The perfect place to live in Alaska (to eat, areas)

[Metlakatla]

Juneau is pretty dry compared to POW.

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by warptman

I have one of those buzzers in my room in the summer. It's amazing how one mosquito can ruin a night's sleep.

Not going to ask why you have a zapper in your room....

[warptman]

I don't think that there is a perfect place in Alaska. Every town has it good points and bad points. I think it depends on the person who lives there. To them it is the greatest place to live and others think that it's the armpit of Alaska. It depends on the person's attitude and how well he copes with others. A lot of people move to Bethel thinking they can change this place to suit them and bring their problems with them here. That doesn't work. The best advise is to fit in with others and go with the flow.

[Glitch]

If mosquitos are a concern, then you probably want to avoid areas that display this sign:



You also need to keep a careful eye on the kids.

[starlite9]

Originally Posted by jsr5

Heck I thought you all was special or somthin'. We have them things in Missouri to. I call 'em Golly Whoppers but I'm sure they have an actual real name to. them is the good'uns they eat skeeters. From what I hear they have plenty of eatin' to do.

I will fess up... a little. The bugs that are as big as your palm that look like mosquitos are called "Mosquito Hawks" in local slang. They eat mosquitos and so you don't want to kill them, they are good!

[lyoness]

They would be what we always called "skeeter eaters" here, but ours are about 1/10 that size. I can handle anything but a spider, thank god you don't have many of those up there!

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by lyoness

They would be what we always called "skeeter eaters" here, but ours are about 1/10 that size. I can handle anything but a spider, thank god you don't have many of those up there!

There are lots of spiders in Alaska.

Spiders in Alaska

Those in the link above are just a couple of the spiders in Alaska. The only one you really need to watch out for is the Hobo spider (tegenaria agrestis). The bite of a Hobo spider can cause serious tissue necrosis and, in rare instances, severe and even fatal sequelae. It only uses its venom in about 50% of its bites.

Spider Bites in Alaska

[lyoness]

Thanks Glitch, but I'll have to pass on the links, me being one with a history of almost climbing out of moving vehicles...on the freeway...as I was the driver...in a blind panic over a lake spider landing in my lap. Got 3 days suspension for climbing up on a running gluer at a factory I work at when a wolf spider ran out of a box I grabbed. And I won't even mention how my brother thought it was funny to see me puke when he let his tarantula loose in my room as a child.

[starlite9]

When my son was born, my In-laws came up for the occation. That night when my Father-in-law and I were out sitting on the screened in porch smoking cigars and the kid was born. A Mosquito Hawk landed on the screen agaist the setting sun. It was about four inches long. He was leaning back in the chair and almost fell out of it when he saw it land on the screen.

He was from Ohio and had never seen such a big "skeeter" like I told him about! He was trying to find the can of raid I had on the porch for other bugs and was going to spray it. I told him "NOOOOO!, if it screams, the rest will come after us"....

He didn't like going out after dark much after that for the few days he was here....

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by starlite9

I will fess up... a little. The bugs that are as big as your palm that look like mosquitos are called "Mosquito Hawks" in local slang. They eat mosquitos and so you don't want to kill them, they are good!

They don't eat mosquitos.