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Guest guest Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Okay, so here's another one of Mel's stupid questions. If one lives in Alaska and one wants a glass of milk......?????? lol Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Well, considering the milk YOU get is far from " fresh " , and is trucked hundreds or thousands of miles in a tanker truck, I would guess that milk in Alaska is availble under the same terms? Commercial milk is gathered in trucks from farms all over, then taken to a processing facility to be bottled and distributed, so it probably gets sent to places like Alaska and Hawaii, which is also short on dairy farms. I do wonder if many people keep their own cows in Alaska? > > Okay, so here's another one of Mel's stupid questions. If one lives in Alaska and one wants a glass of milk......?????? > > lol > Melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 95% of the food consumed in Alaska is shipped in. While in Anchorage, there was a Farmer's Market across the street from the hotel. Went over to check it out. There were about 200 booths. Only one was selling produce. He had grapes from Peru, Oranges from New Zealand and raspberries from Ca. Its very expensive to live in Alaska. ew Re: Factoid Okay, so here's another one of Mel's stupid questions. If one lives in Alaska and one wants a glass of milk......?????? lol Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Pay is good in AK. My daughter had a BF years ago, over 25 years I guess or near that and he went up there and made about $30000 in one summer and that was with a half share as it was the first year on the boat. They were catching fish. Captain took 2 shares (one for boat and one for him) rest got one shae except for new people who got a half share. First all expenses of the voyage came out and then it was split up.  He was ab out 18 at the time. Maybe only 17.  price of fish has goneup sice then. He knew a couple girls who went up for salmon fishing just along the shores of a river and tey made about $20,000 each or more. he went back the next year after he graduated from high school as well and made a full share. I have no idea what he made then. Dangerous work as fall in the water and only have minutes to live because it i so cold. Cook got a share too or half share and his sister worked that job. She was older and had been up there for awhile. I have no idea what oil riggers get but that is supposed to be very high. One place had steaks for $50 and if person was able to eat all of it, it was free. Very seldom had everyone eat it all. I don't know how many pounds it was. Had hot springs that had fresh water running into it and they would stop places like that when out and bathe. All their food was paid for while out fishing. Were in shore a few days to unload fish to plants that prepared them to ship and clean up fish, have meals and relax and then back out. the Japanese crews didn't go in but stayed out and had canning plant or whatever right there on the big ships and they didn't go to shore to take the breaks. They fished all the time and were the big competitors. Sometimes there was friction. They would also take fish that were illegal to take per my young friend. Carolyn Wilkerson  ________________________________ To: sproutpeople Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 11:15 AM Subject: Re: Factoid  So I gather only RICH people would voluntarily move to Alaska? Now why on earth would someone want to live in the cold, have all their food shipped in ....and NO FARMS? Not me!!! I could live in the desert!! lol Melody > > 95% of the food consumed in Alaska is shipped in. > While in Anchorage, there was a Farmer's Market across the street from the hotel. Went over to check it out. There were about 200 booths. Only one was selling produce. He had grapes from Peru, Oranges from New Zealand and raspberries from Ca. > Its very expensive to live in Alaska. > ew > Re: Factoid > > Okay, so here's another one of Mel's stupid questions. If one lives in Alaska and one wants a glass of milk......?????? > > lol > Melody > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I live in Houston, and we get produce from all over the place also. Difference is, it doesn't cost a fortune to get them to us. No, it isn't only wealthy people who move there, the incomes are high enough to make it affordable to live there. H. Only one was selling produce. He had grapes from Peru, Oranges from New Zealand and raspberries from Ca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Another thing, by the way, ou couldn't buy a pound of oranges or a basket of berries. They only sold the whole box or lug. ew Re: Factoid I live in Houston, and we get produce from all over the place also. Difference is, it doesn't cost a fortune to get them to us. No, it isn't only wealthy people who move there, the incomes are high enough to make it affordable to live there. H. Only one was selling produce. He had grapes from Peru, Oranges from New Zealand and raspberries from Ca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Wow. but at least in winter freezing leftovers wouldn't be a problem. Maybe people sort of coop and share some things.Or they put them up in ??? Could they do in jars with chance of them freezing in winter? Wonder how far down have to go before they won't freeze? Think I'll just stay here. I can't handle the winters inUtah, let alone Alaska. Carolyn Wilkerson  ________________________________ To: sproutpeople Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 6:15 PM Subject: Re: Re: Factoid  Another thing, by the way, ou couldn't buy a pound of oranges or a basket of berries. They only sold the whole box or lug. ew Re: Factoid I live in Houston, and we get produce from all over the place also. Difference is, it doesn't cost a fortune to get them to us. No, it isn't only wealthy people who move there, the incomes are high enough to make it affordable to live there. H. Only one was selling produce. He had grapes from Peru, Oranges from New Zealand and raspberries from Ca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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