Is there a better state out there?

Clearcreekcustom66 · Post by **Clearcreekcustom66** » January 6, 2008, 1:12 am

I live in wyoming. oh wonderful wyoming. We are famous for mainly two things: smallest population and wind. Let me tell you about this wonderful week we are having. The wind is ranging from 30mph to gusts of 110.

I have my truck bed outside right now on a stand made of drill stem 4 1/2'' by 3/8 wall heavy stuff right. well the wonderful wind picked up my truck bed and stand flipped it over and landed on my hood. so now i am out a hood and bed i have no clue. The wind also took down a horse shed of mine that was made of 2x6 rough cut lumber. I hate this state.

ANYONE WANT A ROOMMATE???

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » January 6, 2008, 10:45 am

yes there is a better state .i live in it.
low population, no income tax,(we get paid yearly, not the other way around.)

yes there are some cold days in the winter but everything else makes up for it.

Clearcreekcustom66 · Post by **Clearcreekcustom66** » January 6, 2008, 11:10 am

i have heard that about that state once or twice. i am going to anchorage in june so we will have to see. i heard its an amazing place infact i am losing alot of friends to Alaska

Comet · Post by **Comet** » January 6, 2008, 11:47 am

Call your insurance company and see if it's covered.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » January 6, 2008, 12:27 pm

I can narrow it down to 48. Skip Ohio.

Bills 66 · Post by **Bills 66** » January 6, 2008, 12:27 pm

When in June are you coming to Anchorage?
King Salmon run the last of may into the first part of June. Kinda like hooking into a 40 lbs brook trout.
Bill

Clearcreekcustom66 · Post by **Clearcreekcustom66** » January 6, 2008, 1:29 pm

I m going to see if homeowners insurance will cover it. i dont have my truck insured because it will be a few years till i am done with everything and why pay for something i wont use.

bill
Thats why i am goin up there. We have half pound to 2 pound brookies I cant wait i have some friends that live up there and will be staying with them. Are you from up there? june 15th i think

Does anyone know where a person can buy a new hood?

bigtrip460 · Post by **bigtrip460** » January 6, 2008, 3:05 pm

ICEMAN6166 wrote:yes there is a better state .i live in it.
low population, no income tax,(we get paid yearly, not the other way around.)

yes there are some cold days in the winter but everything else makes up for it.

mmmmm alaska. when you absolutely positively must have your kids resent you for the rest of your life. move them out in the woods where there is nothing but trees and permafrost, and make them feel like they need to escape as soon as they turn 18 trying to latch onto every guy that chats her up on the internet.

I have heard all about it. lol

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » January 6, 2008, 3:19 pm

bigtrip460 wrote:
ICEMAN6166 wrote:yes there is a better state .i live in it.
low population, no income tax,(we get paid yearly, not the other way around.)

yes there are some cold days in the winter but everything else makes up for it.
mmmmm alaska. when you absolutely positively must have your kids resent you for the rest of your life. move them out in the woods where there is nothing but trees and permafrost, and make them feel like they need to escape as soon as they turn 18 trying to latch onto every guy that chats her up on the internet. I have heard all about it. lol

that comment shows how little most people know about Alaska.
those who believe that crap might also believe we are an island off the west coast of the lower 48.
notice i made no derogatory comments about Wyoming or any other state.
i am happy here, thats all that really matters.
i suppose its like the slicks, your truck ,your preference on how it looks, engine, etc.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » January 6, 2008, 3:35 pm

We've had quite a bit of wind here too, the last couple days...but nothing like that, I don't think.

I once heard that they judge the wind in Wyoming by hanging a 6' long fat chain from the end of the windsock...if the sock is standing straight out, it's REALLY blowing.

I've also ridden by bike through portions of Wyoming...pretty much the whole time was spent at a 45 degree angle to the road.

Clearcreekcustom66 · Post by **Clearcreekcustom66** » January 6, 2008, 5:15 pm

you got it but its just a breeze when then chains are ninety.

Iceman i will have to say i really dont like your state. I have lost to many friends to it. they go up for a week and never come back. Hear it is a amazing place
jason

Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » January 6, 2008, 6:00 pm

Hey in California, the weather is great, you are close to the ocean, very little wind compared to other places, rust free sheet metal, BUT gas is $3.50 a gallon for the cheap stuff, you need to make 100k a year to own a house.

Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » January 6, 2008, 6:02 pm

Hey Iceman, if I fly up there from California, how long will I ge detained by customs? LOL

bigtrip460 · Post by **bigtrip460** » January 6, 2008, 6:25 pm

ICEMAN6166 wrote:
bigtrip460 wrote:
ICEMAN6166 wrote:yes there is a better state .i live in it.
low population, no income tax,(we get paid yearly, not the other way around.)

yes there are some cold days in the winter but everything else makes up for it.
mmmmm alaska. when you absolutely positively must have your kids resent you for the rest of your life. move them out in the woods where there is nothing but trees and permafrost, and make them feel like they need to escape as soon as they turn 18 trying to latch onto every guy that chats her up on the internet. I have heard all about it. lol
that comment shows how little most people know about Alaska.
those who believe that crap might also believe we are an island off the west coast of the lower 48.
notice i made no derogatory comments about Wyoming or any other state.
i am happy here, thats all that really matters.
i suppose its like the slicks, your truck ,your preference on how it looks, engine, etc.

i may know more than some. a girl I was with had serious issues about being moved to AK when she was 13. she lived in homer, soldotna, anchorage, and other places too. she said she lived in places with no roads leaving town, only to the dock and the airport. she also told me about living in homer and having to be on a bus for hours trying to get to a place to buy girl clothes because she didnt like dressing like a fisherman. she also said there were fast food places in homer but they were all right off the dock and the place would be flooded with fishermen still covered in their jobs coming in for a sandwich every day. from the point of view of a girl that wants to have a (in her words a "normal") life and go to malls or what ever girls want to do, being limited like that and knowing she is limited like that, really pissed her off for the 8 years (she was 22 when I met her) it took to get back to the 48.

if you are into it and like it thats cool. all I am saying is not everyone is and I have seen the resentment 1st hand of someone who didnt have a choice in the matter. that lifestyle isnt for everyone.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » January 6, 2008, 6:53 pm

my boss has family in homer and goes up there every summer. says it's a great place to visit and i believe him. i really wish i had the wherewithall to pack up and head thata way,but the state discourages that. they want you to have a job before you head up there and i can understand that. any truck drivers needed in ak??? i ain't skeered! lol

bigtrip460 · Post by **bigtrip460** » January 6, 2008, 7:16 pm

yeah... "to visit"

sorry guys I had to.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » January 6, 2008, 7:57 pm

Well, ummmm, its like this.
Texas has no state income tax, no mud slides or wild fires, no earthquakes, and two interstate highways with an 80 MPH speed limit...

Life in the Lone Star is good indeed.
"Thats right, you're not from Texas, Texas wants you anyway." (Lyle Lovette)
U@ss

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » January 6, 2008, 8:42 pm

Uncle Skip wrote:Well, ummmm, its like this.
Texas has no state income tax, no mud slides or wild fires, no earthquakes, and two interstate highways with an 80 MPH speed limit...
Life in the Lone Star is good indeed.
"Thats right, you're not from Texas, Texas wants you anyway." (Lyle Lovette)
U@ss

Hmm. notice you missed mentioning Cat 4+ hurricanes...
Not to mention the Tornado that ripped thru DWF the day after i left..

Clearcreek. We get wind like that too. Buddy's brother (also know to me) lives in Casper. Says it's the same as here. Look on the bright side..least you get Chinooks..

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » January 6, 2008, 9:32 pm

Well, I been to many of them and lived in a lot of them. My aunt Sally lived just west of Anchorage and I can second the anger in a youth moved up there. Aunt Sally passed away and her kids still hate her. Idaho has potential but I moved there when I was 15, my sister is still mad at my parents although it wasn't as bad for me. Arizona? some places are great but summer heat in the low desert areas can suck. Texas? Last time I was there it rained 8 inches that night. Don't even start me on tornados and hurricanes! I ended up back in California, moved back when I was 19 or 20 been here ever since. Earthquakes are a heck of a lot rarer than tornados and do a lot less harm to the citizens! LOL The greatest threat here is the politicians! I live in the western Mohave and love it. Just far enough from LA (1 1/2 hours) to be safe but close enough to go there when the need arises. I am 2 1/2 hours from Las Vegas too and that never hurts my feelings at all! Hawkrod

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » January 6, 2008, 11:06 pm

I am not moving unless somebody is coming here to move now 90+ trucks

, humidity is bad in the summer but today it was 65 here and stacked a lot of frames.. our 66 wrecker can stack 4 frames on top of each other once the sheet metal is gone... did not rain much here this past year