My timmay post of month
:)
QuoteResidents of Alaska are the more satisfied with and optimistic about their standard of living than Americans in any other state, while people in West Virginia are the least satisfied, according to a new poll.
The Gallup survey released Thursday put Alaska in first on a broad measure of satisfaction. Throughout 2013, the pollster asked almost 180,000 adults in all 50 states two questions: how satisfied they are with their standard of living and whether they feel that standard is getting better or worse. Out of a maximum score of 100—achieved only if 100 percent of respondents say they're happy with their standard and it's getting better—Alaska came in first at 53, followed closely by the oil-rich land of North Dakota and the sunny state of Hawaii. Residents of West Virginia scored a last-place 22, followed by glum Maine at 31 and gloomy Rhode Island at 32.
Generally states with high levels of economic confidence and job creation found themselves at the top of the list. Alaska, however, is an exception to that rule, what Gallup calls an "unlikely leader. The pollsters point out that Alaska is one of few states with neither a state income tax nor a sales tax, and that "Alaska has a unique landscape ripe for many of nature's most exciting outdoor activities, and this may provide a physical environment conducive to a high standard of living for Alaskans."
It's also a state politically known for a libertarian streak. "Residents in Alaska," Gallup said, "may define 'high standard of living' differently, partly factoring in the life-enriching opportunities that nature freely provides."
West Virginia has also found itself stuck in last place in Gallup's annual well-being index, based on surveys about emotional health, physical health, access to basic necessities and overall "life evaluation."
Read more: Alaska: Where People Are Happiest About the Standard of Living | TIME.com http://nation.time.com/2014/02/13/alaska-happiest-state/#ixzz2tFmTdXTF
You still have six guys for every girl?
The girls vote their standard of living really highly.
Or maybe places with no women are better places to live? :cry:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 13, 2014, 08:05:58 PM
You still have six guys for every girl?
State is 47.9% female
Anchorage is 49.2%
But most of the rest froze their balls off and are eunuchs.
Quote from: katmai on February 13, 2014, 08:12:16 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 13, 2014, 08:05:58 PM
You still have six guys for every girl?
State is 47.9% female
Anchorage is 49.2%
Wholly unacceptable, particularly when they all look more like Peg Phillips and less like Janine Turner from
Northern Exposure.
We love to gripe in nice places.
Of course. There's work in Alaska, and employment helps in these sorts of things.
Never considered WV a nice place.
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:33:31 PM
Of course. There's work in Alaska, and employment helps in these sorts of things.
hmmm could swear I've been trying to tell some languishites that.
:emoquit:
Was this poll taken during the annual 2 weeks of straight daylight period?
Yeah, because recreating the Homestead Act is exactly what people need these days. Lemme strap down the Conestoga wagon, brb.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 08:36:09 PM
Yeah, because recreating the Homestead Act is exactly what people need these days. Lemme strap down the Conestoga wagon, brb.
Moving to where there's work is an American tradition, far more than pillaging the economy for the sake of the rich.
Quote from: katmai on February 13, 2014, 08:33:40 PM
Never considered WV a nice place.
Is that a real place?
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:41:38 PM
Moving to where there's work is an American tradition, far more than pillaging the economy for the sake of the rich.
One day we'll have a Homestead Act in space. :)
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:41:38 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 08:36:09 PM
Yeah, because recreating the Homestead Act is exactly what people need these days. Lemme strap down the Conestoga wagon, brb.
Moving to where there's work is an American tradition, far more than pillaging the economy for the sake of the rich.
QuoteBaltimore, MD
1. Head west on E Fayette St toward N Calvert St
489 ft
2. Turn left onto St Paul St
305 ft
3. Continue onto Light St
0.4 mi
4. Turn right onto E Conway St
0.3 mi
5. Turn left onto I-395 S
0.7 mi
6. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-95 S/Washington and merge onto I-95 S
3.6 mi
7. Take exit 49B for I-695 W toward I-70 W/Towson
0.6 mi
8. Merge onto I-695 N
4.6 mi
9. Take exit 16-16A-16B for I-70 W/I-70 E toward Frederick/Local Traffic
0.2 mi
10. Take exit 16A on the left to merge onto I-70 W toward Frederick
Entering Pennsylvania
115 mi
11. Turn right onto I-70 W/U.S. 30 E/S Main St (signs for Interstate 70 W/Pennsylvania Turnpike/Harrisburg/McConnellsburg/New Stanton)
0.3 mi
12. Take the ramp onto I-70 W
Toll road
1.6 mi
13. Take exit 146-2 for Interstate 70 W/Interstate 76 W toward Pittsburgh
Toll road
0.4 mi
14. Merge onto I-76 W
Partial toll road
Entering Ohio
184 mi
15. Continue onto Ohio Turnpike
Toll road
0.5 mi
16. Continue onto I-80 W/Ohio Turnpike
Toll road
75.9 mi
17. Merge onto I-90 W
Partial toll road
Passing through Indiana
Entering Illinois
306 mi
18. Merge onto I-90 W/I-94 W
15.6 mi
19. Keep left to continue on I-90 W, follow signs for Interstate 90 W/Kennedy Expressway/O'Hare/Rockford
Partial toll road
Entering Wisconsin
163 mi
20. Keep left to continue on I-94 W
Entering Minnesota
219 mi
21. Take exit 249 for I-694 N toward I-494 S
0.3 mi
22. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 694 N and merge onto I-694 N
11.9 mi
23. Slight right onto I-694 W
11.0 mi
24. Merge onto I-94 W
Entering North Dakota
320 mi
25. Take exit 256 toward US-52 W/US-281 N
0.2 mi
26. Turn right onto 81st Ave SE
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27. Turn left onto ND-281/US-281 N/US-52 W
Continue to follow US-281 N/US-52 W
40.6 mi
28. Turn left onto ND-200 W/US-52 W/3rd St NE
23.9 mi
29. Turn right onto US-52 W/43rd Ave NE
Continue to follow US-52 W
100 mi
30. Turn left to merge onto US-2 W/US-52 W toward Kenmare/Williston
15.0 mi
31. Slight right onto US-52 W
74.4 mi
32. Turn right onto US-52 W/84th Ave NW
Continue to follow US-52 W
Entering Canada (Saskatchewan)
7.4 mi
33. Continue onto 3 St/SK-39 N
Continue to follow SK-39 N
77.2 mi
34. Turn right onto Government Rd (signs for Red Coat Trail/Francis/Saskatchewan 35)
0.6 mi
35. Continue onto King St
0.4 mi
36. Continue onto SK-35 N
29.6 mi
37. Turn left onto SK-33 W (signs for Regina)
38.3 mi
38. Take the Saskatchewan 1 E/Trans-Canada Highway ramp to Saskatchewan 11 N/Saskatoon
0.3 mi
39. Merge onto Trans-Canada Hwy
0.2 mi
40. Continue onto Ring Rd
4.0 mi
41. Take the exit onto SK-11 N/SK-6 N
0.8 mi
42. Keep right to continue on Louis Riel Trail/SK-11 N, follow signs for Lumsden/Saskatoon
152 mi
43. Continue onto Circle Dr
0.3 mi
44. Continue onto Circle Dr/Yellowhead Hwy/SK-16 W
6.5 mi
45. Turn right onto the SK-11 N/SK-12 N/SK-16 W/Trans Canada Highway/Ldylwyld Drive ramp
0.2 mi
46. Merge onto Idylwyld Dr N/Louis Riel Trail/Yellowhead Hwy/SK-11 N/SK-12 N/SK-16 W
Continue to follow Yellowhead Hwy/SK-16 W
81.6 mi
47. Slight left onto Yellowhead Hwy W/SK-40 W (signs for Battleford/Lloydminster/Cut Knife/SK-4 S/Swift Current/SK-29 S/Wilkie)
2.5 mi
48. Slight right onto Yellowhead Hwy W/SK-16 W (signs for Lloydminster/Trans Canada Highway/Yellowhead Highway W)
Continue to follow Yellowhead Hwy W
Entering Alberta
267 mi
49. Merge onto AB-43 N via the ramp to Whitecourt/Grande Prairie/Peace RIver
249 mi
50. Continue onto AB-43X
1.9 mi
51. Turn left onto Range Rd 63
4.0 mi
52. Turn right onto 100 Ave/AB-43 W
Continue to follow AB-43 W
Entering British Columbia
54.4 mi
53. Continue onto Dawson Creek-Tupper Hwy/Hwy 2
23.4 mi
54. Turn right onto 8th St/Dawson Creek-Tupper Hwy/Hwy 2
1.1 mi
55. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Alaska Ave/Hwy 2 heading to BC-97/Fort Saint John/Prince George
Continue to follow Alaska Ave
Entering Yukon Territory
968 mi
56. Turn right onto Alaska Hwy/Yukon 1 W (signs for Alaska Highway/Anchorage/Fairbanks)
Entering United States (Alaska)
201 mi
57. Continue straight onto AK-2 E/Interstate A-1 S
89.6 mi
58. Turn left onto AK-1 S/Interstate A-1 S/Tok Cutoff
Continue to follow AK-1 S/Interstate A-1 S
122 mi
59. Turn left onto AK-1 S/AK-4 N/Interstate A-1 S
14.0 mi
60. Turn right onto AK-1 S/State Hwy 1 S/Interstate A-1 S (signs for Anderson)
145 mi
61. Take the ramp onto AK-1 S
35.4 mi
62. Continue onto E 5th Ave
1.0 mi
63. Turn right onto I St
177 ft
Alaska Ave
4,271 mi, 74 hours
You're all dumbasses.
Quote55. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Alaska Ave/Hwy 2 heading to BC-97/Fort Saint John/Prince George
Continue to follow Alaska Ave
Entering Yukon Territory
968 mi
:lol:
Yeah, just take the 3rd exit at the rotary up ahead, drive another, oh, thousand miles or so, and you're there.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 08:55:55 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:41:38 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 08:36:09 PM
Yeah, because recreating the Homestead Act is exactly what people need these days. Lemme strap down the Conestoga wagon, brb.
Moving to where there's work is an American tradition, far more than pillaging the economy for the sake of the rich.
QuoteBaltimore, MD
Alaska Ave
4,271 mi, 74 hours
You're all dumbasses.
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:
I did anchorage to Philly and back again so :blurgh:
Quote from: Sheilbh on February 13, 2014, 09:06:06 PM
That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:
You have to admit, that's a Jos-like comment. ;)
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on February 13, 2014, 09:00:12 PM
Quote55. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Alaska Ave/Hwy 2 heading to BC-97/Fort Saint John/Prince George
Continue to follow Alaska Ave
Entering Yukon Territory
968 mi
:lol:
Yeah, just take the 3rd exit at the rotary up ahead, drive another, oh, thousand miles or so, and you're there.
Imagine if you get off at the wrong exit in the roundabout...you drive 968 miles and DOH!
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.
Indeed. Less than 200 and you could be here with me.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.
it is a duplex! :(
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:14:23 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on February 13, 2014, 09:06:06 PM
That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:
You have to admit, that's a Jos-like comment. ;)
Based on the post times, I think he was responding to the 968 mile segment that I quoted.
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:19:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.
Indeed. Less than 200 and you could be here with me.
i'd pay to watch that sitcom
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on February 13, 2014, 09:20:17 PM
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:14:23 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on February 13, 2014, 09:06:06 PM
That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:
You have to admit, that's a Jos-like comment. ;)
Based on the post times, I think he was responding to the 968 mile segment that I quoted.
Comment retracted. :blush:
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:20:38 PM
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:19:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.
Indeed. Less than 200 and you could be here with me.
i'd pay to watch that sitcom
Why would it be a sitcom? :angry:
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:14:23 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on February 13, 2014, 09:06:06 PM
That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:
You have to admit, that's a Jos-like comment. ;)
:lol: That was to Mihali's comment. That's just one road with no turns :mellow:
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:23:03 PM
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:20:38 PM
i'd pay to watch that sitcom
Why would it be a sitcom? :angry:
Yeah, who said that shit would be funny? :mad:
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:23:03 PM
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:20:38 PM
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:19:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.
Indeed. Less than 200 and you could be here with me.
i'd pay to watch that sitcom
Why would it be a sitcom? :angry:
sassy black gay man rooming with older ex cop with mild race issues, it'd be nbc gold. The episode where it's reviled the gay black character is a republican alone would be priceless.
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:25:53 PM
sassy black gay man rooming with older ex cop with mild race issues, it'd be nbc gold. The episode where it's reviled the gay black character is a republican alone would be priceless.
I don't see why. Nothing particularly funny happened when he treated me to crab legs. :angry:
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:28:14 PM
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:25:53 PM
sassy black gay man rooming with older ex cop with mild race issues, it'd be nbc gold. The episode where it's reviled the gay black character is a republican alone would be priceless.
I don't see why. Nothing particularly funny happened when he treated me to crab legs. :angry:
shows not even on he air and the actors are already being difficult. You were born for Hollywood :D
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:25:53 PM
sassy black gay man rooming with older ex cop with mild race issues, it'd be nbc gold. The episode where it's reviled the gay black character is a republican alone would be priceless.
The board's sole unapologetic militant civil rights warrior, and yet I'm the one with the "mild race issues". :rolleyes:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:30:10 PM
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:25:53 PM
sassy black gay man rooming with older ex cop with mild race issues, it'd be nbc gold. The episode where it's reviled the gay black character is a republican alone would be priceless.
The board's sole unapologetic militant civil rights warrior, and yet I'm the one with the "mild race issues". :rolleyes:
i could have meant your lust for Asians, but you went black. That's all on you.
:P
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:35:05 PM
i could have meant your lust for Asians, but you went black that's all on you.
:P
That would be "mild taste issues".
:lol:
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:29:43 PM
Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:28:14 PM
Quote from: HVC on February 13, 2014, 09:25:53 PM
sassy black gay man rooming with older ex cop with mild race issues, it'd be nbc gold. The episode where it's reviled the gay black character is a republican alone would be priceless.
I don't see why. Nothing particularly funny happened when he treated me to crab legs. :angry:
shows not even on he air and the actors are already being difficult. You were born for Hollywood :D
I'll be in my dressing room. I want strawberries with the seeds removed.
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:33:31 PM
Of course. There's work in Alaska, and employment helps in these sorts of things.
Also the free money.
Quote from: Razgovory on February 13, 2014, 10:38:22 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:33:31 PM
Of course. There's work in Alaska, and employment helps in these sorts of things.
Also the free money.
The free money doesn't really amount to much.
Though since you get it per person (regardless of age) in your household, AngerButt would be Scrooge McDuck diving.
Quote from: Tonitrus on February 13, 2014, 11:03:36 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on February 13, 2014, 10:38:22 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:33:31 PM
Of course. There's work in Alaska, and employment helps in these sorts of things.
Also the free money.
The free money doesn't really amount to much.
Though since you get it per person (regardless of age) in your household, AngerButt would be Scrooge McDuck diving.
Pocket change.
I would move to Anchorage if someone would provide me with a job that pays the bills.