Posted by
Bullfrog on Monday, February 05, 2007 9:26:11 PM
by Bullfrog
Special Correspondent to the Oahu BS Detector
Honolulu - In Kalihi, with temperatures dipping into the 50s in some neighborhoods, all people are talking about is the cold snap.
The
owner of a saimen shop here has seen a brisk upturn in business.
"People want to keep warm, and what better way than with a steaming hot
bowl of noodle soup?"
"Saimen
is the best thing when it's cold. It's comfort food" said Shannon
Flaherty, tucking into a bowl. "Actually, I like the chilly weather."
Karen
Mitsui has other ideas. "It was so cold this morning that I didn't get
out of bed until noon. But I bought an electric blanket, so hopefully
that will be enough this evening."
Another couple sits and sips
iced latte at Starbucks. Maria Melendez shrugs. "We moved here a year
ago, and this is the first time I've had to wear slacks and a
sweater." Her husband added "You wake up and there's a cold breeze
coming in through the window. It doesn't feel like Hawaii."
They declined to explain why they left their windows open at night.