re: Anyone ever want to move to Alaska after watching those Home Tv Shows??

I wouldn't want to live in Alaska, but Montana, Wyoming, parts of Colorado I would love to live in. It's not that I hate the heat of Louisiana, it's for big sky, clean mountain air, and peace and quiet.

Some parts of places like Tennessee, North Carolina, West Virginia too.

I enjoy winter for the most part. Nothing like having a glass of bourbon while the snow comes down outside. And then there’s the option of skiing.

Sure, just like anything it has it’s drawbacks at times, but overall I like the cold weather.

Certainly makes you appreciate summer more when it comes around, too.

Winters arent really that bad you adjust to them quite quickly...I adjusted during my first winter in like a week... 20-30s are nice like shorts weather. Below zero is when it gets miserable, but only if theres wind.

I've just recently moved to a village, where the temps have been below 0 for the better half of a week. I forgot what ab0ve 0 feels like, but it got up to -1 yesterday and the air was noticeably less cold.

As long as you stay in the cities, you have running water, utilities , sewage, etc. Hub villages are hit or miss, remote villages are what you would expect.

No running water and outhouses year round are enough to discourage me.

Seems unsanitary.

I grew up in Chicago which has tropical winters compared to Alaska and it was freaking awful.

You can say you like snow, fires, skiing, etc. But it's easy to forget that you're dealing with 5-6 months of just shite weather. Not only the weather, but it's dark up there for long hours during the winter months. It's depressing as frick and a major pain in the arse to do anything because you have to get bundled up, let the car warm up, hope the roads are cleared just to make a quick run to the gas station.

I'm not saying it's not perfect for some folks but it would genuinely be a shock to the system for folks moving up there from the South.

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Does anyone on the OT actually enjoy long winters?

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Cold weather doesn't bother me nearly as much as 95 degree heat with 100% humidity. I'd much rather put on a jacket and be comfortable than be drenched in sweat walking from front door to car

ETA: The shittiest part by far is driving in heavy snow/ice.

Trying to solve NOLA’s murder problem through Greyhound tickets and propaganda?

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only to wake up the next morning with temps in the 30's and say "Oh hell no"

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I thought you said Alaska. It's like this and colder in the Midwest. Heck, by the time you reach north Louisiana, 30 degrees in winter is common.

I lived many years in the Midwest and multi week long periods where it doesn't get above 20 is not uncommon. Alaska has to be much colder.

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Temps in the 30s?

Baw it gets a lot colder than that.

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I know i was actually stationed in Alaska in my early 20's But that was along time ago and i'm done with cold weather