tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post6812152583105596455..comments2024-03-26T17:30:22.600-08:00Comments on Way Up North: You Know You Live in Alaska When ...Rev. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-22466831266157607672015-10-27T07:19:07.165-08:002015-10-27T07:19:07.165-08:00Chickenmom - as Red Green says, it's the handy...Chickenmom - as Red Green says, it's the handyman's secret weapon. :)<br /><br />Guffaw - most folks just call it a tarp - or a drop cloth, depending on thickness. Kind of like referring to all vacuum containers as a "Thermos". Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-18417251575958309302015-10-27T07:05:42.531-08:002015-10-27T07:05:42.531-08:00PRICELESS!
I did have to research what Visqueen wa...PRICELESS!<br />I did have to research what Visqueen was, though. :-)<br /><br />gfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-68921269630919986092015-10-27T03:21:58.534-08:002015-10-27T03:21:58.534-08:00LOL! That duct tape works in Joisey, too!LOL! That duct tape works in Joisey, too!Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-22729682219573925802015-10-26T21:19:52.786-08:002015-10-26T21:19:52.786-08:00deborah, I hear you, and know what you're talk...deborah, I hear you, and know what you're talking about. It's whatever you're used to, and everything is relative. We had the same syndrome on Adak, when at 50 degrees we were laying out in swim trunks in the sun.<br />And an arctic entry is two entry doors, with a room in-between to form a temperature barrier so that the outside air doesn't get inside.<br /><br />Ajd, I guess she should have issued a warning. Sorry. :)<br /><br />drjim, sticky, thick gooey icing. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-77083033684004687172015-10-26T21:11:00.916-08:002015-10-26T21:11:00.916-08:00MMmmmmm....cinnamon rolls!!!!!
With icing?MMmmmmm....cinnamon rolls!!!!!<br /><br />With icing?drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-72709550560644713002015-10-26T20:32:29.725-08:002015-10-26T20:32:29.725-08:00Those made me snort cold milk out of my nose over ...Those made me snort cold milk out of my nose over the keyboard and im still laughing at them as i type.Ajdshootisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532597957691648305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-77395369955925267382015-10-26T20:19:49.920-08:002015-10-26T20:19:49.920-08:00An Arctic entry is a sort of airlock so the door d...An Arctic entry is a sort of airlock so the door doesn't open directly outside.JFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204566508793862175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-3529238802971318702015-10-26T19:25:27.233-08:002015-10-26T19:25:27.233-08:00p. s.
what is an 'arctic entry'?p. s.<br />what is an 'arctic entry'?deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-10859209358573134192015-10-26T19:24:43.177-08:002015-10-26T19:24:43.177-08:0060 degrees! how about 30 degrees is boiling hot?
l...60 degrees! how about 30 degrees is boiling hot?<br />lived in winnipeg one year. 60 below forever.<br />went out one day and had to throw off my parka. people were in their t shirts.<br />husband said what do you think the temp is.<br />i said 90 easy.<br />he said it is 30.<br />well, the diff between minus sixty and thirty is 90. <br />i was sweating all day.<br />summer happened over night that year!!<br />if you think 30 degrees is summery!deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-83665956551394518232015-10-26T17:13:25.585-08:002015-10-26T17:13:25.585-08:00Peter, I left out some of the less-flattering item...Peter, I left out some of the less-flattering items, but know what you mean about not believing them until you've experienced 'em. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-31779775268793466972015-10-26T14:52:17.565-08:002015-10-26T14:52:17.565-08:00BWAAAHAHAHAHA!
I wouldn't have believed half ...BWAAAHAHAHAHA!<br /><br />I wouldn't have believed half of them, until I came up to Alaska several times to court my wife. Now . . . I'd believe any and all of them!<br /><br />(Although I have to say, actually conceiving a child while wearing Carharrts sounds like a slander against the makers of those fine outdoor clothes . . . )<br /><br />:-DPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.com