<WBR>It's a very hard life I live here. The sun shines only half the time, and it never gets above 90 or below 70,  so I can't use the excuse of temperature changes for tuning. The humidity is always in the 70% - 80% range,so I can't sell any climate control systems. All of my appointments are no more than 40 minutes away, unless there is an accident on the Freeway. <br> <br> But, the price of gas is still $4.20, I spend over $150 a month on electricity, and food is much higher here. (When Subway was advertising $5 for a foot long, there was a line at the bottom of the ad saying $6. in Hawaii). The problem is, I am not charging more than most of you, and when I tried, I didn't get any business. <br> <br> So while living in Hawaii might sound idealistic. in reality, it IS a very hard life here. I even fleetingly considered the Banff job, but Jan wouldn't like it. <br> <br> Wim   <br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_8615748f-27b1-4a3d-987e-52e20151fa09 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">Willem Blees wrote: <br>  <br> > Do I still sound bitter?  <br> > Wim <br>  <br> Why should you? You're in Hawaii and we aren't... ;-} <br>  <br> anOn <br> </div> <div id='u8CAE0CA45AB8B73-10C8-4159' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Looking for spoilers and reviews on the new TV season? <A title="http://television.aol.com/feature/fall_tv?ncid=aoletv00050000000037" href="http://television.aol.com/feature/fall_tv?ncid=aoletv00050000000037" target="_blank">Get AOL's ultimate guide to fall TV</A>.</FONT> </div>