Post #88589 by ikitnrev on Wed, Apr 28, 2004 6:25 AM

Congratulations Sabina;

It looks as if the local DC Tiki Central people were successful with getting the four carved faces tiki poles, as I was the winner for the two painted tiki posts located inside - the ones you walked by to get to the restrooms. I was actually in process of carrying my poles out to my waiting truck when Sabina walked in to pick up her first clamshell light. I'll try to post some pictures later of my poles - they are similar to Sabina's , except they are painted in bright, primary colors.

It took less of an effort to get my two painted posts out away from the building - perhaps less than a half hour of total effort.

The two poles inside did not have any concrete pads underneath - they were supported by additional ordinary wooden support poles buried one to two feet underground. The bottom of my poles were also rotted away - I ended up sawing off about 8 inches of rotted wood on each. I still have not figured out the precise loaction to place my new poles, nor of how to get them upright and keep them from falling down.

I'm pretty sure the other two poles (with abstract patterns) went to some local persons (non-Tiki Central) who also purchased the Honolulu bar and some other items - apparantly they will be trying to capture much of the look and feel of the Honolulu in their own basement bar.

Vern