I lived in Alaska for two years.... - Democratic Underground

Joanne98

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:18 PM
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I lived in Alaska for two years....

It's the mosquito capital of the world.

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ixion

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:19 PM
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1. Yeah, I lived up there for a couple fishing seasons

and you are spot on.

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Joanne98

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:22 PM
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3. That's why Sister Sarah is in the water so much. IMO

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damntexdem

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:19 PM
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2. You call that living?

;-)

- a Texan

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Joanne98

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:22 PM
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4. LOL

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Blue_In_AK

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:23 PM
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5. I've lived in Alaska for 35 years,

and I wouldn't live anywhere else in the US. The mosquitos know me now and never bother me.

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Joanne98

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Tue Nov-16-10 10:43 AM
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18. LOL. The mosquitos knew me too. Type B...

:hi:

I really liked the sun being out all the time though. That was COOL!

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deaniac21

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:25 PM
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6. I hear they are awful in February.

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Blue_In_AK

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:27 PM
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7. Awful dead.

:rofl:

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deaniac21

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:30 PM
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8. But but, there is so much standing water then.....

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Blue_In_AK

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:32 PM
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10. Did Sarah say THAT??

Honestly, about the mosquitos, at least here in Anchorage, they come out bad for about two weeks in June, but after that, they're tolerable.

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uppityperson

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Mon Nov-15-10 06:09 PM
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14. Did she seriously say that? Well, actually there is. It is just frozen, standing around, waiting to

thaw

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deaniac21

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Tue Nov-16-10 01:28 PM
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20. Humor Alert.

I go fishing at Lake Creek every August for the last 20 years. Sometimes go to Denali. I know a little bit about the state.

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uppityperson

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Tue Nov-16-10 02:58 PM
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21. humor alert

I lived in AK for yrs, SE, Interior, bush, town, city. I know a little bit about the state. Thought you were referencing palin. And continuing the joke about standing water, but being stiff standing water.

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Winterblues

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:31 PM
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9. mosquitos are the Alaska state bird

:shruug: and they are big enough to drag off a baby...

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Joanne98

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Tue Nov-16-10 10:46 AM
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19. I used to work in a gift shop there and we sold mosse turds coated in resin.

Made to look like mosquitos. True story.

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secondwind

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:33 PM
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11. The mosquito is the Alaskan state bird, it is so HUGE!

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CanonRay

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:56 PM
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12. Yes, they are like a Hitchcock movie

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Dappleganger

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:58 PM
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13. This Floridian laughs at those mosquitos...

:rofl:

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XemaSab

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Mon Nov-15-10 08:02 PM
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17. I've been both places

and it's a toss up. :P

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shockra

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Mon Nov-15-10 07:33 PM
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15. We attract lots of Moosequitoes

Lounging on the front lawn.

With their Mama.

Eating across the street.

Sampling a plant on the sidewalk.

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shockra

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Mon Nov-15-10 07:59 PM
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16. And yes, the mosquitoes are bad.

The bunnies even have their own mosquito catcher.

Honey bunny especially likes to sit in front of it.

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