4 lanes really!! Wow you were BIG TIME!! When I lived in Wasilla we had a grocery store (Carr's) and a gas station!! That was about it. Had to travel to Anchorage for any excitement. LOL

Yep. Four, count 'em, four lanes, no waiting.

I got to say now, I graduated Homer HS in '75. That's nineteen-75, OK, so that was HUGE! Lol
Ya, and the trips to Anchorage were few and far between. Heck, going to Soldatna was a big deal. They had department stores there!

I participated in HS sport for the travel! I remember one time, we went to Seward on a school outing, way back when there was some brand of rootbeer in a brown bottle... well, me and a buddy got kicked out of their gym for "drinking" We hid the bottle's label like the joksters we were! Telling everybody what happened.

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4 lanes really!!! Wow you were BIG TIME!!! When I lived in Wasilla we had a grocery store (Carr's) and a gas station!!! That was about it. Had to travel to Anchorage for any excitement. LOL

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Holy crap, my sister lives there now and there is everything from Freddies to Walmart, gas stations galore and everything else you can imagine. I wish you would go back just for a small vacation, you would be so surprised, maybe even disappointed from all the traffic and people. It is crazy out there now.

Homer still has Carrs, I actually have a "savings card" from Carrs still, it works at the safeways, but that is the last standing Carrs, in Homer.

Carr's was the competition. I worked as a kid at Inglima's Supermarket, on "the boulevard" Inglima and my Dad were pals. Geez, how I hated small towns then... haha

We didn't have a traffic light in Homer, back while the Earth was cooling...

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Carr's was the competition. I worked as a kid at Inglima's Supermarket, on "the boulevard" Inglima and my Dad were pals. Geez, how I hated small towns then... haha

We didn't have a traffic light in Homer, back while the Earth was cooling...

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There sure are a few traffic lights now, but it is still pretty small...

When we first move to Homer we lived on CT Hill (I never knew what CT stood for) but there was a path through the woods to the theater that kids from the neighborhood used. Friday's and Saturdays my dad would get so mad, people just cutting through our driveway. I'm calling him tomorrow... I doubt he remembers but I'm going to ask him.

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Yay, that's better. My birthday was last week, I am officially 43. LOL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

I wish I had all my pics on my computer. I have one of me on Portage Glacier in the winter.....Climbing the mountain at Beluga Point....Camping at Montana Creek...

Oh, yeah, and who can forget the Bluegrass Festival or the Moose Dropping Festival.

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Well, then, Happy Birthday!

Geez, the shellacked Moose Dropping Earrings! LOL

Downtown was The Alaska Wilberry Products store (famous for their Moose Dropping art and preservatives). We'd pick enough alder berries, and anything else we could find, for money to go to the movies.

AK Wildberry is everywhere now, I remember when they were so fresh and good...

Oh, and who can forget the fireweed!!

I know my allergies will ever forget the beautiful stuff. LOL

Firweed, we have talked about this before... Lady next door brought me some and asked if I knew what it was... LOL
Love it, never ever forget. Oh, Forget-me-Nots... State flower
And, a good morning to you! I have to get back out there, straighten stuff and get ready for another day. Did pretty good. So far

I'm not sure of the technical name: pushky weed...
I would get such a rash, my Mom would have a fit

Mornin, I am not sure what it is either... See you guys later

Been awhile, but... Oh, now you're going to like this...
Aurora from space pictures from friends & fun photos on webshots

I hope you all get this one through.

That was so pretty. Can you believe it? Oh, I miss it so. I forgot that I did, till I started remembering everything from you and J...

Never been to Alaska sadly, however I would love to see all this untouched wilderness... not during the winter though, my days in sd have left me completely void of ever wanting to see snow again...

Oh, Rich, I got that one. BEAUTIFUL!! Breathtaking to say the least!!

Wizz, snow in Alaska is so much different than snow in SD. WHY you ask? Cause there are soooooo many things to do in the snow up there.

Bobsledding down avalanche chutes, just to name one.

Hmmmm, suppose I'll have to think about it, but the only way I'm a going is if I get to wear one of them cool looking parkas... always wanted one

Oh yeah, and the fox skin caps... LOL with the nose on the front and the tail hanging down the back.

Jeeze, I used to wear shorts out when the wind chill was more than 30 below. Different kind of cold up there.

I wore shorts too J, and the people here in Oregon still think it is weird that my kids wear them even in the rainy winter. Should I make them wear pants? LOL

Heck my hubby doesn't own a pair of pants. Well, maybe one pair for special occasions.

Haha, with Dustins lympodema he never wore shorts until we got those special fitted stocking thingies... he loves his shorts now

No long pants here in FLA!
Didja know: they got special hangers for shorts here?
(Frankly it's been so dang hot, I changed all my screen saver photo's to winter scenes!)LOL

Hahaha, yes, hot here but not as hot as it usually is and I feel like I missed out on a lot. Not to say I wasn't doing things, but those boys kept me from doing stuff we normally do... including taking my trip to ALASKA!! I will get there, just a few more months and I am out of here.

Hey Start
Out of here?
Are you going back to Alaska? visit? Stay?

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heck my hubby doesn't own a pair of pants. Well, maybe one pair for special occasions.

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What does he wear then?:rolleyes:

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What does he wear then?:rolleyes:

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Duh!!

Hi Rich!! How are you this evening my dear?

Doing well, thank you. Having fun coping with the heat here...

Tell me about it! It's cool here today, 102 with a heat index of 105.

Only 104 at my house. Add ten for heat index = 114. The haze is thick!
And I'm grillin' burgers! (Shoulda got some icecream!)

Grillin them on the sidewalk, huh? LOL

That would work! LOL

Maybe if I move the grill closer to the pool and stand on the steps while I/they cook... :p

This may take another beverage or two!

What is your beverage preference dear, I'll run in the kitchen and get you one. LOL

Oh yea the grill closer to the pool, that's how I do it!! Yet the water is as warm as bath water.

Beverage's? Anything in two's... one for each pocket! LOL

Yeah the water temp into and out of the low nineties for weeks. Got to find some block ice!

You feelin' better yet? You sound better! Hehheh

Yeah, feeling better thanks. Thanks to you and your encouragement this morning. ;) Nice to wake up and see you covering my back. Made for a nice morning. :D

I got two for you and I'll take my burger medium, thanks.

You're quite welcome!

And fast, too.

Since our chat this AM, I've already seen your bumperstickers around! :p

You are too good to me!! Not many can make me blush.

Haha!

Got to run... burgers are ready. Onion. No tomato.

TERMINATION DUST HAS HIT!!

Woooo Hoooo, we have official termination dust!!