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eh-TEE-oh-clez |
I'd rather live up on a hill in a tsunami zone anyway. | |||
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Lighten up and laugh |
Hang a picture on the wall of that view and live some place normal. | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
How long of a commute is it? Is a snowmobile an option (when there's snow of course)? Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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That sure sounds like a great  | |||
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| Do No Harm, Do Know Harm |
I think I'd do it. You only live once. Knowing what one is talking about is widely admired but not strictly required here. Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard. -JALLEN "All I need is a WAR ON DRUGS reference and I got myself a police thread BINGO." -jljones | |||
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| Avoiding slam fires  |
Its just me but I would pack the truck full of survival gear,little buddy and lots of propane. In the back there would be an air catty ,with the plan to reduce air pressure daily going up home. | |||
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Pretty sure in most “cities” in AK 4x4 and snowmachine activity in town is prohibited, at least everywhere I’ve been. It’s not like the bush where you can just ride your Honda to work. I’ve never seen snow machines or Honda’s just cruising around in anchorage or fairbanks...out in the woods and subdivisions, sure but you are going to cruise through anchorage in a snowmachine. | |||
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| As Extraordinary as Everyone Else  |
Other than the driveway it doesn't look that steep. I'm sure it may just be the pictures themselves. one question i have is who is going to be responsible to plow the driveway? I'm assuming the Owner and he will either do it (or have it done) fast enough so that it won't prohibit you from going to work... ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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Beautiful view !! Who's responsible for shoveling the driveway ??  | |||
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| I'd rather have luck than skill any day  |
I like it; id do it. Just plan accordingly. | |||
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| Jack of All Trades, Master of Nothing  |
Deposit sent, the adventure continues... My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. | |||
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| Bunch of savages in this town  |
Another "is a snowmobile an option?" suggestion. I visited a friend in Maine in the winter, I forget exactly where, but it was on a lake, and Stephen King lived on the other side. You could pretty much get anywhere using trails. In town to buy groceries, restaurants, stores, etc. Maybe even a 4wd Side by Side with dedicated snow chains. Leave your car at the bottom of the drive in bad weather. I have a friend who words for Parks and Conservation (or something like that) for Alaska. The pics he shows are amazing. He hunts, fish, grows his own vegetables. Pretty much living off the grid and getting paid for it. Some places he goes he gets dumped off by a helicopter. Enjoy. I am truly jealous. ----------------- I apologize now... | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
Snowmobile, no, too cold you'll freeze yer nuts off and you can't pack much to take with you, Mattracks, bolt um on in the bad winter months, take them off in the summer. http://www.mattracks.co/tracks/trucks/ Karmanator TOOB it wasn't responding so here's the video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?...pdw&feature=youtu.be | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
If you move there, do yourself a favor and buy a set of studded snow tires on steel wheels for winter. Studs have the advantage between 25 to 35 when you’re more likely to get the zamboni effect of water on top of the packed ice. Below 25, the studless and studded are equal but both are vastly superior to all-season and all-terrain. This isn’t personal opinion, this is based on university research which included head to head testing. The reason I said get a separate set of wheels is: I had a 1/2” torque wrench, a tall floor hack for trucks, and 2 jack stands. I did my own swaps every fall and every spring the 5 years I lived in Anchorage and the 2 years I lived in Alberta, Canada. The floor jack and torque wrench paid for themselves quickly and saved me lots of waiting and frustration. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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