I'm moving to Alaska in a few months

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Do you think the job situation is better there? What about house prices?
 

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Wow, nobody wants to give me some info about Alaska?
 

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Well, Eskimos keep each other warm, right?
 

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That's a huge move! I don't know anything about housing or employment in Alaska to offer any info.

I hope it's a good move for you though!
 

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I don't have any advice to offer either, but this sounds exciting.

Give us more details, woman? ;)
 

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It isn't that cold. (Kind of it is) Where are you moving from? What field are you looking for work in? Where are you moving to?

Feel free to PM me with questions. If I can't help, I might know of resources.
 

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Did you try the AW Meet and greet thread in Roundtable? You might find some Alaskan members there.
 

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I had a friend move to western New York from Alaska. She insisted it was much colder here than there. She literally had to buy a heavier coat for here.

Where in Alaska will you be, if you don't mind sharing that?

Maryn, thinking fresh starts can be really exciting (and scary)
 

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I love Alaska! So jealous!

In the summer months it's actually not that bad ranging from jean and a t-shirt to when it gets later you generally put on a sweatshirt or something. Also there's 22 hours of daylight in the summer. In the winter it's 22 hours of darkness.

And you get a tax break for letting oil companies drill there.

But that's all I know. Sorry :(
 

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Where in Alaska will you be, if you don't mind sharing that?

I don't mind.

It's called April Fool's, Alaska.

(I posted this last Friday but nobody posted)

:)
 

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I think we can see why would be the case.

But it was too good to let it go, Ben.

And you never know, I could end up there. Quite often when my family drives me nuts I say, "I'm moving to Alaska!"
 

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Oh DANG!

We've been skunked?

Rhymegirl: Watch your back, I'll get you my pretty. :D
 

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I was already to give you my vast knowledge of Alaskan life, customs, and survival techniques,,, wow what a bummer,,,, lol.....
 

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Oh DANG!

We've been skunked?

Rhymegirl: Watch your back, I'll get you my pretty. :D

Uh oh. *watches back*

Damn, and here I was hoping for a rhymegirl/blacbird hookup. Oh well.

Lyx

Blacbird lives in Alaska? Oh, so we do have an AW member who lives there.

I was already to give you my vast knowledge of Alaskan life, customs, and survival techniques,,, wow what a bummer,,,, lol.....
You can still tell me. As I said before, if my family drives me to the brink of insanity, I may still end up in Alaska.
 

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I'd love to live there. No fool!