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#260940 - 05/26/13 11:01 PM Just passing thru
benjammin Offline
Rapscallion
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/06/04
Posts: 4020
Loc: Anchorage AK
Been a while since I got on here. I reckon I owe some friends an overdue howdy.

I'll check in a bit and see if I got anything else to say. Otherwise, take care all. Good to see the door's still open and the lights are on.
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#260942 - 05/27/13 01:04 AM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
Arney Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Benjammin! Been a long time. Come and sit a spell.

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#260944 - 05/27/13 02:33 AM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
bacpacjac Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 05/05/07
Posts: 3601
Loc: Ontario, Canada
Good to see you, Benjamin . I hope all is well!
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#260947 - 05/27/13 02:57 AM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
dougwalkabout Offline
Crazy Canuck
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3219
Loc: Alberta, Canada
Hey, benjammin. Welcome back. Long time no see.

Hang on, "Loc: Anchorage AK"? A change of venue (if memory serves)?

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#260950 - 05/27/13 07:17 AM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
leemann Offline
Soylent Green
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Registered: 02/08/04
Posts: 623
Loc: At the soylent green plant.
Long time welcome back.
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#260951 - 05/27/13 08:07 AM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
Phaedrus Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3148
Loc: Big Sky Country
Nice to you again!
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#260953 - 05/27/13 01:35 PM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
chaosmagnet Offline
Sheriff
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 3819
Loc: USA
Welcome back!

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#260955 - 05/27/13 05:36 PM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
Cauldronborn2 Offline
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Registered: 06/29/11
Posts: 102
Loc: UK
Good to see you back Benjamin, I hope you can hang around a bit.

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#260966 - 05/28/13 12:56 AM Re: Just passing thru [Re: benjammin]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Originally Posted By: benjammin
Been a while since I got on here. I reckon I owe some friends an overdue howdy.

I'll check in a bit and see if I got anything else to say. Otherwise, take care all. Good to see the door's still open and the lights are on.

Where you been?

I've been hit or miss for a while too. Some forums I just need a break from (that and a new kid).

Hopefully your break was good news related.

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#260973 - 05/28/13 08:35 AM Re: Just passing thru [Re: MDinana]
benjammin Offline
Rapscallion
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/06/04
Posts: 4020
Loc: Anchorage AK
All is good. After Dept of Energy started cutting back up in Washington, I could see what was coming and opted to go work with a friend from Baghdad days that was running a program in SE New Mexico. Nice people, lousy stinking place to live. Got to traipse around worthless terrain that my ancestors unsuccessfully tried to homestead a couple times. Saw lots of family and got my daughter settled into Tucson before I came up here to Anchorage. I came up back in November to visit my older daughter who's been living here for a couple years. I'd never been here before, and it was a good fit. So I made some calls when I got back to New Mexico and had a new gig lined up by the end of January. Had to unload all my household stuff cuz moving up here ain't cheap. I kept essentials, but had to sacrifice some heavy cast iron pots and a lot of reloading supplies. But I am settled in here now and have replaced everything worth replacing with new. Fishing is coming up soon, and hunting this fall should be nice, although it will all be a bit expensive this year due to non-resident status.

The job is okay. A few personnel issues to contend with, but not so much bureaucracy. Besides, there's always gotta be something. At least they are paying well. Cost of living here isn't any worse than New Mexico was. Even gas here isn't that bad, and there's tons more worth doing.

As I sit here typing this, it is 15 minutes after midnight, and it is still light enough outside that you can see blue sky. It got up to 75 degrees today. Last weekend it snowed 3 inches. But I find that I prefer the cold and the snow over the hot and the stormy. There's no lightning here. Temps here in town will get up to mid 80s at the extreme. Up north in the interior it will get hotter, and a bit stormy, but I don't need to go up there.

Now that I am in an area with real wilderness, my survival setups have changed a bit. I acquired a nice Howa bolt action in 375 Ruger and have figured out how to shoot it without damaging myself. I am not planning on hunting bear much. But anytime you are out here you have to be ready. I'd rather pepper spray them than shoot them, so we will see how that works out.

So that's about it for me. I will try and stop in and chat a bit when I can. Life is an adventure, and this was on my bucket list since I was a kid. It is nice to have things work out.
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