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We are supposed to close on the sale of our house in a week. If all goes well we are moving back to Alaska!
At almost 71 I have to be nuts. Both the wife and I feel like Alaska is truly home for us so it is the right thing to do. We absolutely love Tennessee and our property here but we must follow our hearts and move back.
My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
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A slightly premature Welcome HOME.
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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Don't beat yourself up too much. When I retired, we moved 550 miles north to above the Arctic Circle, for "1-3 years"
Stayed for 8. And now missing it, having moved back. Can't have it all, I guess.
Where you headed to? South Central?
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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Headed to Anchorage/Valley/Chugiak/Eagle River area
Currently Wasilla seems to be leading the way for a house.
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I left about the same time you did, but came back in 2022. Why? Because it’s home. It’s where family is.
Welcome home.
NRA LIFE MEMBER
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS
ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS!
"Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself."
-Mark Twain
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Thanks, we will meet for lunch after we get settled in
Randy
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Thoroughly enjoying Alaska since 2001.
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Good for you. Have known more than a few that moved back after seeing how the other “half” live down in America!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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Thanks Dan.
Dan and I spent more than a few hours making halibut jigs. And they worked awesome!
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Alaska = last civilized place on the planet!
For those without thumbs, it's s Garden fookin Island, not Hawaii
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Most likely we are going to proud members of the "Valley Trash" club, lol.
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Lived in Wasilla for about a year many years ago and really liked it. Last time I was up there Wasilla had grown up to much for me. Lived back in away between Wasilla and Big Lake, back in behind Scatter's! Was pretty much alone back there but suited me just fine!
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Thanks Calvin, we close on the selling of our house this afternoon. After that we have no choice but to move.
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good for you enjoy Alaska ! Pete53
LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman
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We recently did similar, after 50 years we sold our house in Georgia and moved back to the UP. Of Michigan. Everyone thinks we're crazy 🤪
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Safe travels! Hopefully can share a beer or coffee some day in the future!
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It is now official. We just departed the closing office. Now to intensify the search for a home in the valley. We have 90 days to vacate our house in Tennessee.
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