Hawaii left itself out when it moved so far away. Actually, their old dog quarantine laws - four months in a government kennel for rabies observation - left them out. As for Alaska, or Hawaii, I'm for it. We used to have a direct flight vis Alaska air from Reno, but the planes were so small you could not get a suitcase through the cargo door. When will these states wake up and move closer????? Dave On Jan 24, 2015, at 8:05 PM, David Fritsche <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: AH, I've been waiting for the East/West fight to begin. I'll only make one comment and then I will try my best to shut up. We have named the regions of our nation by the historical process of our development - moving West - where else could we go but to Cuba or some other island. So 'out West' could mean Knoxville or anywhere West of the Atlantic Ocean. But that was before my time, contrary to some rumors. Poor Alaska and Hawaii always get left out. Storm --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com