Alaska Chat II

[barnacle9]

Originally Posted by Xa'at

Yes, that's exactly it. I feel like we have enough tourist invaders spill off the cruise ships every summer, I can't even imagine what it would be like with a road.
Besides, what would Juneau be if you could drive to her? She would lose her mystique, her sense of adventure. She would become, dare I say, ordinary. Without a road, things cost more. But I think the benefits of relative isolation far outweigh any potential gains from the building of a road. I agree wholeheartedly with the bumper sticker...

Want more roads?
Move down south.

Xa'at for Senator . . .

[Wandering Mind]

as someone who doesnt live there, id say the isolation gives it quite a bit of charm. of course im too big a wimp to want to live off the road system at this point. maybe sometime

[Xa'at]

Originally Posted by barnacle9

Xa'at for Senator . . .

Actually, it's Xa'at for pres.

[barnacle9]

I might not be opposed to a railroad.

Winter would not change, as they could not keep it open year-round.

Summer would have more tourism, but on an acceptable scale.

We have no cruise ships here, thank god!

I expect a railroad would not be considered cost-effective, no matter how historical .. .

[Karla with a K]

dang I need to stay up later look at all the excitement I missed.

cobolt everyone needs at least one pair of "Moose socks"

Do you know how many folks down here in FLA want my "moose socks" !!!

[Rance]

Originally Posted by Xa'at

Okay, what would you like to talk about? This is, after all, the chat thread.
I for one have been thinking of late what a detriment to my community it would be if they built that blasted "road to skagway". As a fellow off-the-roader, how do you feel about it?
Most heavily on my mind, however, is the fact that my damn printer does not feel like printing today. In fact, it's never really had a mind to do anything but sit there and blink its little green light, which does not jive with me. First, the cartridge got stuck, and now the drivers won't work...

Unplug it for a minute. Plug it in and hold the power button down for 10 seconds before releasing. Give it a couple minutes then see if it works.

[Xa'at]

Well, now it's a problem with my computer not having the correct drivers. I keep trying to download them, but the installer freezes. I guess I need to call tech support.

[Rance]

Sounds like you need a new computer! Did you ever get your temperature program working? Did you try a reboot?

[Xa'at]

Yeah, that was just a bug on the weather network's end, it's fixed now.
As for my computer, I don't really need a new one, since it works 90% of the time. I'm one of those mac geeks and I'm used to my computer doing exactly what I tell it to do. Most printers are plug and play with OS X. Really, it's my fault for buying a cheapsie printer.

[GoddessofRandomThoughts]

Just thought I would drop in and say Hello!!

Sorry about your computer Xa'at On the other hand you have your own stalkerLucky girl!!

Nice pics Rance!

Warptman, still thinking about your trip and going WOW!! You'll do great with the class.
I find the older you are the easier the classes get.
I think it's because you have more experience to draw on.
Oooo, just saw Paris on the travel channel (that 1000 places you should go show) Beautiful!!!

Apparently its about 43degrees here. A flippin' heatwave
We had to turn the heat down cause "I" was dying, lol.