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re: The sun just set in Utqiagvik, Alaska
Posted on 11/19/23 at 7:48 pm to Street Hawk
Posted on 11/19/23 at 7:48 pm to Street Hawk
I lived in Ketchikan, Alaska for a year when I was a teen. While it was not far enough north to go though periods of either non-stop light or dark, as a kid from Alabama, it was still quite an adjustment.
During the middle of summer, the sun would be up before 5 AM and it wouldn’t get dark until like 10 or 11 PM. And for few weeks it wouldn’t really get all that dark.
The winter though was the opposite. The sun wouldn’t come up until after I’d already walked to school and would go down by the time I was walking home from school. And for a few weeks it really didn’t get all that light.
Winter sucked.
During the middle of summer, the sun would be up before 5 AM and it wouldn’t get dark until like 10 or 11 PM. And for few weeks it wouldn’t really get all that dark.
The winter though was the opposite. The sun wouldn’t come up until after I’d already walked to school and would go down by the time I was walking home from school. And for a few weeks it really didn’t get all that light.
Winter sucked.
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Posted on 11/19/23 at 11:20 pm to Street Hawk
The sun has found its home in the western sky and it is now Saturday night in Utqiagvik, Alaska.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 4:13 am to Street Hawk
Good premise for a movie
Posted on 11/20/23 at 4:33 am to RogerTheShrubber
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They have armed polar bear watch during football games though.
I once worked with a doc that did locums up in remote areas of canada. He said that in the towns with polar bear problems, everyone kept their cars unlocked so people could jump in if confronted by one. Fascinating stuff.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:25 am to BHS78
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Good premise for a movie
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After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:33 am to NorthshoreTiger76
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Alcohol is illegal in Utqiagvik
Technically not true.
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Alcohol Legality -- The sale of alcohol is illegal in Barrow and importation for personal use in your luggage is limited and controlled by a permit system. Without going through the permit process, you can bring in 1 gallon of beer, 1 liter of distilled spirits, or 2 liters of wine.
1 liter of bourbon doesn't last long during football season. I bet there's some smuggling going on too.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:34 am to geauxpurple
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The sun has found its home in the western sky and it is now Saturday night in Utqiagvik, Alaska.
for real though, I would not be able to adjust to 24/7 darkness.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:39 am to tigernurse
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I would not be able to adjust to 24/7 darkness.
I hear they have higher than average domestic violence cases up there too.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:49 am to tigernurse
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for real though, I would not be able to adjust to 24/7 darkness.
Easy if you wfh.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:53 am to BruslyTiger
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I hear they have higher than average domestic violence cases up there too.
I would imagine.
a quick google search showed this...
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The crime rate in Barrow, AK is significantly higher than the national average. The violent crime rate in Barrow is 43.4 while the national average is 22.7; and the property crime rate in Barrow is 52.4 while the national average is 35.4. This means that people living in Barrow are much more likely to be victims of a violent or property crime than people living elsewhere in the United States. As such, it is important to take extra precautions to stay safe when visiting or living in Barrow, AK, such as avoiding walking alone at night and being alert to your surroundings.
so no walking alone 24/7 for 68 days, ok then.
LINK
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:57 am to athenslife101
quote:Some people hate democracy
Sounds like the people voted and their will was carried out
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:57 am to SlimTigerSlap
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Easy if you wfh.
I dunno, I wfh some days and still need the natural light coming in through the windows.
I'm sure the ppl who live there are ok with it, some probs even embrace it as a badge of honor of sorts of being a resident there- but I couldn't do it.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:09 am to MasterDigger
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Alaskan residents found it easier to pronounce than the Inupiat name.
Nah, they’re Eskimos. Nice try Eskimos.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:14 am to Darth_Vader
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Winter sucked.
Ketchikan can be dreary. It gets over 10' of rain and not a lot of snow.
Further north in the Panhandle you get the same dark times, but less rain in winter, more sun and snow. We're about 200 miles north.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:44 am to Street Hawk
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will rise again in 65 days.
They have pills for that.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:44 am to Street Hawk
My goodness.
I’ve never seen so many grown men bitch about the name change of a town.
Prima Donna board please.
I’ve never seen so many grown men bitch about the name change of a town.
Prima Donna board please.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:01 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Ketchikan can be dreary. It gets over 10' of rain and not a lot of snow.
Yeah. I still miss it though. I’ve traveled to a lot of places in this world. And in my opinion, Alaska is the most beautiful place I’ve ever see. For almost 27 years I’ve tried to talk my wife into us taking an Alaska cruise so she and the kids can see it at least once. Every years she and the kids want to go somewhere else. I think I’ve about worn them down though and hope we’ll do it soon.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:08 am to Darth_Vader
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Yeah. I still miss it though. I’ve traveled to a lot of places in this world. And in my opinion, Alaska is the most beautiful place I’ve ever see. For almost 27 years I’ve tried to talk my wife into us taking an Alaska cruise so she and the kids can see it at least once.
I'm partial to Southeast, particularly the Northern Part. Its a fjordland.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:10 am to Street Hawk
That’s just why i would never live in a town like that
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:13 am to SlimTigerSlap
Solid movie too
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