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"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message ... "Edward Dolan" wrote: "Child" wrote: i just got back from a work related visit to Nome, Alaska, a town of 3,000. Probably half native and half other. It was a lovely experience - everyone was so friendly, and genuinely nice, but there appear to be no secrets! I now want to move to Nome. Boytoy says he won't make it through the winter.....Ah well. The problem with Alaska and all far northern places is that you are living on the fringes of where humans can live. Please take note of the fact that there are no great numbers of people living on the continent of Antarctica - and for good reason. You need to start thinking about "going south". That "going north" business is strictly for the Eskimo and the polar bear. What? You think Eskimos aren't humans? The Eskimos are definitely human, but they have been pushed to the outer limits of where humans can live. The tropics are the true home of us humans. However, the problem with the tropics is that they are also the home of numerous pestiferous insects which carry diseases which can kill us without have trying. I think the temperate climates are the best compromise. Her big problem was with the selection of locations! First, she lives in Los Anchorage, where they grow palm trees and Texans. (The Texans make up for a lack of coconuts on the palm trees.) It's just *not* suitable for human habitation! Second, she visits Nome of all places. She clearly waited too long (folks don't do anything in Nome that doesn't lead to divorce), and should have visited there *before* she got hitched. Texas is probably where we should all be living if we had any sense. But humans will live wherever they can make a living. This is not as admirable as some may think. Nome's a nice place to visit, but really... it's just another Whiteman's town. My God! Who the hell would be living in Nome except Eskimos? As Scott lay dying of starvation and exposure in his tent in the Antarctic cold, he wrote in his journal ... My God! This is a horrible place! I think Visit Bethel, Kotzebue or Barrow. Get farther away from the Alaska State Legislature! Go to places where people actually know how to live in the Arctic. Where they say, "My GOD, this is a *wonderful* place!" We humans do not know how to live in the Arctic except with our high technology. Admittedly, the Eskimos do know how, but it is a very circumscribed existence to say the least. I hate Minnesota because of the cold. You can just imagine how much I would hate Bethel, Kotzebue and Barrow. Thanks, but no thanks! My God! We have not had a proper summer here in Minnesota this year. It has been on the cool side. What is all this business about global warming? Right now it feels like October. that just about says it all. Do not even THINK about moving to Nome. Seattle is your true home, not the frozen tundra of the North. You realize that it *rains* in Seattle???? Yech! Rain is nectar from the Gods. I have always liked a rainy day. I can sit at home and look at it rain from out my window all day. Plus, and Beth probably won't understand this one yet, but the fact is that south of the Alaska Range, the snow isn't crunchy. If the snow don't crunch when you walk on it, go NORTH! Screw snow all the way to hell and back! I hate it! Christ, you can't even drink it unless you melt it first. You might want to consider emigrating to the planet Mars as I understand that living conditions there would be marginal at best. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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"Edward Dolan" wrote:
"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote: "Edward Dolan" wrote: What? You think Eskimos aren't humans? The Eskimos are definitely human, but they have been pushed to the outer limits of where humans can live. The tropics are the true home of us humans. You've screwed your head on backwards this morning! Nobody should have to suffer temperatures higher than 65F. We *dont't* need to be sweaty all the time... However, the problem with the tropics is that they are also the home of numerous pestiferous insects which carry diseases which can kill us without have trying. I think the temperate climates are the best compromise. Snakes too, and they (like a lot of those insects) also live in "temperate" climates. If Ireland were cooler, it'd be okay too, I guess, eh? Her big problem was with the selection of locations! First, she lives in Los Anchorage, where they grow palm trees and Texans. (The Texans make up for a lack of coconuts on the palm trees.) It's just *not* suitable for human habitation! Second, she visits Nome of all places. She clearly waited too long (folks don't do anything in Nome that doesn't lead to divorce), and should have visited there *before* she got hitched. Texas is probably where we should all be living if we had any sense. But humans will live wherever they can make a living. This is not as admirable as some may think. Nome's a nice place to visit, but really... it's just another Whiteman's town. My God! Who the hell would be living in Nome except Eskimos? Well, the problem with Nome is that it has *always* been a Whiteman's town! Really! It never actually was an Eskimo village. That is as opposed to say Bethel and Kotzebue, where not only is most of the population Eskimo, they pretty much run the place. Barrow is even more different, Eskimos flat do run the place, totally. The North Slope Borough mayor has always been a whaling captain, and the borough has always been run pretty much the way a whaling crew is run. It's one of the things that makes this a nice place to live (of course, oil taxes and the lack of Texans is of some significance too). As Scott lay dying of starvation and exposure in his tent in the Antarctic cold, he wrote in his journal ... My God! This is a horrible place! I think Visit Bethel, Kotzebue or Barrow. Get farther away from the Alaska State Legislature! Go to places where people actually know how to live in the Arctic. Where they say, "My GOD, this is a *wonderful* place!" We humans do not know how to live in the Arctic except with our high technology. Admittedly, the Eskimos do know how, but it is a very circumscribed existence to say the least. I hate Minnesota because of the cold. You can just imagine how much I would hate Bethel, Kotzebue and Barrow. Thanks, but no thanks! Circumscribed existence??? Yeh! The problem with Minnesota is that it 1) doesn't really get cold enough for long enough, and 2) you don't have any Eskimos! My God! We have not had a proper summer here in Minnesota this year. It has been on the cool side. What is all this business about global warming? Right now it feels like October. I can't wait until October, myself. May and June usually aren't too bad, but it hit 65F here half a dozen times in July and the first week in August. One day it was even 70F. It's really hard to handle. And September is the rainy season, so it might be drizzling every other day for 3-4 weeks. But thank goodness when the 1st of October arrives. Within a week it will be frozen down, and all white and clean again. From the first week in October until late next May, we won't have any rain, we won't have any mudholes in the roads, we won't track dirt into the house, and we won't have to sweat from normal movement. And after November 18th we won't have to squint with the sun in our eyes for 2 months. The roads get smooth too. And it's easy to go places on the tundra. Life just gets way better come October (they catch a few whales here in October too, so theres lots of good food too). that just about says it all. Do not even THINK about moving to Nome. Seattle is your true home, not the frozen tundra of the North. You realize that it *rains* in Seattle???? Yech! Rain is nectar from the Gods. I have always liked a rainy day. I can sit at home and look at it rain from out my window all day. Rain is a misery dumped on the unworthy! If I wanted to get wet, I've got a shower. I try test it once a month too, just to be sure it works in case I ever need it. Plus, and Beth probably won't understand this one yet, but the fact is that south of the Alaska Range, the snow isn't crunchy. If the snow don't crunch when you walk on it, go NORTH! Screw snow all the way to hell and back! I hate it! Christ, you can't even drink it unless you melt it first. You might want to consider emigrating to the planet Mars as I understand that living conditions there would be marginal at best. The problem is that you live in Mini-soter. It gets cold and miserable there, but you have none of the real advantages. Eskimos *are* wonderful things! You can learn so much from them... -- FloydL. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
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Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
If Ireland were cooler, it'd be okay too, I guess, eh? [...] Rain is a misery dumped on the unworthy! If I wanted to get wet, I've got a shower. I try test it once a month too, just to be sure it works in case I ever need it. The second paragraph would seem to rule out Ireland then. It didn't get to be Emerald by having a semi-permanent state of drought, y'know... -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= |
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Edward Dolan wrote:
... Texas is probably where we should all be living if we had any sense. But humans will live wherever they can make a living. This is not as admirable as some may think.... West Texas is fine [1], but no reasonable person would want to live in the high humidity of the southeastern part of the state during the summer. No wonder Mr. Lee is so cranky at times. [1] I spent a summer working outside in a town about an hour west of Dallas-Fort Worth. -- Tom Sherman – Quad City Area |
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"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message ... "Edward Dolan" wrote: "Floyd L. Davidson" wrote: "Edward Dolan" wrote: What? You think Eskimos aren't humans? The Eskimos are definitely human, but they have been pushed to the outer limits of where humans can live. The tropics are the true home of us humans. You've screwed your head on backwards this morning! Nobody should have to suffer temperatures higher than 65F. We *dont't* need to be sweaty all the time... Did you not pay attention to what I said about us humans being tropical animals. We are essentially naked apes. Now where do you suppose naked apes could live other than the tropics? However, the problem with the tropics is that they are also the home of numerous pestiferous insects which carry diseases which can kill us without have trying. I think the temperate climates are the best compromise. Snakes too, and they (like a lot of those insects) also live in "temperate" climates. If Ireland were cooler, it'd be okay too, I guess, eh? The Births Isles have a temperate climate (thanks to the Gulf Stream), but it is overcast and quite rainy there much of the year. But still, it is infinitely preferable to the far north - which is only fit for Eskimos and polar bears. Her big problem was with the selection of locations! First, she lives in Los Anchorage, where they grow palm trees and Texans. (The Texans make up for a lack of coconuts on the palm trees.) It's just *not* suitable for human habitation! Second, she visits Nome of all places. She clearly waited too long (folks don't do anything in Nome that doesn't lead to divorce), and should have visited there *before* she got hitched. Texas is probably where we should all be living if we had any sense. But humans will live wherever they can make a living. This is not as admirable as some may think. Nome's a nice place to visit, but really... it's just another Whiteman's town. My God! Who the hell would be living in Nome except Eskimos? Well, the problem with Nome is that it has *always* been a Whiteman's town! Really! It never actually was an Eskimo village. That is as opposed to say Bethel and Kotzebue, where not only is most of the population Eskimo, they pretty much run the place. Barrow is even more different, Eskimos flat do run the place, totally. The North Slope Borough mayor has always been a whaling captain, and the borough has always been run pretty much the way a whaling crew is run. It's one of the things that makes this a nice place to live (of course, oil taxes and the lack of Texans is of some significance too). Those Texans living in Alaska are only there for the money. They will get the hell out of there once the jobs are gone. In the end, Alaska will be for the Eskimos and Indians with Whites in a few of the larger cities like Anchorage and Fairbanks. As Scott lay dying of starvation and exposure in his tent in the Antarctic cold, he wrote in his journal ... My God! This is a horrible place! I think Visit Bethel, Kotzebue or Barrow. Get farther away from the Alaska State Legislature! Go to places where people actually know how to live in the Arctic. Where they say, "My GOD, this is a *wonderful* place!" We humans do not know how to live in the Arctic except with our high technology. Admittedly, the Eskimos do know how, but it is a very circumscribed existence to say the least. I hate Minnesota because of the cold. You can just imagine how much I would hate Bethel, Kotzebue and Barrow. Thanks, but no thanks! Circumscribed existence??? Yeh! The problem with Minnesota is that it 1) doesn't really get cold enough for long enough, and 2) you don't have any Eskimos! There are no symphony concerts in Alaska that I am aware of. Also, not much at all in the way of high culture. Do you not know that man does not live by bread alone - or should I say whale blubber? I need some high culture in my life, not an eternal struggle for the bare essentials. My God! We have not had a proper summer here in Minnesota this year. It has been on the cool side. What is all this business about global warming? Right now it feels like October. I can't wait until October, myself. May and June usually aren't too bad, but it hit 65F here half a dozen times in July and the first week in August. One day it was even 70F. It's really hard to handle. And September is the rainy season, so it might be drizzling every other day for 3-4 weeks. I like a good hard rain, not an eternal drizzle which is calculated to drive a sane man insane. But thank goodness when the 1st of October arrives. Within a week it will be frozen down, and all white and clean again. From the first week in October until late next May, we won't have any rain, we won't have any mudholes in the roads, we won't track dirt into the house, and we won't have to sweat from normal movement. And after November 18th we won't have to squint with the sun in our eyes for 2 months. Sounds god-awful! The roads get smooth too. And it's easy to go places on the tundra. Life just gets way better come October (they catch a few whales here in October too, so theres lots of good food too). Thanks for warning me. I will be sure to stay the hell out of Alaska for all months of the year except possibly July and August. that just about says it all. Do not even THINK about moving to Nome. Seattle is your true home, not the frozen tundra of the North. You realize that it *rains* in Seattle???? Yech! Rain is nectar from the Gods. I have always liked a rainy day. I can sit at home and look at it rain from out my window all day. Rain is a misery dumped on the unworthy! If I wanted to get wet, I've got a shower. I try test it once a month too, just to be sure it works in case I ever need it. You obviously know nothing about deserts and how totally inhospitable they are to mankind. You deserve to be condemned to live in the middle of the Sahara Desert of North Africa for a few years to learn the value of rain. Plus, and Beth probably won't understand this one yet, but the fact is that south of the Alaska Range, the snow isn't crunchy. If the snow don't crunch when you walk on it, go NORTH! Screw snow all the way to hell and back! I hate it! Christ, you can't even drink it unless you melt it first. You might want to consider emigrating to the planet Mars as I understand that living conditions there would be marginal at best. The problem is that you live in Mini-soter. It gets cold and miserable there, but you have none of the real advantages. Eskimos *are* wonderful things! You can learn so much from them... We have a lot of Germans and Scandinavians who settled in this god-forsaken land, mainly because of the good prairie farming soil. The place probably reminded the Scandinavians of their own poor homeland. Also, a few Irishmen found their way here too. Farming land was the big draw. Why people are living in huge cities here in Minnesota is a mystery to me. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Edward Dolan wrote: ... Texas is probably where we should all be living if we had any sense. But humans will live wherever they can make a living. This is not as admirable as some may think.... West Texas is fine [1], but no reasonable person would want to live in the high humidity of the southeastern part of the state during the summer. No wonder Mr. Lee is so cranky at times. [1] I spent a summer working outside in a town about an hour west of Dallas-Fort Worth. West Texas is like New Mexico and all the mountain West. It is basically a desert. All the people in Texas live in the Eastern and Central areas which get enough rainfall to make it habitable. Those huge populations living in southern Arizona (and Las Vegas too as well as the Los Angeles area) are totally dependent on Colorado River water. There is not enough of that water for everyone who would like to live in the desert. The true paradise of the US is the Great Lakes region. There is plenty of water there and the climate is temperate. Did you know that the Great Lakes area supported the largest population of Indians on the North American continent outside of Mexico and Central America prior to White conquest and settlement. There were even large numbers of Indians living north of Lake Superior. Try to figure that one out! -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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"Edward Dolan" wrote in message ... The problem with Alaska and all far northern places is that you are living on the fringes of where humans can live. Please take note of the fact that there are no great numbers of people living on the continent of Antarctica - and for good reason. You need to start thinking about "going south". That "going north" business is strictly for the Eskimo and the polar bear. For all you know, I AM a native alaskan. |
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"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message ... Her big problem was with the selection of locations! First, she lives in Los Anchorage, where they grow palm trees and Texans. (The Texans make up for a lack of coconuts on the palm trees.) It's just *not* suitable for human habitation! Second, she visits Nome of all places. She clearly waited too long (folks don't do anything in Nome that doesn't lead to divorce), and should have visited there *before* she got hitched. You should see the souveniers I got at the board of trade. Nome's a nice place to visit, but really... it's just another Whiteman's town. Its pretty integrated, yes. I actually thought it was nice to see a harmoniously integrated town. Visit Bethel, Kotzebue or Barrow. Get farther away from the Alaska State Legislature! Go to places where people actually know how to live in the Arctic. Where they say, "My GOD, this is a *wonderful* place!" I am going to Bethel shortly! that just about says it all. Do not even THINK about moving to Nome. Seattle is your true home, not the frozen tundra of the North. You realize that it *rains* in Seattle???? Yech! Plus, and Beth probably won't understand this one yet, but the fact is that south of the Alaska Range, the snow isn't crunchy. If the snow don't crunch when you walk on it, go NORTH! I once went to the slope on oil business. Perhaps someday the NS borough will join the happy family of community health centers and I will get to meet the famous Floyd, but until then the furthest north I get to go is Bethel. |
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"Edward Dolan" wrote in message ... There are no symphony concerts in Alaska that I am aware of. Also, not much at all in the way of high culture. Do you not know that man does not live by bread alone - or should I say whale blubber? I need some high culture in my life, not an eternal struggle for the bare essentials. Guess again! http://www.anchoragesymphony.org/ |
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"Edward Dolan" wrote in message ... The best professors I ever had at college admitted that they were ignorant about many things, even in their own fields of expertise. The worst professors I ever had would never admit to not knowing all there was to know about something. I always thought those types were ridiculous. No one is an expert about everything. Not even you! |
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