-40F low in FAI Fri-Sat...is that a problem for AS?
Jan 12, 2012 | 6:27 pm
#17
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Jan 12, 2012 | 8:03 pm
#18
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I spent five years in Interior Alaska and loved it, and would move back if I could. Great place to live. The summers are the best you'll ever find in Alaska, and the winters are beautiful, with none of the freeze-thaw-freeze yoyo's that other winter cities (ahem, Anchorage) get. 40 below admittedly gets old after a few days, but fortunately it is the exception and not the rule.
Jan 12, 2012 | 8:50 pm
#19
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why would anybody live it Tucson or Portland? Its over regulated, over taxed and over populated @:-) Fairbanks is none of the above. Lets see here
-taxes arent wasted on bike lanes on the road, they ride on the sidewalks where they should be
-nobody demands and tells us when and how to dispose of recyclables
-nobody demands us to tell us when to shovel snow off government owned sidewalks in front of the house....we wear boots and walk through it!
-we dont pay sales tax or income tax to the state so they can piss it away
-rush hour involves a 20 minute ride home instead of 2 hours
-US Presidents rarely visit which is wonderful because Ive been in cities where their motorcade was driving and basically the world stops revolving for them
-when it rains, snows, sleet, or hail we dont drive 25 in a 55....we drive 60
Any other questions?
-taxes arent wasted on bike lanes on the road, they ride on the sidewalks where they should be
-nobody demands and tells us when and how to dispose of recyclables
-nobody demands us to tell us when to shovel snow off government owned sidewalks in front of the house....we wear boots and walk through it!
-we dont pay sales tax or income tax to the state so they can piss it away
-rush hour involves a 20 minute ride home instead of 2 hours
-US Presidents rarely visit which is wonderful because Ive been in cities where their motorcade was driving and basically the world stops revolving for them
-when it rains, snows, sleet, or hail we dont drive 25 in a 55....we drive 60
Any other questions?
Jan 12, 2012 | 11:19 pm
#20
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I spent five years in Interior Alaska and loved it, and would move back if I could. Great place to live. The summers are the best you'll ever find in Alaska, and the winters are beautiful, with none of the freeze-thaw-freeze yoyo's that other winter cities (ahem, Anchorage) get. 40 below admittedly gets old after a few days, but fortunately it is the exception and not the rule.
QUESTION AND ANSWER
You ask me:
Why do I live
On this green mountain?
I smile
No answer
My heart serene
On flowing water
Peachblow
Quietly going
Far away
This is another earth
Another sky
No likeness
To that human world below
Last edited by Seat 2A; Jan 12, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Jan 13, 2012 | 2:09 am
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Boy, I hit a nerve apparently. 
I love all the reasons why nobody would live in Portland. They are exactly why I'm glad I don't live there myself (just work there).
At least I don't need to plug my car in to a heater so it'll start......
I love all the reasons why nobody would live in Portland. They are exactly why I'm glad I don't live there myself (just work there).At least I don't need to plug my car in to a heater so it'll start......
Jan 13, 2012 | 9:11 am
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Thankfully, for both TUS and FAI, we have modern heating and cooling systems, which make both more tolerable.
Jan 13, 2012 | 12:10 pm
#25
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ANC and FAI? Phfft. Too cold, too big and there's no ocean at Fairbanks.
Give me SE anyday. Mild winters, our rare sunny days beat any summer's day in the interior, no bugs, short flight to SEA with all the benefits of AK.
Just don't be afraid of a little rain.
Give me SE anyday. Mild winters, our rare sunny days beat any summer's day in the interior, no bugs, short flight to SEA with all the benefits of AK.
Just don't be afraid of a little rain.
Jan 13, 2012 | 12:22 pm
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Agree with everything but the "no bugs" comment. Depends on where you are in SE.
Jan 13, 2012 | 12:58 pm
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so -40 C = -40 F QED proven
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Jan 13, 2012 | 2:59 pm
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Snow is better then rain any day
Originally Posted by dave1013
Agree with everything but the "no bugs" comment. Depends on where you are in SE.
Jan 13, 2012 | 4:29 pm
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