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HELP I may have to move to alaska
« on: August 13, 2007, 10:06:39 PM »
 :o Just had a job offer. and so did the wife :o I need to know if anybody on the board lives in or around anchorage?



i need some info if you could pm me. thanks James (:o in orlando, Fl. :o)
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2007, 10:14:44 PM »
Plenty of Moose, Black Bear and Grizzlies ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2007, 10:17:31 PM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on August 13, 2007, 10:14:44 PM
Plenty of Moose, Black Bear and Grizzlies ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)
I was aware of that just have to be a good shot don't want to miss ;)
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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2007, 10:17:52 PM »
Spose it'll make a change from gators, mossies and roach. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)
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« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2007, 10:20:51 PM »
They don't shoot them, they have a guy that gets rid of them, he only shoots them as a last resort.

I saw a documentary on UK TV last night, it was quite good.

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lots of snow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2007, 10:22:21 PM »
And you only have to worry about mosquito bites from late June to late July  ;D

Of course, in every other month you have to worry about frostbite...  I dunno about you, but I'd rather have to worry about the mosquito kind.
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2007, 10:27:03 PM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on August 13, 2007, 10:17:52 PM
Spose it'll make a change from gators, mossies and roach. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)
yea larger road hazards and gaytors suck ;D ;D
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2007, 10:44:44 PM »
Joking apart, it looked a nice place, don't think my old bones would cope with the cold though  :(

Sam. ;)
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2007, 10:49:57 PM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on August 13, 2007, 10:44:44 PM
Joking apart, it looked a nice place, don't think my old bones would cope with the cold though  :(

Sam. ;)
I hope I still can I used to live in Adak,AK.www.adakisland.com
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« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2007, 11:19:38 PM »
Looks intresting, Its home time now, just done a 14hr shift, will take a deeper look tonight.

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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2007, 07:38:34 AM »
Okay, I'll try to make this a short story.  A friend worked at Honda of Anchorage.  We were talking on the 800 line one day when I mentioned some dental surgery I was going through.  My friend said" that reminds me, I have to call Dr. Smith"(?) (a dentist who was also a customer of theirs- rode a Wing).  The service writer standing next to my friend said "Don't bother.  He hit a moose with his wing, and the moose won".  Interesting road hazards!

On the other hand, it is very beautiful up there.
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2007, 08:12:22 AM »
Anchorage is not as bad as I thought, but clearly different from what you are use to. I know they can grow some killer veggies up that way, so it can't be too bad.

http://www.anchorage.net/605.cfm?gclid=CNaC9fej9Y0CFSCTWAodoXv0LA
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2007, 08:44:14 AM »
oh hellllll no
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2007, 09:06:32 AM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on August 13, 2007, 10:20:51 PM
They don't shoot them, they have a guy that gets rid of them, he only shoots them as a last resort.

I saw a documentary on UK TV last night, it was quite good.

Oh did I mention,.............................


































lots of snow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)

            And Eskimos ;D        Just thought I'd throw that in there. ;) 
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2007, 09:24:44 AM »
Get yerself a dual purpose bike (old Honda XL250, p'raps) and have fun!
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2007, 10:19:20 AM »
I used to live in Nome AK.

The good news is Anchorage is warmer than Fairbanks or Nome.

Nome gets its weather off the Bering Sea.

And Fairbanks gets it straight out of the interior and north.

Anchorage like Seattle is still rather temperant by comparison due to the Pacific oceans influence.

Its a fun town and I was always happy to get there from Nome...
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2007, 03:39:55 PM »
Hi Droops, just had a good look at the Adak web site, couldn't make my mind up why anyone would want to live there.
Was you there with the Navy ?

Sam. ;)
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2007, 05:37:04 PM »
I spent 5 years in Juneau, moved back "Outside" 4 years ago.

Glad to help, if I can.

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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2007, 05:44:48 PM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on August 14, 2007, 03:39:55 PM
Hi Droops, just had a good look at the Adak web site, couldn't make my mind up why anyone would want to live there.
Was you there with the Navy ?

Sam. ;)
yep with the navy sea duty
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2007, 05:47:50 PM »
Quote from: super pasty white guy on August 14, 2007, 05:37:04 PM
I spent 5 years in Juneau, moved back "Outside" 4 years ago.

Glad to help, if I can.

dave

how was the cost of living rental costs that kind of thing not just the info on the net that seams to be lacking/tourist only >:(
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2007, 06:26:01 PM »
Cost of living was spendy, but not much worse than many cities here in the states.  Rent was roughly $1000-1500/month.  Groceries were a bit more expensive, maybe 10-20%.  Expect to pay 10-15 bucks for a burger when you go out to eat  ;). 

What killed me was getting out of town.  Juneau to seattle was $400-$500. 

To give you an idea about the costs, I was up there on military pay and my additional $ for the cost of living increase was roughly 15-20%.

Have you looked at the cost of living calculator at monster.com yet?  It seemed pretty spot on .

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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2007, 06:40:32 PM »

Have you looked at the cost of living calculator at monster.com yet?  It seemed pretty spot on .

dave
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cool missed that one :o a little more than I thought but with the offer I have It's looking like I'll be alaska bound.
the offer I have been given is only 6x what I make now :o
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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2007, 07:27:20 PM »
Damn.  6X?  I don't know what you're making right now, but I expect you should do just fine.

It's a whole different world up there, but great.  At least as long as you don't mind the cold and isolation.  It's effing cold up there, visited for a pharmacy conference in February a few times.

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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #23 on: September 02, 2007, 12:41:17 AM »
If you still need help...I'm in Juneau, and have lived on Kodiak and in Los Anchorage for many years combined.

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Re: HELP I may have to move to alaska
« Reply #24 on: September 02, 2007, 12:55:32 AM »
Don't forget your woolen knickers. :o
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