Comments on: Free Snow Balls For Life

Free Snow Balls For Life

Secret Life of Gravy — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:17:55 -0800

Alaska's calling Yoooooooooooou! Not interested in that Free Land in North Dakota or Kansas? Anderson, Alaska is giving away 26 lots on a first come, first serve basis. No gas station, no grocery store, no traffic lights, but grizzley bears abound!

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:30:46 -0800

My brother lives up there and works at the early warning station. He occasionally sends photos of grizzly bears and moose wandering around in his yard. I could live someplace like that, if it weren't for the -60 degree part.

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:31:21 -0800

I'll get my little grammar snipe out of the way: first-come, first-served. Carry on.

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:34:15 -0800

Um...also "grizzly". (ducks)

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:34:46 -0800

Try that in Alaska Turtles and you will be soup.

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:45:55 -0800

Mmmm.... Soup all the way down....

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:52:56 -0800

If I was going to live in a town of 367 I sure as hell wouldn't want it to be on a 1.3 acre lot surrounded by 25 other 1.3 acre lots. An acre up there has got to be what, a thousand bucks?

By: nola

nola — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:00:23 -0800

As remote as it seems I can't imagine it would be more than a thousand an acre. But who knows?

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:09:16 -0800

Ack! Sorry! Forget the snowballs, I need free editing for life. I think the lots are relatively small because they are in town. They already have phone and electrical hook-ups. Being in town would probably have its advantages for non-Alaskans. You wouldn't be cut-off from other people who might have more experience in surviving the winters.

By: weston

weston — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:34:57 -0800

A search of an Alaska MLS turns up a 9.6 acre property near Anderson for $20,000, so it's probably more like $2000 an acre. But I'd be happy to have my starter property in town there, for the reasons SLoG mentioned: you'd likely want neighbors near to give you advice and help. Good advice in most places, in fact, just maybe more so there.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:55:42 -0800

Hey, if Anne Heche can do it, anyone can do it! What, that's fiction? Nevermind.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:28:10 -0800

Hey, it would be a good place to build your backup fortress for when the zombies come. Lots of food stores, and as we all know, zombies freeze because they have no internal source of body heat. So if you can keep the humans from breaking in and trying to eat you in the winter time (but remembering to not spoil the meat so you can eat), you should have plenty of chanc to survive the 'warm' months. Sign me up!

By: owhydididoit

owhydididoit — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:41:55 -0800

I could live someplace like that, if it weren't for the -60 degree part. Exactly! But who knows? Over the coming decades, the cold may become less severe.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:09:37 -0800

Close Call For Alaska's Famous Bears

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:50:47 -0800

Cool! I can't wait to hang out with Holling, Maurice and the gang at The Brick!

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:30:12 -0800

The collection or keeping of non-operating motor vehicles is strictly prohibited. Can't let your car break down though.

By: uni verse

uni verse — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:07:32 -0800

Wonder what is the cause of all the red-colored land... map

By: D.C.

D.C. — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:40:07 -0800

The biggest problem for anyone not retired is Very Small Town = lack of jobs. According to Google maps it's over 78 miles (one way) to commute to Fairbanks. You wouldn't want to try that every day in the winter. With the cost of gas I can't imagine driving that far twice a day even when the roads are clear. If you were well-off enough to afford the commute I imagine you'd just buy/build a house in a better location.

By: pax digita

pax digita — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:05:20 -0800

I had a friend who lived in nearby (for Alaskan values of "nearby") North Pole, AK and commuted to Eielson AFB. I'll have to send him a link to this thread and forward any comments he might have.

By: pax digita

pax digita — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:02:20 -0800

Okay, comm'd with said ex-Alaskan friend. He replied Dude! I saw that. If I remember right, it's north of Fairbanks, well out of reach of cell phones and cable TV. I'm pretty sure you'd have to plow the roads yourself for miles and miles before going anywhere. And no jobs there, so you'd have to drive those 25 miles or more to work every day. Fun, fun, fun. There's a reason Century 21 isn't handling these sales.