What is it like to live in Alaska? (Anchorage: home, living)

[Moose Whisperer]

Originally Posted by JavaPhil

No zen koans for me thank you

OK, how about;

There once was a man from Nantuckett...

[warptman]

...that liked to kick around a bucket...

[bortstc37]

how many men live in nantucket?
because the one i met was remarkable in a much different way.

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by warptman

...that liked to kick around a bucket...

he kick and kicked that bucket, then one day said f_cket !

[mmcguy]

A little something from somebody A little less enamoured of Alaska as many of the posters here.

1. Too many guns
2. Too much drinking and smoking
3. Too little respect or common courtesy
4. Too many SUV's (that never see a road other than asphalt or concrete)
5. Long, cold winters
6. Long cool summers
7. Great XC skiing
8. MArginal downhill skiing (unless you're an expert )
9. Too many tourists in the summer
10. Too many drunks on 4th Ave (Anchorage)
11. Incredible scenery!
12. Lot's of friendly people
13. Lot's of people erunning away from society, other people, the law, you name it...
14. Prejudice against cheechako's (just suggest to a local how much better something is done "outside" (aka the Lower 48).
15. The most amazing railroad on the planet!
16. Breakfast at Gwennies on Spenard (again... ask a local)

[Marty Van Diest]

Originally Posted by mmcguy

1. Too many guns

I didn't know that was possible

[tigre79]

I'd imagine most people coming from TX wouldn't have a problem with guns, drinking, smoking, or SUVs/trucks. Just sayin'.

[Grannysroost]

Re: #6. Long, cool summers...where were you that there was a long summer?

[stiffnecked]

How can you have too many guns?

[bortstc37]

i'd say any gun that you don't use regularly is one gun too many.

that is, unless you're building an arsenal for fear of some kind of invasion or takeover or government conspiracy or something like that. i hold no delusions about my rambo-ing capabilities. i own two.