[–] 1 point 1 year ago

In Alaska all of the seasons have their charm, except Spring. Spring is a bad time.

The thick ice on the roads starts to melt and you have wet ice for an unacceptably long time. All of the soft fluffy white snow on the sides of the road hardens and gets covered in dirt being spread to make roads drivable. Every time you leave the house it’s a harrowing experience, and everyone’s so used to the danger of driving they just shrug and go ”yeah, it’s bad out there huh?” Randomly you get a cold snap without snow just to make you suffer a bit before it goes back to thawing.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    He did not, I asked specifically. I even said “Alaska is the 49th of the 50 states.” and he chuckled and said I was confused. Thankfully that wasn’t the standard, but I did meet a few more similarly confounded people over the years.

    Also the number of people that think Alaska is small because of how it’s shown on many maps is staggering.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    When I moved away from Alaska, the first person I spoke to in Georgia was a fast food cashier who asked about my day, and they asked “How are you liking the states?” No variation of “Alaska is a state.” would get through to him, he just kept saying “Sure, but I mean like a United States state.”

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I was at a legit shakespearean theater a few months back where everyone was dressed up for the show. This sharp looking older gentleman came to use the urinal next to me, I would have guessed he was sophisticated and well mannered from his appearance and general aura. He pulled his pants and underwear all the way down, held his shirt up with both hands, and stuck his hips as far into the urinal as he could.

    It’s never the ones you suspect.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    I recently heard Docket by Blondshell for the first time and favorited it right away.

    Then I listened again more tuned in and noticed it was about infidelity and thought “aw man”, unfavorited and moved on.

    Heard it a couple more times and realized it wasn’t glorifying cheating, lines like “my worst nightmare is me”. Back on the list! Real rollercoaster.

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