Got another idea !!

This one would not require any special permits , licenses, airfare, etc, etc, etc,.....


Up in Fairbanks, there is a place called the Great Alaskan Bowl Company. A nice gift box of items might be something worth bidding on, or a nice wood turned bowl .

What do you all think of it ??

That might work but you'd need to see them "hands on" to appreciate them. I have one and they are nice. There are also some made from burls that are really cool but very time consuming to make. They get very expensive very quickly. Some people carve spoons from burls also. Really neat. Sounds like it would be right up your alley.

Hubby cleans up some of those burls on occasion, the ones we have are going into the new cabin. They are VERY time consuming. He hasn't done any bowls yet, just cleaned up some larger pieces for decoration.

Your Husband is a Woodturner ?

Went to a garage sale today. Actually it was an estate sale of two old folks who had lived here since the early 20's. Man you can't believe th old stuff that was available. Anyway, while I was there I found the handles for the mauls I was asking about two days ago. One of them I have been looking for for at least 5 years. or longer. It was like shopping in a museum.

I didn't know that things where older then you. Weren't you the one that invented the wheel????

I knew I shouldn't have said that !

The wheel came much later. I invented lightening.

You should know better in this crowd.

For sure!

Well, look at this, they still have that job available in Unalaska for ME !!!!

CITY OF UNALASKA
Planning Director

Salary: $66,000 to $80,000.

You know , I would jump at that job if it were not so...FAR FROM THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA!!!

Hum.... Wonder what would happen if I DID APPLY FOR THAT JOB???

It's been open since 2008, I bet they would jump at the chance to get someone with my tremendous knowledge of Planning !!!

They will need 5 Professional references. Anyone want to vollunteer ?

Take that job and you could show up on Dangerous Catch.....

-TJ

It looks like such a nice place to work. ( If it weren't for the cold, snow, drunks, and 1,600 mile round trip flight every week to Anchorage to get fresh food !!)

For $80,000 a year with full benefits it might be worth it !!

15th Ave & Cordova St in Anchorage, anyone been down that way recently ?

You all still sleeping ??

GOOD MORNING ALASKANS!!

It is currently 63 degrees here in cloudy Talkeetna, AK !! Don't ya love the smell of Alaskan Cedar trees in the morning ?!!!

No cedar in this area or any other area I've ever seen. Maybe waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down in SE AK.

80K won't go far if you're living in Unalaska and traveling to Anchorage very often

From Anchorage it costs less to fly to Europe than to Dutch.

There ya go Canvasback; You should look for a job in Stalingrad. They loved planned communities and economies.

RUSSIA ????

Talkeetna looks MUCH nicer.!!!

Sort of a mix between Lake Placid , NY and Lake George, NY.