MCgunner
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Oh, BTW, that guy was from Plano. That's north of I10. In Texas, that makes him a yankee.
You take that back! Plano is 17 miles south of me and I assure you, suh, I am no Yankee (not that there is anything wrong with them).Oh, BTW, that guy was from Plano. That's north of I10. In Texas, that makes him a yankee.
Reading the account, the guy was moose hunting. Since Jim mentioned in another thread that moose hunting costs 15K or better for a hunt, this is a RICH Texan. I suppose he can afford Obamacare. I'm two years away from medicare. Guess I'd better postpone the Alaska trip until I have health insurance
And the New Yorker bartender looks up and says disarm and leave ....So...a cowboy from Texas, an igloo living Alaskan, and the Pope walk into a bar...
MC, take that KLR of yours up there, I did it last summer on mine and had a ball. Didn't get to hunt but did some fishing.
AK was a bucket list item for me and now I'm trying to plan my return , next time on the Electra Glide.
We put new rear tires on in Anchorage, don't know the exact mileage. On the return we took the ferry from Haines to Bellingham. Not really a good way to work in a handgun on the trip but I think a single shot Stevens or H&R would work and fit on the bike with a 18" barrel.
Bear spray, estwing camp axe and Glock shovel were our weapons.
It IS from the pipeline days, and it's not just Texans. (But they're an easy target.)
She did have cubs nearby. She was not nursing though so the cubs are probably old enough to survive.Need an autopsy! Empty stomach? Maybe it was going for a meal. Female? Maybe she had cubs nearby.
Never enough info.
My favorite bumper sticker from the pipeline days was "happiness is a Oklahoman leaving with a Texan under both arms"It IS from the pipeline days, and it's not just Texans. (But they're an easy target.)
In the 70's, roughnecks-experienced oilfield workers-from Texas and Oklahoma came up here, took all the high paying jobs building the pipeline (because what Alaskans at the time knew how to weld oil pipe, etc), and Alaskans got left out in the cold. Once the money was all gone, and the economy tanked n the early 80's, all the Texans left, and took their money with them. Heck even the prostitutes and pimps were from the Lower 48 in those days.
Fast forward 30 years and it's still happening in a LOT of industries. LOTS of slope workers (oil field workers working on the North Slope of the Brooks mountain range i.e. Prudhoe Bay/Kuparuk) come up here for 2-3 weeks, earn a lot of money and then fly out. The only jobs for Alaskans are "Roustabouts" ("do-boys" and general manual labor on the field), kitchen help, and maids/janitors. It's not just the oil industry, either. My career field (I'm not going to name it) does the same thing. They hire outsiders every year, passing up local talent every year.
It's the same old story in Alaska History dating back to Territorial days and before, when Alaska was essentially a US colony: too much money going out and not enough staying in. And it's all going to Texas and Oklahoma.
That is sad to hear actually. Several of the Texans I knew that were roughnecks left a part of them in Alaska. Usually a finger or two. (not a joke)It IS from the pipeline days, and it's not just Texans. (But they're an easy target.)
In the 70's, roughnecks-experienced oilfield workers-from Texas and Oklahoma came up here, took all the high paying jobs building the pipeline (because what Alaskans at the time knew how to weld oil pipe, etc), and Alaskans got left out in the cold. Once the money was all gone, and the economy tanked n the early 80's, all the Texans left, and took their money with them. Heck even the prostitutes and pimps were from the Lower 48 in those days.
Fast forward 30 years and it's still happening in a LOT of industries. LOTS of slope workers (oil field workers working on the North Slope of the Brooks mountain range i.e. Prudhoe Bay/Kuparuk) come up here for 2-3 weeks, earn a lot of money and then fly out. The only jobs for Alaskans are "Roustabouts" ("do-boys" and general manual labor on the field), kitchen help, and maids/janitors. It's not just the oil industry, either. My career field (I'm not going to name it) does the same thing. They hire outsiders every year, passing up local talent every year.
It's the same old story in Alaska History dating back to Territorial days and before, when Alaska was essentially a US colony: too much money going out and not enough staying in. And it's all going to Texas and Oklahoma.
Exactly, it's in the DNAIf it was some other state no one would care.
Cowboyhockey14 said:I am pretty sure....complaining about Texans or Oklahoman's has nothing to do with the bear mauling. Funny how these threads can get off topic.
jim in Anchorage said:It's all my fault. I admit I threw out that it was a Texas hunter just to watch the outrage that was sure to come. I was not disappointed.
If it was some other state no one would care.
The Alaskan said:It's the same old story in Alaska History dating back to Territorial days and before, when Alaska was essentially a US colony: too much money going out and not enough staying in. And it's all going to Texas and Oklahoma.
Outsiders? We're all Americans. The world of business is a competitive one. Any industry will hire the best qualified. So you are annoyed because Alaskans didn't/don't have the skills to compete in the oil industry? Whose fault is that?It IS from the pipeline days, and it's not just Texans. (But they're an easy target.)
In the 70's, roughnecks-experienced oilfield workers-from Texas and Oklahoma came up here, took all the high paying jobs building the pipeline (because what Alaskans at the time knew how to weld oil pipe, etc), and Alaskans got left out in the cold. Once the money was all gone, and the economy tanked n the early 80's, all the Texans left, and took their money with them. Heck even the prostitutes and pimps were from the Lower 48 in those days.
Fast forward 30 years and it's still happening in a LOT of industries. LOTS of slope workers (oil field workers working on the North Slope of the Brooks mountain range i.e. Prudhoe Bay/Kuparuk) come up here for 2-3 weeks, earn a lot of money and then fly out. The only jobs for Alaskans are "Roustabouts" ("do-boys" and general manual labor on the field), kitchen help, and maids/janitors. It's not just the oil industry, either. My career field (I'm not going to name it) does the same thing. They hire outsiders every year, passing up local talent every year.
It's the same old story in Alaska History dating back to Territorial days and before, when Alaska was essentially a US colony: too much money going out and not enough staying in. And it's all going to Texas and Oklahoma.
Calling some one from the lower 48 a "outsider" is comman in Alaska. I have been asked if Alaska has any roads? Does Anchorage have a airport? Do any woman live in Alaska? Do you use American currency? How can you stand 6 months of darkness?Outsiders? We're all Americans. The world of business is a competitive one. Any industry will hire the best qualified. So you are annoyed because Alaskans didn't/don't have the skills to compete in the oil industry? Whose fault is that?