. There I put up a tarp so the plants don't get rained on. On the front deck we did the same thing so my starts can't be seen from the air. The genetics are all the same. Skunkdog, Chem D, GG4, Valley, If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There are some new flavors in the wings, but until they prove themselves.... The last few Winters have been wet. This one is dry. The last year was a good one as far as weather went. Green Harvest flew, but without a ground crew. So, nobody here got visited. Dispensaries went and opened, with great fanfare, but within a month reality set in with the weed buying public. You got half as high for twice the money. Oh well. So, it's kinda like everything has changed, yet nothing has changed. I sit here and do the same crap I've done for twenty years. If anything though, as time passed it has gotten easier, a niche, once built, is not easily abandoned. I've built myself a nice comfortable trap. And it's not like I don't have eyes. I have seen others expand. Little empires being built. Fact of the matter is if your not advancing, your declining. And I'm in decline, but I really don't care. What is happening on the mainland is ugly. And it's gonna get uglier. A dinosaur like myself would stand no chance there. Yet, here, in the land that time forgot, that shit just doesn't affect us. Other than the malaise, everything and everyone is good. The dogs send their love. OH __________________ Wonderful Things Happen When You Plant the Seeds of Distrust in a Garden of Assholes. Just Another Crappy Day in Paradise....Part Three. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=204197 Long Season 2011....done. Another Crappy Day in Paradise....Part Four. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=223284 Short Season 2011-2012....done. Still Another Crappy Day in Paradise....Part Five. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=4995530 Long Season 2012....done. Not Another Crappy Day in Paradise....Part Six. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=5571647 Short, Long, and Short Seasons 2013....done. Another Crappy Day in Paradise....Embracing the Suck. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=281490 Whole Year 2014. Another Crappy Day in Paradise....Do it Again. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=300355 The Story Never Ends.
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01-24-2018, 02:46 AM	#643
Grizz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: down in Mexico killing red legs Posts: 15,275	glad your ok and the gg4 found you, I know what you mean about the decline and the riding the same old horse along with the not caring, seems I don't really give a fuck about much anymore, __________________ proud user of PERFECT GROWER NUTRIENTS
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01-24-2018, 06:05 AM	#645
Dawn Patrol Relentlessly Taking Cuts Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,659	Glad to see ya posting OH, you were missed around these parts. __________________ Veni...Vidi...Velcro...I came, I saw, I stuck around... See some of my girls Gainesville Green - my first true love Whats going on in my grow cab???
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01-24-2018, 06:31 PM	#646
Arthritis_sucks The Dude Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,147	Aloha Happy to see your still around. __________________ "Drawing is the honesty of art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad." Salvador Dali Oahu Daze episode 1 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=288836 Finished Irie Tiki Farm 2017 Outdoor https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=344729
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01-26-2018, 06:59 AM	#648
HorseMouth Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 478	Welcome Home old friend. Stay safe. Peace __________________ A Man is what he thinks about all day long. -R.W.E Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead. - B. Franklin A secret shared is never a secret halved. - Alistair MacLean When you borrow a thousand dollars, the bank owns you. When you borrow a million, you own the bank. - Larry Niven Only I chose to move into a field where there was little or no competition. Why fight my way up a chain of command when by taking one step sideways I could form my own chain of command with myself at the top, running things the way I felt they should be run from the start instead of adapting someone else's system until I was high enough to make my presence felt. -Robert Lynn Asprin
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01-23-2018, 04:23 PM	#642
Lester Beans Frequent Flyer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ~ In The Garden Pulling Weeds ~ Posts: 3,223	Glad to see you around! Thanks for the update! Best vibes!
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01-24-2018, 03:05 AM	#644
Chunkypigs Hard Mode Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: the ugly part of town where they keep the Government Buildings. Posts: 3,246	welcome back OH, you didn't miss much. let's see what's in yur gultch. did the dogs finish off them rippers?
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01-26-2018, 03:46 PM	#649
nameless bowlbreath Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,860	hey buddy!!!! glad to see u posting again... i hear you about doing the same thing forever, but theres also a certain satisfaction that comes with that, is there not? seeing so many people styles and things come and go, and youre still here... plugging along. im glad that you are, its certainly satisfying to me... you ever keep any rodney around? __________________ Freedom 35 - DE CMH No Till Beds Scrumpdilly Organico Soil Mix A list of organic soil recipes compiled by dank.frank
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02-06-2018, 02:27 PM	#650
Rusty Trichome Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Desert SW, USA Posts: 374	Glad to hear you're doing well. Heard rumors, was in hopes they were wrong. Apparently they were, lol. Same crap here in Nevada. Patients all excited about the dispensaries... Till they realized a couple months later, that tripple-taxed (and PM infested) buds are not a long-term solution. Upon return... Most of 'em were broke and asking for fronts. Anyway, glad you're surviving unharmed. I had many hours/days/months following your diaries. Sad to see' em go. I' m back indoors, doing DWC with CYCO nutes. Working (growmaster assistant) for a local grow op contracted with 3aLight. Loving it. Still here near Death Valley. Hopefully this upload works... Outdoor girls last year. In front, Twisted Gold, Pokerface, Sour Diesel...back of photo, GDP, Blueberry Kush, Grand Daddy Confidential... 4x4 tent, 600w HPS. Sour Diesel girl: Despite the fact we've never met, I consider you a mentor, and friend. Best of luck to you in this new reality.
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