Comments by Glacierwolf
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Posted on November 30 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
When gasoline was $4.50 a gallon nearly everyone I see posting was screaming for relief. This project is one such 'idea' that was floated and keeps coming up.
How 'American' of people to form beliefs based on no facts. Or worse - believe susposed 'facts' made by people with a motive.
This is a feasibility study funding. Made by a firm with no dogs in the fight or reason to put a spin on the facts. It will be made public. Once public - everyone will have an opportunity to speak their peace of mind - and be free to contact their representatives.
How many times, as Alaskans, have we looked at something and said, Jeeze - we should have done this 25 years ago?
and ps - I have a life. I never come back to read what others posts. This isn't a chat room.
Posted on November 30 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I must side with the original comment.
It took an attack on my step son to finally get action from Animal Control and the local police. We made 20+ phone calls, filled out tons of forms, and a dozen visits to Animal Control and got no action. Alaska cities do not have the laws or ordnances to deal with bad dog owners. Why does it take a maiming or mauling to get results?
I undrestand the frustration of the guy who set the trap. Makes total sense to me.
There are no bad dogs - just bad dog owners.
Posted on November 27 at 11:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I know about horses. So do these women. The normal solution would be to simply take a pale of oats, gotten control of the animals, tied them up - and then called the troopers. No mess, no fuss, nobody gets hurt.
She made a very bad judgement decision brining a firearm - and a worse decision when discharging it. Horses are easy to scare - a stick and garbage pail lid would do the trick.
The issue here is not about property rights or defense of your person and property. The woman used lethal force in a situation where it was not yet justified by the action of the horses. Unless she has proof these horses had killed or seriously injured her animals and family in the past - she is going to have a terrible time justifying her actions in court.
Posted on November 23 at 9:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hats off to Anio Welch and Buzz Otis - there are allot of nice things happening in North Pole that would have never gotten off the ground without these two people.
With the new hotel due to open next year - it will make North Pole a destination, not just a stop over point. The addition of this hotel and year round family friendly events is going to make North Pole a better place to enjoy raising a family, and, bring economic aid to the community without the need to rely on handouts from Juneau.
These are wonderful people. Be sure thank them when you see 'em.
Posted on November 23 at 9:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I whsh the paper was able to post pictures of these pesty plants. Invasive plants create a strong hold where they arrive at - usually a place man is - and posting 'Wanted' posters so people can search and destroy them by hand is the only way to reduce the population.
This is a great study, and, a wake up call for Interior Alaska. In the past few years this research has been focused on Anchorage.
Posted on November 23 at 9:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Angry aand Ram,
GVEA sets it's fuel offiset on a quarterly basis - not on a daily or weekly like you do at home with your budget. The people who set this are your neighbors and pay the same price. Did you forget how slow GVEA was to impliment this when prices shot up?
A quarterly offset protects the consumer from spikes.
If you have a beef with GVEA - then get off the grid. Go invest in solar panels, battery bank and inverters like I have. Even a small system will lower your dependence on GVEA - and - give you a measure of appreciating for the convience of having power instantly sitting on your wall socket, ready to go.
You don't need to have a home covered in solar panels - like I do - to know that GVEA is doing their best to keep the cost down. If I am not upset with them......... folks with zero understanding of power generation and distribution like you should be mindful, but, not calling names. Not yet anyway. I come from the land of cheap electricity and $13 month electric bills. If I see an improvement GVEA is not moving on - believe me - you will hear about it.
Posted on November 21 at 9:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
When the Big 3 went to Congress earlier this week - they should have DROVE their own vehicles to Washington. Instead these multi million dollar CEO's all flew private jets - then held out there hand for our tax dollars.
When the CEO is making $21 million dollars a year (that is about the yearly sallary for 400 people at one plant) how much are the 30-40 people under him making? No wonder these guys are going bankrupt. If each company fired the top 50 people - putting 150 people to unemployment - it would save them $$$ Billions.
Posted on November 19 at 8:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
When I lived on the East Coast this was an all too common mistake that happens every single hunting season.
Although I am a long time Alaskan hunter, trapper, and Certified Alaskan Hunter Safety Instructor - I would never, ever, hunt in Mass, Maine, VT or NH.
On Man charged with shooting, wounding Anchorage hunter in Vermont
Posted on November 7 at 11:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
When my son volunteered to work at the North Pole Visitor Center the other summer he had to deal with irate out of state drivers - many demanded to know why Alaska does not put flashing beacons or GPS on the moose. All felt it was a disgrace the state did not do something with technology to help motorists avoid them.
I like the GPS idea. It would sure come in handy trying to 'avoid' moose during hunting season - especially the big un's.
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Posted on December 3 at 9:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Flint Hills supplies 100% of the Fairbanks Airports fuel, 100% of Ft Wainwrights fuel, 51% of the Anchorage Airports Fuel, 75% of Fairbanks gasoline and heating oil etc etc etc.
The Nikinski Refinery is operating at 100% and cannot feed the needs of Anchorage. That is why you see so many rail cars of fuel going from FHR to Anchorage 2x to 3x a day.
If FHR closes - where do you expect to get gas for your cars or heating oil from? Don't look at Petro Star - they are already doing 100% with government contracts from Eielson afb. They can't make gasoline.
Barge up from Seattle, then rail to Fairbanks?? You think that can be done? By Whom??? The Crwoley barges that service the SE Alaska come up spring, summer, and fall - no winter. Above Sitka the Crowley barges for the northern villages is a once per year summer stop. You think Crowley has a fresh tug and 450' barge full of unleaded sitting in Seattle with your name on it? Think again. The infrastructure to haul gas (and other barges full of home heating, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt) to Anchorage, and store a few months supply before the next barge arrives is not there..... heck, storage for a few weeks or days is not there or in Fairbanks. Year round barge service isn't there either due to weather.
Bottom line. FHR, like it or not, is a local reasource that needs to stay until Alaska's Interior has a the infrastructure to go a different direction. FHR closes - you can expect to pay $10+ gallon for gasoline and $14 gallon for home heating........ and be happy about it...... since your neighbors who can't afford it have had to quit there jobs in town and can only afford to work where they can walk.
You folks are too used to hitting the 'Go' key on your computer and thinking the work is done. You need to leave cyber and blog space for a few minutes and look at the real world around you.
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