The Sun Came OUT
Finally! You could just feel everyones spirit rise with the sun after days of snow/rain, rain/snow. I heard more people the last week talk about moving out of here. This past winter wasn't easy with the high cost of heating fuel. Why Valdez doesn't have natural gas piped over from TAPS (Trans-Alaska Pipeline Service) terminus I'll never know. Sure would make life easier, cleaner and less costly for Valdez residents. Electricty went up 50%, too. For our household, just to maintain it, costs an average of $500 a month just in utilities which includes phone/dsl/ cable. Everyone knows the economic effect of the high cost of living falls on the consumer so groceries are sky high. Now they are saying gas should be $4 a gallon by July 1st. Thats $40 for 10 gallons! yikes! The price we pay to live in such a beautiful setting, on some days...other days we wonder what the heck we are doing here.
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Well things aren't better here in crappy California. As I just wrote, I spent over $500 last July on power alone! Add the other utilities and we are talking about $800 to $900 a month! At least in Alaska you can shoot a moose and grow a decent garden if food gets out of control.
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