>have you seen this? Time to move to Alaska...
I know this has nothing to do with your post, but I drove to Alaska in summer of 1998. It was one of the most magnificent three weeks of my life. Can't find enough positive adjectives to describe it. I can safely say it was like a spiritual experience. :)
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