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re: What life is like in Barrow, Alaska
Posted on 9/4/18 at 7:50 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 9/4/18 at 7:50 am to GetCocky11
quote:That won’t work in the real world.
It looks like Google Maps refers to Barrow as Utqiagvik on their website.
Go ask your neighbor if you can borrow his wheel-utqiagvik.
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Posted on 9/4/18 at 8:11 am to Hangover Haven
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Looks like there’s not many car washes as well...
They don't get many hurricanes. It's cool.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 8:56 am to cardswinagain
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The local high school football stadium/field in Barrow
Fun filled fact... that football field is named for a lady in jacksonville, fl
apparently she was the driving force on fundraising to build it after seeing some video of what they used to play on.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 9:14 am to MoarKilometers
Posted on 9/4/18 at 9:33 am to mylsuhat
He’s Milton from Office Space
Posted on 9/4/18 at 9:34 am to cardswinagain
They get paid to live there. I think they are ahead.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 9:39 am to ThatMakesSense
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quote: He left in 1999 and I never heard from him again. The one that guy away, huh? Do you still think about him while fingering your butt?
Wait, what? I think your mind is wandering in places no one else goes...
Posted on 9/4/18 at 9:40 am to cardswinagain
Cold
Posted on 9/4/18 at 10:07 am to Flynn2Bryd
That is a bigger shithole than New Orleans!
Posted on 9/4/18 at 10:08 am to Flynn2Bryd
DP
This post was edited on 9/4/18 at 10:10 am
Posted on 9/4/18 at 10:08 am to cardswinagain
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it's sunny at 2 am
In summer. It's dark at 2 PM in winter.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 10:12 am to cardswinagain
I watched 30 Days of Night. I thought that was a documentary too?
Posted on 9/4/18 at 10:21 am to RadishMeatVOLS
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Hunter gatherer lifestyle. Deadly cold in winter and still cool in summer. Polar bears everywhere. No roads leaving the city. You can walk out onto the sea
It's relatively wealthy for a native village. They changed the name recently to Utqiagvik
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The median income for a household in the city was $63,094.09, and the median income for a family was $68,223. Males had a median income of $51,959 versus $46,382 for females.
This post was edited on 9/4/18 at 10:27 am
Posted on 9/4/18 at 10:26 am to StringedInstruments
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Waiting on Roger to come tell us it ain’t that cold in Barrow.
It's cold and windy. Not extreme cold but like never warm cold
Posted on 9/4/18 at 11:01 am to LanierSpots
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But other documentaries have shown that big portions of the population live on government aid.
interesting, sounds like america's farmers.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 11:03 am to PhilipMarlowe
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interesting, sounds like america's farmers.
You still with her, baw?
Posted on 9/4/18 at 11:06 am to RogerTheShrubber
Lamin Barrow TYFYS
Posted on 9/4/18 at 11:38 am to cardswinagain
I haven't been to Barrow for work yet but it's on the roadmap. I am looking forward to going but Dillingham, AK is coming up next. I have been to Kotzebue, AK. These villages are pretty desolate but really interesting. I went int he dead of winter and saw entire vehicles covered to the roof in snow.
Some interesting things from Kotz:
- A guy i worked with at the local hospital and his wife who is an admin at the local school collectively made $200K+. Thats how crazy the cost of living is there
- Alcohol can only be purchased with a formal license and the cost of a 6 pack of beer was around $15
- Due to the severe temperatures, the waste on beer getting to the local alcohol store is high because they explode before every making it there.
- 2 of the employees at the local hospital were from Slidell and New Orleans
- There is an actual Uber/Lyft driver there
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Some interesting things from Kotz:
- A guy i worked with at the local hospital and his wife who is an admin at the local school collectively made $200K+. Thats how crazy the cost of living is there
- Alcohol can only be purchased with a formal license and the cost of a 6 pack of beer was around $15
- Due to the severe temperatures, the waste on beer getting to the local alcohol store is high because they explode before every making it there.
- 2 of the employees at the local hospital were from Slidell and New Orleans
- There is an actual Uber/Lyft driver there
[/url][/img] This post was edited on 9/4/18 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 9/4/18 at 11:52 am to cardswinagain
Cooler than ice cubes, amirite?
Posted on 9/4/18 at 11:55 am to LanierSpots
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Up front a lot of these communities want everyone to believe they are ]self sustaining. But other documentaries have shown that big portions of the population live on government aid. Not sure about this particular city but many require Uncle Sams dollars.
This might mean walking to the mailbox?
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