Gord Hannah (1:17/23) wrote to Steven Horn at 07:27 on 25 Apr 2007:

 GH> True we are inside,it has been a very long winter, my wife was
 GH> complaining last night that over 6 months is enough already.

Your wife is not the only one.  My wife suggested that we consider moving
to a warm climate which is a bit premature given that I have over two years
to go before retirement.  But she has a point: here we are in May and we
still have show in the back yard and the %^$#& voles have done a
wonderful job on our lawn.

And given that we can expect snow in September, we only have 3 months of summer.

 GH> Nah just keep it going if everyone is asleep that is ok is it not?
 GH> Seriously there are very few that can give a good indication of
 GH> what life is like in the north. In some ways it has been
 GH> romanticized, but in reality one needs to be very tough to live in
 GH> the north, long winters, in the past isolation, expensive food and
 GH> services.

In the last while I've seen a lot of references to Northern Exposure, my
favorite TV show about Alaska so maybe we all feel we're losing something. 
But it is tough to live up here although our goods and services are getting
cheaper.  We now have several box stores up here and have become the place
to shop for everyone from Lower Post to Tok and much of the SouthEast. 

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}northwestel.net)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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