Larry,
Someone once told me that the mosquitoes in Alaska bath in "Skin so
Soft" :-)
Paul

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
...
"Gordon" wrote in
:

Earthquakes, storms and blizzards in total darkness from oct to june.
Rains the rest of the time. Best stay in Co.
Gordon


I'm impressed noone has mentioned the intense clouds of hungry mosquitoes
during the months above zero.....

Saw a fishing show from AK not long ago I bet the Chamber of Commerce
wants
burned. You could hardly see the fly fishermen because of the cloud of
huge mosquitoes in front of the lens, trying to eat the poor cameraman. I
guess fishing show camerapersonae don't know Avon dealers.....

Larry

Message from SC mosquitoes and gnats, "Send more Yankee tourists! The
last
batch was DELICIOUS!"

Anne wrote in message
m...
Hi

Sometimes I consider moving to Alaska (Anchorage/southwestern, eg
Kenai area) - I know the sea kayaking can't be beat! Just wondering
if anyone can shed some light on life OFF the water.

I am particularly interested in what winters are like considering
there is very little sunlight (another question there - just how
*much* sunlight does southern Alaska get in the winter).

Thanks and happy paddlin'

Anne

You might want to pose this question on alt.culture.alaska.

Scott

Anne wrote in message
m...
Hi

Sometimes I consider moving to Alaska (Anchorage/southwestern, eg
Kenai area) - I know the sea kayaking can't be beat! Just wondering
if anyone can shed some light on life OFF the water.

I am particularly interested in what winters are like considering
there is very little sunlight (another question there - just how
*much* sunlight does southern Alaska get in the winter).

Thanks and happy paddlin'

Anne

You might want to pose this question on alt.culture.alaska.

Scott

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

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

Anne wrote:

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on life OFF the water.

Appalachia by the sea ...

Rick