*** Quoting THEODORE NIKODEM from a message to MIKE ROBERTS ***

 TN> Mike: My wife and I used to live in Alaska. I have always wanted to
 TN> move back but my employer (a county government) never saw a reason to
 TN> ope a branch office there   :-) In general, most of the writings,

Hi Theodore, I guess I should say, Nice to meet You.. I have seen Your name 
elsewhere or maybe even here I think, but I don't think we ever chatted.

Thats too bad, especially if You like Alaska. But currently I can understand 
how a Job is more important :)

 TN> numerous traffic lights. Alaska is a huge area. imagine being asked
 TN> to describe life in the lower 48 states. Culture and climate would
 TN> vary dramatically between Raleigh NC, International Falls, Minn, and
 TN> Sand Diego CA. So to is Alaska.

I hear Ya.. In most cases for me when I see these shows, I am obviously 
impressed by it's beauty. I also find that in many of the shows about rural 
areas, I am impressed with the commraderie amongst the home town folks and 
the willingness to work together etc. It looks like a hard life, but a 
healthy one. As for cities, I will count on Your assessment, sounds like they 
are just like the thousands of other cities across the world. I still say I 
would love to live up there, if I could afford it.

Have a good One!
Mike

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