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Cosmocat

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3. I am under no delusions about it

Reply to willbrad9080 (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:28 AM

Oct 8

I get SAD, my outdoors tolerance is taking a couple hours hike, max, and mosquitos swarm me like a Hoss buffet.

Not on my bucket list ...

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So You Think You Can Hack It? The Cold, Hard Fucking Truth About Alaska [View all] willbrad9080 Oct 8 OP

okay but like why so mad WhiskeyGrinder Oct 8 #1

He didn't sugar coat his advice, just an honest appraisal. Ferryboat Oct 8 #6

The Robin Williams movie Insomnia used the perpetual sunlight in the summer as a motif. John1956PA Oct 8 #2

I am under no delusions about it Cosmocat Oct 8 #3

I don't watch reality TV.... markie Oct 8 #4

Loved Northern Exposure! But... rubbersole Oct 8 #21

"Mosquitoes so big they could stand flat-footed and f*ck a turkey." Ocelot II Oct 8 #29

Ha ! The shattered steel wrenches was the first thing that popped into my mind. eppur_se_muova Oct 8 #35

Heard them tell this joke: rubbersole Oct 8 #39

Great place for opportunities if your willing to work harder than you ever worked. Ferryboat Oct 8 #5

Great to visit, but I don't think I'd wanna live there Jersey Devil Oct 8 #7

Made it 7 winters in Anchorage. callous taoboy Oct 8 #8

Been here since 1985 Arthur_Frain Oct 8 #9

Hawaii wouldn't disappoint I'm told. 1WorldHope Oct 8 #26

Lived on Guam for a couple of years. Arthur_Frain Oct 8 #36

Sorry, I live in Nebraska. I've never even been to Hawaii. 1WorldHope Oct 8 #38

I lived there a couple years AKwannabe Oct 8 #10

Those long days and nights would be hard. Probably as a result of that I saw a lot travelingthrulife Oct 8 #11

Good essay, written with serious grit. Welcome, willbrad9080 Clouds Passing Oct 8 #12

I'm guessing SCantiGOP Oct 8 #13

"you'll end up as a frozen cautionary tale." Aviation Pro Oct 8 #14

I know I couldn't handle the big dark. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and a few years ago, the combination of Fil1957 Oct 8 #15

I lived in Anchorage from 1965 to 1972 Mblaze Oct 8 #16

Thank you for sharing your experience. MLAA Oct 8 #17

Not sure how/if it's connected, but Fairbanks just voted out their R mayor. TheRickles Oct 8 #18

The climate and the darkness I can handle; even celebrate. Aristus Oct 8 #19

Bears are not usually ripping doors off. They might nap on the porch Maru Kitteh Oct 8 #20

It's a great place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. Martin68 Oct 8 #22

Hmmm. Orkney in the U.K. is north of kodiak, south of Fairbanks Layzeebeaver Oct 8 #23

Thanks WillBrad Escape Oct 8 #24

You do realize that Palin is no longer governor, don't you? Gimpyknee Oct 8 #33

I s'pose different people like different places Torchlight Oct 8 #25

meh, nice place to visit maybe but not in my top 10 democratsruletheday Oct 8 #27

One of my best friends lived in Alaska for a good while Jilly_in_VA Oct 8 #28

When I lived kairos12 Oct 8 #30

I hacked it for three years and it was a wonderful experience. Gimpyknee Oct 8 #31

There are other beautiful places Wifes husband Oct 8 #40

Nope Torchlight Oct 8 #41

I have cousins who love it Warpy Oct 8 #32

Oh please, it is full of morons Bluestocking Oct 8 #34

Sounds serious Torchlight Oct 8 #37

Locking per Host Consensus. GP6971 Oct 8 #42