Hey that means we qualify. Me and my wife moved here in the summer of 94' so we have also been here 10 years is that qualifies us. When we moved here our oldest was 2, our middle child was 8 months and the little one was barely in the oven. She still calls them ALL Oregonians .

 

Y2K350,

I totally had forgot about Box Boy until you mentioned it. Wow, amazing how things have changed in Fairbanks.

 

Chalk me up as Cheechako. Both my wife and I were born and raised here in Fairbanks. Not quite old enough to have survived the flood or endured morning or afternoon shifts at Lathrop High School.

I graduated from Monroe High School in '88 and my wife from Lathrop in '89. I worked in the construction industry as a heavy equipment operator until I started working in the oil field in 1993. Still working in the oilfield, but purchased a Bobcat loader and run an owner/operator business in my days off.

Been a Ford man since 1986 when I got my Mustang GT. Since then have owned an 1991 Explorer, 1995 F-250, 1997 F-350, and 2002 F-350 pickups. Currently just have my two 2004 F-350 trucks, but would really like to get a 2005 Mustang for a summer car

 

I guess after living in Alaska for 21 years it makes me a Sourdough.
My family moved up from Maui, Hawaii after the Government wanted to transfer my family somewhere else. Either my dad was to find a place and transfer or they were going to transfer us to New York or Honolulu.
My family choose Alaska and up we came. Been here ever since and love it more and more. 19 or 20 years have been in Eagle River.
My dad got me into Fords and allowed me to restore a 1975 F100 4x4 when I was 14. It took me 2 years and alot of his money..lol But one week after turning 16 the truck rolled out of the paint booth and the rest is history...well so is the truck, cause I had to sell it to pay for college expenses.

I've regretted it ever since. Finally decided to buy another, but choose a 1978 f250 4x4..pics are in the gallery.

 

I came up in 80.
You got those items wrong.
1. You have to pee in the Yukon.
2. Drink a 1/5th of whiskey
3. Wrestle a bear.
4. Do more than just kiss an Eskimo...


The joke is about the cheechako who drinks first and then mixes 2 and 4 up...

 

Thought he mixed up 3 and 4?

 

That is what I meant!

 

But you typed 2 and 4

 

The problem is probably too much #2

 

Came up in 2000 for UAF and still here. Moving from Fairbanks to Anchorage this spring after I graduate for a job down there in the banana belt. No place on earth quite like Fairbanks, AK. Great place despite all the a-hole chevy drivers in this town, lol.

 

Well been here since april 20th and this is what I've seen thus far. The summer was full of mosquitos and more smoke than a tennessee b-b-q. Winter came early and decided to stay, can't remember the last time I was warm. Just had to hit up 6 gas stations to find one with air. Everyone talks about how slow and relaxed it is here. You know I was taking it slow and easy in texas and it was warm and there weren't any squiters.. so I'll never be a sourdough unless I die and they bury me here.

 

Family moved me here in 73 they all left except sister(still here) and mother(passed away), i left in 84 and came back in 2003, been allot of places but this is the best. i hate tax's. this is the place i think of when i think of home. was allot better when you could ride snomobiles in anchorage and not get harassed by cops though. all them california hippies ruining things here for us. no offense meant for any of them cali hippies that are in alaska now. dont get me started on anchorage IM law.

Ray

 

SAME HERE RAY!

I LOVE Alaska...even love the cold, and the snow!

Just don't like the MOOSE...would rather EAT them, than have them end up on the hood of one's car! LOL!