For those that might be interested, the Alaska Experiment is on the Discovery Channel tonight at 10:00 Eastern.
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For those that might be interested, the Alaska Experiment is on the Discovery Channel tonight at 10:00 Eastern.
Thanx Rick
Watching it as I type.
It comes on at 9pm Alaska time.
Those 2 girls are so b*tchy, I understand stress but wow. I really dont think thats an excuse to treat people that way.
I just watched it. It was on Direct TV at 6:PM (Which is 10:PM EDT). They made too big of a deal about the bears. But it was pretty accurate. The people were dirty, there coats and cloths were dirty. Some one could have told her how to "Bonk" a fish on the top of the head, not beat it about the side, but she got it done. Overall I would give it a B+ as they sure could have edited it to a different lame spin.
Owl Girl - you should have seen it last week. The girls started out ok, but within an hour of getting to their cabin and taking an inventory of their food, and knowing they did not have enough to last, they dove into a jar of peanut butter. You're right about b*tchy - spoiled rotten too.
I did see it last week and yea that was pretty bad and the way they were fighting like nuts over shoe placment lol. They woulda drove me nuts. Id go somewhere quiet
I wanted to reach into the tv and slap them both. After watching the first one I think the husband/wife on the beach have the best chance.
I'm guessing by the end of this they will either grow up, kill each other, or drive their dad to sleep outside.
Won't give away what happened because it hasn't aired yet in some places, but the couple with the out of shape guy pleasantly suprised me.Quote:
Originally Posted by klkak
Very very interestingQuote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
Yea i think so too, they seemed alrightQuote:
Originally Posted by klkak
Just finished watching it. The guy that got the goat seems to have the survival mind set. The 2 groups of 3 need to start working together better especialy the guy with the 2 daughters. He needs to find his balls. I hope to 2 in the walltent catch a break soon or things are going to get real bad for them.
Maybe. But from an outsider looking in I'll tell you my head was on a swivel the whole time I was there. I felt about like the show portrayed. The same way about gators when I was in remote areas of Florida. Some might call it chicken sh**. I prefer to think of it as finely tuned senses. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hopeak
The couple that was successful in canning all their fish. Is it just me or did that look like meager supplies for the winter?
I hope they were just showing the process and not the entire end result. If that was it, they had better become very proficient in hunting kind of quickly.
What's for breakfast, dear?
Fish
What's for lunch, dear?
Fish
What's for dinner, dear?
Fish
Runs out screaming incoherently into a blizzard.
Girls? Where's that giant jar of peanut butter?
We ate it on the first day dad.
What? That should have lasted us three months!
What ev. Get over it.
(Dad leaves cabin to throw himself in the icy water)
I love her comment. "And there's nothing Dad can do."
Me as dad walking up with switch. "Wanna bet?"
If I had said that to my dad,I never would have heard his reply,I would however, have still been feeling it a week later when I picked myself up off the floor.
Oh yeah. But not having kids, was there any truth to the "This is going to hurt me more than it is you." I just never bought into it.
It's all lies crash.
Uh, no. The hurtin' started when dad said, "Go pick out a switch and it better be a stout one."
Fortunately, that didn't happen very often. Probably because I had too much respect for him to say something stupid like that.
I never said that to my kids (I used a baseball bat....no, no, no. Not true). But there were times I had to discipline them and sure didn't want to.
I was late getting on board with this show, but you can watch the full episodes (First only, now) here:
http://video.discovery.com/#
They only run 30 seconds of commercials at the breaks, so you can watch the entire episode in 45 minutes.
Not sure when they'll have episode 2 on it.
I think the father and two girls have a completely dysfunctional family and I echo what everyone else has been saying already. No respect for each other.
I can't believe that dad agreed to spend 3 months in a cabin with two women he must have known dont respect him.
Maybe it's his way of trying to teach them something about life or themselves. Of course there is the possibility that he could use them for grizz bait.
Two words that outline his plan Life Insurance. Gee your honor I don't know what happened, I guess wild animals took off with them while I was fishing.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
To bad there is a camara crew watching. 3 months is enough time for the bruises from a rightous *ss beating to go away.
oranges and a pillow case, large bribe to he camera crew. "Hey guys, here's a sack of ganja and a $100 bill each . Why don't you take a break?"Quote:
Originally Posted by klkak
What makes me sick is that dad and the two brats come from my city. I hope to god people don't start thinking we're all like that here.
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Originally Posted by grundle
Don't know what city you live in, however "I" am not one to discriminate; I believe all children in the lower 48 and Los Anchorage are like that........:rolleyes:
Ahaha, I guess that show is proving your point. I have to admit we do have our fair share of idiots down here.Quote:
Originally Posted by hopeak
My theory is that it has to do with "WORK", those of us lucky enough to be raised on a farm knew there was only the farm, at a young age you learned that the farm supports you, and that you must support the farm. We started work at age three. Work and school was your life. I think if every child spent more time working and less time at the mall or gang stuff, or electronic entertainment, that they the children would be happier, and have more self worth, and feel that they contribute to the family unit.
When the "wall tent" couple canned their fish, some lids were not sealed. Is it possible to reseal them at that point, or do they just need to eat all they can? (but not he cans/jars! :))
I agree with the theory, and you don't necessarily have to come from a farm to learn it. You just need to have parents with the backbone to teach it to their ankle biters.Quote:
Originally Posted by hopeak
If your canning job fails its pretty much a loss. It appears to me that they did not have enough pressure in the pot. When I can salmon I dont put the rings on the jars until I take them out of the pot. Thats the way I seen my Grandmother do it.
If that's the way you seen your Grandmother do it, I'm betting that's the way to go alright. Actually, me too, that's the way my Mom and Grandma did it. SO the three of 'em together, klkak, gotta be right, right?
i leave the bands loose, so that the expanding air can still escape, but with the lid well in place and just barely screwed on so that it still seals and holds a hardcore vacuum as it cools. this helps me be more sure no gasses are being produced [and hance, no microbes are present] inside the jar while it's stored. if the vacuum isn't still fully sealed, the jar isn't trustworthy.
i've still only seen the one episode [the first] but i look foreward to seeing how it plays out. my first thought is that that is my idea of a vacation.
I'm with Canid. You can put the rings on, just don't tighten them. I always thought they helped keep the lid centered.
Hopeak - I agree with you and Trax. I started sorting potatoes at 6. I got 10 cents a hundred pound. You've never seen panic until you see a 6 year old grab a rotten potato. The worst smell on earth.
Canid I agree this would be a dream come true. My son wants to apply if there would be a second show. We always left the rings a little loose also and it works every time. Make sure the disc wieght is on the right preesure setting for what you are cooking and time it right or it will be canned mush.