As you can see, traffic has slowed to an extreme crawl here.
There was a time when you might see almost a hundred messages in a day.
Of course, there was also a time when chipping arrowhead for the tribe was
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.


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