North to the Future

[thør]

But thor, people WANT to go to Texas...

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Up here, only the ones that want to go are from Texas, they want to go "home" with their pockets full of cash.

 

[sigh]

Icemageddon? Give me a fucking break.

The roads weren't that icy. A bit of wind, yes. But fuck, look at the color of that "dry" pavement in the photo at the Parks/Glenn interchange. Ask Jack, he was driving.

Also, more BS in the news. Who, the fuck, does this sort of shit?

"Icemageddon" is a neologism. I had no idea. I got two new words in the first two sentences. Not THAT'S journalism.

 

[thør]

Appears that the K. River is getting a bit too close to the school.

 

[Saint Peter]

Appears that the K. River is getting a bit too close to the school.

sandbags?

 

[thør]

sandbags?

Local, to some


A plan view of what's happening

Everyone thinks that winding rivers are supposed to stay in within their banks. You can blame whatever you want, but anyone who's studied geography or basic geology knows that rivers move and lakes are temporary features.

 

[thør]

Not an unhappy ending.

 

[Champakian]

When the levee breaks, they'll have no place to go...

 

[sigh]

Now I'm listening to Led Zeppelin

 

[thør]

Now I'm listening to Led Zeppelin

Over the Hills and Far Away

Chilly today, about -8°F.

Packed snow is squeaky.

 

[thør]

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Nome.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

https://www.barn orama.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/morning_picdump-46-2.jpg

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

https://www.barn orama.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/daily_gifdump-21-2.gif

 

[thør]

https://www.barn orama.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/morning_picdump-46-2.jpg

Carrs in Palmer. There are videos out of people ice-climbing the face of the building.

The problem here is that one of the sprinkler pipes froze and burst. Otherwise, all would of been okay.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

https://www.barn orama.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/daily_gifdump_3920_30.gif

 

[thør]

Everybody knows

The world is full of stupid people.

 

[Volk359]

https://www.barn orama.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/daily_gifdump_3920_30.gif

This is referred to as cleaning out the gene pool.

 

[thør]

"WARNING!
TULUKSAK RIVER IS STILL DANGEROUS.
DO NOT GO INTO TULUKSAK RIVER
They have established a snow machine trail to get in and out from the upper mouth but there are still numerous open holes between the mouth of Tuluksak and the village.

- Bethel Search and Rescue"

 

[thør]

Snerk.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

https://www.barn orama.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/daily_gifdump-2-16.gif

 

[thør]

https://www.arctictoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/file-20211209-188518-u3cogf.jpeg

 

[thør]

Local Anchorage guy to represent Canada in the Olympics.

 

[Champakian]

https://www.arctictoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/file-20211209-188518-u3cogf.jpeg

What have those guys been eating to produce all that blue urine?

 

[thør]

"despite temperatures down to 60 below"

 

[thør]

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/anchoragepress.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/c8/8c8ecde6-731f-11ec-84fa-cf374fcd88b9/61ddecf1ac59e.image.jpg

If the camera is turned 180°, you'd have a view of Anchorage.

 

[thør]

Heating up some Chicken?