100% FREE ONLINE DATING
sponsored links
Community > Posts By > 907daydreamer
|
Topic:
Sarah Palin
|
|
I can only go by what I hear, but other than the scenery, what is out there? Especially if you're out in remote locations. It would become a PITA (and pricey) to have to take a plane or ferry to get off your island and go anywhere. Let alone shipping costs out there is crazy if you order anything from the lower states. I guess it all depends on exactly where you are or if you like being in those kind of areas though. our resources arent nearly as limited as they were maybe 10 years ago...shipping is free from most places that offer free shipping just like the rest o the US. dont forget that alaska hosts a somewhat popular international airport. youre missing the quality of the people too. it is a different way of life but not at all difficult to embrace. I was meaning islands like the ones off the coast of Ketchikan and such. Maybe not all that remote there, but considering that I'm from Pittsburgh, it's still remote by comparison. I suppose that would be true about shipping if it's from some large companies, but from Ebay, etc it's a different story in most cases. Not that I've really paid all that much attention to it before though. As far as the quality of people go, I don't think it would be any different than anywhere else. No matter where you go you'll have great people and ...... some not so much. I'd think it would depend on the individual on how difficult it would be to embrace living there. I, for example am used to being able to be in downtown Pittsburgh in 20 or so minutes in one direction or can be in the middle of a farm or woods 10 minutes in the other direction. Concerts, sports, boating, you name it. Just about anything you'd ever want isn't far away. Alaska, not so much. Now tell me how far you'd have to go to see a NFL or NHL game, or go to a NASCAR race in Alaska? I think it would take quite a while for me to embrace something like that. its true that those sort of events are hard to come by. it isnt uncommon that even scheduled concerts are cancelled. there are very few companies in my experience that over charge for shipping to alaska. ironically, Cabellas is one that does. i do a lot of ordering online though and havent had a problem. as far as the quality of people i mean that it is expressed and understood. there is more shock and awe to learn a neighbor isnt what you had assumed. neighbor in the broad sense, for clarification. a loose example, i dont need my ID at the bank. and if im pulled over, chances are i know the officer and the majority of his family. i have lived several cities in the lower 48 that didnt offer the same comfort. many tourists comment on the overall friendliness of the people here. though i cant help but have a biased perspective. also, considering the availability of city v. wildlife, i live in a suburb of Anchorage 10 miles outside of the city. 15 minutes and i'm in the largest city for at least 1,500 miles. 5 minutes and i'm on high alert for bears. within 2 miles of me there are more than 400 businesses and most of them are privately owned. people who live further out do so because they choose to, and the availability of remote property is abundant and at comparitively low cost for those who prefer it. a testament to the fact that alaska, in spite of the current economy, is still almost completely unscathed. the landscape is only a small part of the attraction of living here. we recognize that it takes a certain type to handle the weather but most celebrate the abundance of its riches and enjoy the purity unique to very few remaining places in this country. we live in a place so abundant with resources that our state government has room to share the wealth. that is a rarity in my view. i would trade the hustle of a large city for a cup of hot chocolate under a show of northern lights any day. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
What company
|
|
maybe they want you to say "Ford Motor Company" specifically
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
Sarah Palin
|
|
I can only go by what I hear, but other than the scenery, what is out there? Especially if you're out in remote locations. It would become a PITA (and pricey) to have to take a plane or ferry to get off your island and go anywhere. Let alone shipping costs out there is crazy if you order anything from the lower states. I guess it all depends on exactly where you are or if you like being in those kind of areas though. our resources arent nearly as limited as they were maybe 10 years ago...shipping is free from most places that offer free shipping just like the rest o the US. dont forget that alaska hosts a somewhat popular international airport. youre missing the quality of the people too. it is a different way of life but not at all difficult to embrace. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
Sarah Palin
|
|
why would people need to be persuaded to stay?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
 ninight
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
Sarah Palin
Edited by
907daydreamer
on
Mon 08/23/10 03:36 AM
|
|
it was in addition to the permanent fund dividend. PFDs usually come out the first wednesday of october, they pulled it back a few weeks and tacked it on to our dividends.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
so what about I cross my mustache instead? you got yourself a deal. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
Sarah Palin
|
|
when fuel costs were through the roof she suspended the state oil tax for a year and gave every resident $1,200 to compensate for the prices we had been paying for fuel. she also petitioned to have the money in our hands early enough in the fall so that people who live in remote locations had fuel to heat their homes before the snow fell.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
my toes are in a splint. i hate sleeping in the darn thing. i usually rip it off at about 6 or so. dont hurt yourself over there, i think fingers crossed will do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
Sarah Palin
|
|
in fairness to her supporters, she did a lot of good here as governor. i think the publicity went to her head. i swear ive never met another alaskan that has her accent. we also know how to pronounce "ing" without dropping the g. pinky swear.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
can you actually cross your toes?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
Sarah Palin
|
|
moose only eat leaves, not flakes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
haha thats going to make a 100 hour work week difficult
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
decisions decisions. three days until my disc arrives. keep your fingers crossed for me!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
What company
|
|
If you didn't know that Ford makes the F150 maybe you shouldn't be working on a truck. 
sounds like my mechanic
I'm not surprised. I'm an auto tech. Us car guys all share the same warped gene. i guess you would have to considering that you are always dealing with people who cant wrap their heads around what it is that youre doing. it must be frustrating. Actually, to me anyway, it's not frustrating at all. I always explain/show to my customers what needs done, why and what the part(s) do in a way that they can understand, so I normally don't get toooo much of the 'dumb dog look' from them. thats very nice of you 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
true. i really only need it to run itunes for ipad/iphone updates and the occasional page i cant view in flash. hmmmmm.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
What company
|
|
If you didn't know that Ford makes the F150 maybe you shouldn't be working on a truck.
sounds like my mechanic
I'm not surprised. I'm an auto tech. Us car guys all share the same warped gene. i guess you would have to considering that you are always dealing with people who cant wrap their heads around what it is that youre doing. it must be frustrating. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
is it really any better to upgrade the hard drive if im using the same old processor?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
What company
|
|
If you didn't know that Ford makes the F150 maybe you shouldn't be working on a truck.
sounds like my mechanic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Topic:
once upon a laptop
|
|
A hundred is a lot less than a new computer. Just sayin' yeah but not if it crashes in a year like this one. 
|
|
|
|
|
Previous
