Pat Buchanan? Is that you?

dKap on September 4, 2008 at 3:04 PM

I was like who are you talking too . . . . Oh lol

- The Cat

Tragic. Does that mean you cannot go to dozens of yard sales on the weekend?

Elizabetty on September 4, 2008 at 3:54 PM

Good Grief woman. I live in ALASKA! Look at the demensions of you State compared to mine as well as the distance of where I live compared to you living IN the Continential Unites States! Besides I have 100 acres to one person here. Not like you can find that anywhere else in the world besides maybe Siberia!

Tragic… good Lord.

So, I guess Sarah talking about her predecessor like he was a bad child. Can’t wait to see how she handles Congress.

On the other hand, Sarah walks in says “How much are we paying for that thing? Really? We don’t need it. Put it on Ebay.” A week later, problem solved, Alaska’s coffers $2 million richer.

Eliz.. 50 miles isn’t going anywhere around here. 50 miles is like Wasilla or Palmer from Anchorage.

upinak on September 4, 2008 at 3:32 PM

Tragic. Does that mean you cannot go to dozens of yard sales on the weekend?

upinak on September 4, 2008 at 3:38 PM

Now that I think about it, maybe their stuff went by barge… So that’s like saying I trucked myself to Texas or something?

Hey my Brother-in-law used to take people on hunting trips up there for a while and he shot some kind of record Moose. They had it stuffed and when they moved back to WA it hung on the wall in their house but it took up the whole room!!!

They finally had to let a sporting goods store display it but it still belonged to them. Now I think my nephew has it but his house isn’t that big… It must be the same problem my sister had.

TheBigOldDog on September 4, 2008 at 3:38 PM

well poo!

I assume you work a lot with Peterbilt of Alaska (based out of Seattle) and the Kenworth Dealer up here. I know the owners personally.

petunia on September 4, 2008 at 3:37 PM

The Alaska Marine Highway is a Ferry. Not a Barge. But I will have to remember that next time I hear someone use Ferry and say something like… Barging yourself around are we!

upinak on September 4, 2008 at 3:18 PM

I specialize in parts for commercial trucks – Petes, kenworths, etc. USPS is definitely part of what drives sales coming from Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, PR and even Australia.

canopfor on September 4, 2008 at 3:34 PM

yeah… but it is great to have them when you drive down the Glenn Highway and see the moose before you SMAKC the moose. If you know what I mean.

upinak on September 4, 2008 at 3:27 PM

Okay do I mean ferries? My sister lived in Juneau for several years and then Anchorage (Eagle Rock) and my nephew played high school basketball and I remember that they had to let him go over night to play and they went by water–I thought. I might not remember correctly. And yeah barge is a word I remember them using….

But they were a family of eight children and when they moved up I’m pretty sure they took a boat of somekind. I remember my sister said she didn’t realize it took so long and they didn’t have nearly enough food.

upinak on Sept 4,2008 at 3:18PM.

upinak: Thats some fog light!haha:):):)

Nelson ratings just in 37 million people watched Gov.Palin’s speech last night

tee866 on September 4, 2008 at 3:09 PM

My daughter gets only network TV. She is pretty conservative but openminded and would vote for the right Democrat if one came along. Me too.

Anyway she called after the Obama speech and said, “Wow! he is a good speaker. And last night I was thinking that I could vote for him, and he understands people etc…”
But then she said after the glow wore off she realized that he was all about big government. And the effect didn’t last.

She called this morning… she tried several times until she got me and she was so excited! There is no doubt. There was doubt with McCain, and would have been if he had chosen anyone but Romney… and now Sarah Palin.

She was outraged that anyone was saying anything negative… she thought that the fact that her sister was opening a gas station showed that they are a truly middle class family in touch with real Americans. “Not the ones that work at McDonalds their whole life but people like us…”

Palin gets votes.

Elizabetty on September 4, 2008 at 3:31 PM

Eliz.. 50 miles isn’t going anywhere around here. 50 miles is like Wasilla or Palmer from Anchorage.

Find me a 2000 Ford Exploder fog light, for less then 20 and ship it regular mail, which would cost 4 bucks maybe.

You have a deal, it is a win win and I would promote you around Anchorage.

You can even send REALLY heavy things via barge. UPS and FedEx are a freaking joke!

upinak on September 4, 2008 at 3:18 PM

When you purchase big things on Ebay you search for items CLOSE to you.
I bought a $10,000 Greenhouse for $250.00 on ebay using the search feature “within 50 miles” of my zip code.

Or the people who watched Obama online either.

Exactly.

I’d be interested to know how many watched online too. I have a TV, but never turn the darned thing on unless my sister is visiting and wants to watch football or NASCAR, especially with the huge new 24′ iMac I am waiting for FedEx to deliver today–even movies are on the computer these days.

:)

petunia on September 4, 2008 at 3:24 PM

petunia, we don’t “barge” our people here LOL!

Air is the main way, usually for vacation or other items. Driving is the second way (I have dine this quite a few times)

And the Alaskan marine Highway is another but VERY expensive.

Barging is for items, like cars, household, food etc. Air is used mainly for mail and Trucking is used very rarely unless it is is a much needed item. Barging take about a week. trucking takes 3 days (most of the time).

But I would bet that most people who were elected wouldn’t have thought so. Air is the way people travel in Alaska. Or by barge. School sports games are often over night trips I understand because of the distance between cities. So having to book on commerical airlines might be a bit different from the lower 48.

But it does show her commitment to citizen government and not losing touch with real people.

I wonder though if she might rethink that personal chef thing if she becomes VP. I’d love a chef!

And I wonder if she would still like to drive herself to work through Washington traffic and the SS details. If she is VP for 8 years, Washington might change her. It changes so many people.

Damiano on September 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM

pretty cool huh!

Fits in well with Hannity’s Leer Jet Liberal line. Elitism and ostentatiousness versus down home values and American capitalism (as represented by e-bay).

D0WNT0WN on September 4, 2008 at 2:49 PM

Good move on Sarah’s part and she worked it into the speech well. Hannity doesn’t seem to be the best counter example to the left’s hypocrisy though since he’s been noted for requiring private jet travel when asked to speak.

and,Sarah can show Nancy Pelosi,how to clean the
“House”,and “Jefferson Freezer”!!!!!!!

And Vice President Sarah Palin can show Nancy,that
“It just might take a Women,a Republican Women”!haha.

Funny you should mention that particular category…ahem…

TheBigOldDog on September 4, 2008 at 3:08 PM

Fine. You want some business.

Find me a 2000 Ford Exploder fog light, for less then 20 and ship it regular mail, which would cost 4 bucks maybe.

You have a deal, it is a win win and I would promote you around Anchorage.

You can even send REALLY heavy things via barge. UPS and FedEx are a freaking joke!

I don’t know why his donors are more upset about this. Are they really just accepting the same old sorry talking points from corporate executives that they HAVE TO have a plane because flying commercial is too darn of a hassle?

Nelson ratings just in 37 million people watched Gov.Palin’s speech last night

tee866 on September 4, 2008 at 3:09 PM

vs.

Obama’s record 38 million viewers after 18 months of Presidential Experience

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Hee, hee! Maybe the president of Syria would buy it and Pelosi, they seemed to get along.

Frozen Tex on September 4, 2008 at 2:57 PM

We can dream!