Randomguy Posted October 29, 2018 Share #1 Posted October 29, 2018 That sounds pretty bleak living to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted October 29, 2018 Share #2 Posted October 29, 2018 27 minutes ago, Randomguy said: That sounds pretty bleak living to me. I believe it’s been a late freeze. Normally they have ample snow accumulation by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #3 Posted October 29, 2018 But good weather to rub noses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #4 Posted October 29, 2018 A friend of mine lives in Anchorage who I'm friends w/ on FB. She posted first snow pics yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #5 Posted October 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: A friend of mine lives in Anchorage who I'm friends w/ on FB. She posted first snow pics yesterday. Anchorage and Fairbanks are two completely different weather systems. I don’t like either one but Anchorage is doable if you have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #6 Posted October 29, 2018 21 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Anchorage and Fairbanks are two completely different weather systems. I don’t like either one but Anchorage is doable if you have to. I never been. Her husband is stationed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #7 Posted October 29, 2018 47 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: A friend of mine lives in Anchorage who I'm friends w/ on FB. She posted first snow pics yesterday. From Saturday's ride. It was 70 when started at 5000 ft. Snow at 9000 ft. We had snow during a race in July. I went through snow on the continental divide in June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #8 Posted October 29, 2018 18 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: I never been. Her husband is stationed there. Elmendorf is a nice base. It’s still cold enough that all the parking spaces have electrical outlets. If you forget to plug in you won’t be able to start your vehicle. I drove up there in the winter of 1970. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #9 Posted October 29, 2018 Every space in my parking lot has an outlet. Except the one somebody smacked last month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #10 Posted October 29, 2018 2 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: A friend of mine lives in Anchorage who I'm friends w/ on FB. She posted first snow pics yesterday. My Colorado peeps have been posting snow pics for a few WEEKS now. And, yes, Anchorage is much different than farther north - or even farther inland. I think the darkness is what wears Anchorage folks out more than the weather. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #11 Posted October 29, 2018 I vaguely remember in the 80s/90s, Car and Driver or R&T drove a car (Corvette?) as far north as they could into Alaska. If I remember, when they went to open the trunklid, the plastic snapped right off. Something goofy like that. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2018 Share #12 Posted October 29, 2018 When we were in Alaska in 2016 I talked to a guy from Fairbanks. He. Said the previous February they had seen -54 degrees. In July that year it had hit 105. Talk about extremes. A couple years ago we left Haiti at 3 pm, it was in the mid 90’s. At 6 am we were home in NY and it was -34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted October 29, 2018 Share #13 Posted October 29, 2018 700 miles North of Anchorage is Barrows, Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #14 Posted October 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Longjohn said: Anchorage and Fairbanks are two completely different weather systems. I don’t like either one but Anchorage is doable if you have to. I agree. Fairbanks is basically bush country. And Fairbanks is basically spaghetti roads because of the rapid expansion of the gold rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #15 Posted October 29, 2018 I have relatives telling me I should move near them on the West Coast where winters are much milder but, if you want the seasons, you can go play in the snow in the Sierra Nevadas. I probably would except my closest family members are mostly in the Mid-Atlantic area. I have a distant cousin in Juneau, Alaska - along the "Inside Passage" and warmer than Fairbanks. Still, when I visited her, I asked about the length of the veggie growing season and what kinds of tomatoes she was growing, etc. My mother asked her if the men in the family talked as loud there as their East Coast relatives were famous for doing. She said, "Yes!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #16 Posted October 29, 2018 I would never, ever live anywhere but the West coast, Ever. You couldn't pay me enough to go anywhere else. I could maybe live in the Inside passage (i.e, Juneau) for a short period -- but that's it. Alaska is a very interesting place to visit. You just don't want to live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 29, 2018 Share #17 Posted October 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Dottles said: I would never, ever live anywhere but the West coast, Ever. You couldn't pay me enough to go anywhere else. I could maybe live in the Inside passage (i.e, Juneau) for a short period -- but that's it. Alaska is a very interesting place to visit. You just don't want to live there. Feeling better here in west Michigan. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #18 Posted October 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Feeling better here in west Michigan. Thanks. You're welcome. Keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted October 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, Dottles said: You're welcome. Keep it. Yeah, MI sucks ass! Really, it is full of ass-suckers, unlike Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted October 29, 2018 Share #20 Posted October 29, 2018 I have a sort of horror movie fascination with Barrows, Alaska. You have snow on the ground most of the year. The winter is astonishingly long, and the darkness goes on for months. You need to be careful walking around town, because bears in town are not unusual. I saw another video, part of it took place in the supermarket. The prices were insane. I suspect the Eskimos have an underground economy based on barter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 29, 2018 Share #21 Posted October 29, 2018 Like I say, Alaska is a great/interesting place to visit -- just don't think you want to live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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