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  1. 01-19-2016, 07:57 PM #1
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    Okie dokie buddies, here is your 2016 post. As you know, anyone certainly is allowed to post here. We have a few members in Alaska but none of them seem quite as chatty as I am...

    Pretty cool to have this ongoing thing.

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    I went to do my grocery shopping yesterday and noticed the shelves were pretty bare. No hamburger, no plastic forks, little bread and produce. Today the reason why was in the paper. The barge sunk. Not really, it just had mechanical problems and couldn't make it. That's why even though I have very little room for storing staples in my small cabin, I do manage to keep some on hand.

    Happy 2016. May this year be fantastic and full of good adventures.
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  2. 01-19-2016, 08:10 PM #2
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    Okay. There's an event I have absolutely no plans in place for. The barge sunk. Now I have to review everything. Thanks a bunch.
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    Was just thinking the same thing Rick. That one wasn't on the radar.
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    Just checked my list. I've got meteor strike, zombie attack, alien invasion, but no barge sinking. Yep......time to update my list too.
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    Aw crap......let's see now, (paging thru my survival books).....Barge sunk, barge sunk.....barge sunk....Nope Nada, nothing.

    And away we Gooooooo!
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  6. 01-20-2016, 03:19 AM #6
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    Heeheee.

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    Oh, NO!!! You didnt say the Walmart barge. That was going to be my BOL.
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    See that?
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    You guys are a hoot!
    And thanks for keeping the tradition going 1stimestar!
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    When it their problem......it's called an "opportunity"?....whereas if it's your problem....... it's a PITA?
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    Barge sunk???

    Is that sort of like the Alaskan version of a canoe wreck?
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    I just hate it when the plastic forks run out. You can never have enough plastic forks.

    So, your Wallyworld has a good excuse for not stocking the shelves. Mine has no excuse...they just don't do it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    Barge sunk???

    Is that sort of like the Alaskan version of a canoe wreck?
    Well, Alaska does seem to take thing to extremes....
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    Captain: "John, did you remember to put the drain plug in?"
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    Barge sunk???

    Is that sort of like the Alaskan version of a canoe wreck?
    No no, canoe wrecks are for guns only.
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    Your Walmart doesn't sell guns?
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    Customer: "Excuse me...are you out of 105 rounds?"
    Walmart clerk: "Can't keep up. I think folks are hoarding 'em again."

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    Honest......I only use it for avalanche control.........on my neighbors mountain.
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    Still no barge. Good thing I already have plenty of coffee and two freezers on the porch...

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    Here's a sweet video of auroras dancing. He got a good capture of the Big Dipper behind them too. Squeaky snow underfoot, the slight cough of the extreme cold making your lungs revolt as the moisture in them is stolen...

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  20. 01-22-2016, 06:37 AM #20
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    Amazing! Breathtaking! Absolutely stunning video.
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