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mcnally
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response 55 of 95:
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Feb 5 19:37 UTC 2006 |
That's certainly true of the older parts, which are where I live
and what I photographed. There are some more recently built-up
residential neighborhoods that aren't very exciting architecturally
but even in neighborhoods with 70s-era construction the terrain
still leads to some interesting choices.
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tod
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response 56 of 95:
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Feb 5 20:07 UTC 2006 |
Looks like a nice retirment place.
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mcnally
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response 57 of 95:
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Feb 5 21:35 UTC 2006 |
re #56:
> Looks like a nice retir[e]ment place.
Not so much, I'd think, for most people, though retirees who can afford to
do so seem to enjoy spending summers in Ketchikan and winters somewhere drier.
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charcat
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response 58 of 95:
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Feb 5 22:38 UTC 2006 |
Very nice pictures Mike, you make it seem like I was just there on a
tour of your town! =^o.o^=
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tod
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response 59 of 95:
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Feb 6 17:23 UTC 2006 |
re #57
Well, yea. I was thinking when we're not at our chalet in Nice, France. ;)
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mcnally
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response 60 of 95:
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Feb 6 18:10 UTC 2006 |
I was sort of picturing you as a mountaintop-castle high in the Carpathians
type..
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tod
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response 61 of 95:
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Feb 6 18:24 UTC 2006 |
re #60
Speaking of the hounds of baskerville, did you hear about the japanese
businessman that got killed by the stray dogs in Romania?
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mcnally
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response 62 of 95:
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Feb 6 19:04 UTC 2006 |
No. One of the creepiest places I've ever camped was a campground in
Canyon de Chelly (on the Navajo reservation in east-central Arizona.)
There was a pack of dogs roaming the campground and I really didn't
feel safe going to sleep there. I love dogs, but feral dogs roaming
in packs are definitely *NOT* a good thing..
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tod
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response 63 of 95:
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Feb 6 19:17 UTC 2006 |
Yea, that's the Carpathians for you. Plenty of fog and dog. A real
"retreat"! I wouldn't wish that place on any retiree.
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mcnally
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response 64 of 95:
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Feb 22 23:34 UTC 2006 |
In a strong early move to cement the coveted "Moronic Legislator of
the Year" award, a Soldotna, AK, state representative has begun
agitating to end ferry service between southeast Alaska and the
southern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway System in Bellingham,
WA.
From the 02/20/06 Ketchikan Daily News:
"A state representative has sponsored a resolution to
terminate ferry service between Washington and Alaska.
Rep. Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna, says he hopes to put some
pressure on Washington's congressional delegation, which
opposes opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to
oil drilling.
'Certainly we're not going to hold the state of Washington
hostage,' until its delegation members support drilling,
Olson said, The resolution is more of an 'exercise born
in frustration,' he added.
I love the part about not holding the state of Washington hostage.
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tod
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response 65 of 95:
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Feb 22 23:44 UTC 2006 |
THINK GREEN
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marcvh
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response 66 of 95:
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Feb 22 23:49 UTC 2006 |
My friends in Bellingham are quaking their boots. Maybe we can get
somebody in Olympia to deny Alaskans emergency medical treatment at
Harborview in an effort to refrain from holding the state of Alaska
hostage.
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tod
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response 67 of 95:
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Feb 22 23:58 UTC 2006 |
Put a tariff on all LORAN and REI exports to Alaska!
<slams starbucks caramel macciato soy sugarfree hazelnut with room on table>
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happyboy
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response 68 of 95:
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Feb 23 02:18 UTC 2006 |
clam down plesco you'll only make things worse.
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tod
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response 69 of 95:
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Feb 23 06:51 UTC 2006 |
But its MY ferry!
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gull
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response 70 of 95:
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Feb 23 06:54 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:64: I just saw that in the Seattle Times, today. It seems like
a move that's more likely to hurt Alaska than Washington, unless I'm
missing something. Does it have any chance of passing?
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tod
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response 71 of 95:
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Feb 23 07:01 UTC 2006 |
Victoria Clipper will fly the Exxon flag while shipping Mexicans north for
oil rig detail.
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mcnally
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response 72 of 95:
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Feb 23 07:36 UTC 2006 |
re #70: No, there's no way it will pass. He's a laughingstock
for proposing it.
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mcnally
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response 73 of 95:
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Mar 14 18:08 UTC 2006 |
I woke up this morning to muffled scraping sounds coming from the
direction of my next-door neighbors' driveway and realized (after
a few more minutes of lounging in bed) that that meant there must
have been significant snowfall overnight. Where I lived it only
turned out to be a few inches but it's remarkable how pretty this
town looks under a coat of fresh-fallen snow. Roofs look white
and clean and in a landscape bleached of color weatherbeaten houses
look vivid again and everywhere the towering trees, which in normal
weather have a tendency to visually blend into each other on the
hillsides, stand starkly highlighted in pristine white.
And I think I've remarked before on how much I enjoy watching the
snow from the house I moved into this past year. I really like
being perched on the hillside where I can watch the flakes spiral
down and settle on the town and trees below.
Lest I make it sound too idyllic, however, I ought to point out
that it took me about 10 minutes to force my car doors open this
morning; they were iced up pretty thoroughly, and it doesn't help
that they've got these flimsy recessed handles that don't allow
you to exert any amount of real force on the door without fearing
that you're going to snap the latch off completely.
And furthermore I'm suffering some small pangs of regret this
morning, inspired by the fact that I'm too old to benefit from
the local school district's snow day and too conscientious to
simply call in sick or play hooky to go out and enjoy the snow..
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mcnally
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response 74 of 95:
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Mar 17 07:34 UTC 2006 |
For photo fans, 12 recent photos of my house and neighborhood
in the recent snow:
http://www.dfred.net/~mcnally/Winter.html
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scholar
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response 75 of 95:
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Mar 17 07:56 UTC 2006 |
i wish my house was on stilts. :(
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slynne
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response 76 of 95:
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Mar 17 14:26 UTC 2006 |
Man, you sure have one heck of a view from that house.
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albaugh
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response 77 of 95:
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Mar 17 17:50 UTC 2006 |
What slynne said - what a picturesque place you live in!
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tod
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response 78 of 95:
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Mar 17 18:06 UTC 2006 |
re #74
My toes got cold just looking at that.
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remmers
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response 79 of 95:
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Mar 17 18:07 UTC 2006 |
Lovely place. The winters would deter me though.
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