As posts such as this are bad for me, ;) I'll just make this very short comment....

orchid, it may be time for some deep introspection. Seriously.....

And didn't salgal respond about whales off on Kauai in February. Isn't that Hawaii? LOL.

Marilyn> can't say you didn't try huh? *S*

orchid, honey, your mama should have taught you to be more polite. <b>Thank you</b> and <b>please</b> work so well, you will be surprised. That anyone even answered your question was enough to be thankful for.
Seeing that you have only posted on Fodors about Hawaii, you might have not learned your way around the site that well, which is perfectly fine and normal. But when you get information or advice from fellow Fodorites, you really should be a tiny bit more gracious.
You will now , I am afraid, have to go find your own whales without our help.
My mama told me a looong time ago, <i>a Smile and a Thank you will go a long way</i>...or <i> You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar :D</i>

Hey Fodors - Can't we get a seperate Hawaii board?

Orchid,

If you posted this under 'Hawaii' it doesn't matter because:
1. All post show up under US
2. You didn't mention WHERE in Hawaii you want to view whales.

I don&quot;t get it - why do so many of you have an attitude??

Orchid, personally I don't get what you don't get!

May I suggest that you reread the post.

But if you are always so rude, even when it has been nicely called to your attention, well IMHO you will never get it.

orchid -

Perhaps its not them that have the attitude!

OK, I'll try this one more time, sigh.

&quot;Fantastic Keith! You really should pay attention to the location that was requested. New England was not in my question at all.It was HAWAII.&quot;

Now I think that sounds snippy and sarcastic (also incorrect), and apparently many others here agree. Maybe you didn't mean it to be. If so, why don't you simply say that? Or are you perhaps one of those people who simply cannot, under any circumstances, admit an error? I'm pretty bad about that myself (my motto is &quot;Not always right, but never in doubt&quot;) but even I will fess up when the mistake is this glaring.

Wow, you put the kid in orchid.

You've long forgotten, but you were told, early in life, by somebody you respect very well :

&quot;Courtesy may not always be returned in kind, but discourtesy will&quot;.

This explains your perception of attitude on this thread.

Wow! I just got home and logged on to find this thread. Orchid, while many posters will poke fun at a vague question, Keith was very polite &amp; sincere in his response to you. That is why people are asking you to apologize to him. There is no mention of &quot;Hawaii&quot; in your original question, so it's hard to tell where you are considering seeing whales. Whales are seen in many parts of the world, not just Hawaii.

This is cyberspace--no one is attacking you personally unless you make it personal.

I have a feeling orchid is pulling our chains. I could be wrong, but few are this clueless.

Ranger, I hate to disagree -- but MANY are this clueless unfortunately.

Ranger, click on Orchid's name and read some of her other posts, then get back to me.

:-? I wonder if even this board is suffering from &quot;PEAD&quot;?
Pre Election Anxiety Disorder.

I can't wait for Nov 3rd....or 4th...or 5th...or whenever it will be over!
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Kal, we mailed our absentee ballots today. Nothing left now but the hopes, fears, and lawsuits.

&quot;hopes, fears, and lawsuits&quot;

3 of the Apocalyptic Horsemen? (:|

Marilyn &amp; Kal, I mailed my ballot in also. So that is done.

Love your description Kal, PEAD, hopefully after Nov 2nd some grumpy posters will get a little more relaxed.

Happy Halloween!

Kal, that is what I think, PEAD. Unless that full moon and eclipse has something to do with the crankiness.