Glenn Ashmore wrote

Alaskans are unusual people though. Nobody is actually from there and
everybody plans to leave sooner or later so newcommers fit in fairly
quickly. They are locked indoors for 7 months of the year and when it
starts to show even a little sign of warming up they go a little nuts.

Glenn, do you realize that you just insulted 100,000 people or so?. There
are a
hell of a lot of people born and raised in Alaska. They aren't the ones
however the live south for the winter and fly (or boat) up in the summer to
make money then leave. Neither are they the ones sitting inside for 7
months of the year.

Unfortunately there are a lot of people up here that fit the description you
gave. They generally are brought up by the military, oil companies, for
fishing (lodges, commercial fishing or processing jobs), or to cater to
tourists. Don't judge Alaska by what you see in Anchorage, Fairbanks
or Juneau. That is like judging Florida and everyone that lives there by
what you see in Kissimmee.

Scott