January 25, 2004

• Another voice says “Brrrr“!

  
  

  Kathy and I aren’t the only ones who kvetch proudly about the extreme conditions in which we thrive–or at least, survive.  Elise Patkotak, a former resident of Barrow (one of the northern-most settlements on the planet) who got sucked into the Anchorage money vortex, had this to say in her column:

  
  

  
  

  Four winters after I moved here, I was able to be competitive again in the “my winter is more miserable than your winter” contest.

  
  

  When I lived in Barrow, I used to win these contests hands down every year. No matter what complaint someone had about their weather, I’d be able to come back with some snappy reply like, “Well, it finally got up to 20 below here and the sun is almost back so I’m out walking the dog again.” Slam dunk. Another win for the Arctic winter

  
  

  Click here for the rest of her column.

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