tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post3987155632596392306..comments2024-01-09T10:44:54.083-09:00Comments on Tundratantrum: We Didn't Realize........Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09050255599234355570noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-10470910750566683542009-12-20T15:26:52.592-09:002009-12-20T15:26:52.592-09:00YES! YES! YES! To everything you said. I saw n...YES! YES! YES! To everything you said. I saw nothing impolite in your post, but I'll bet some of those sensitive souls who did would be singing a different tune if they couldn't get their mail in a timely fashion or had to pay a surcharge on top of exorbitant shipping fees for literally everything they bought.<br /><br />When I was preparing to move to Alaska, I tried to rent a U-haul trailer and was told (by the agent at the desk) that there was no way to drive to Alaska from Louisiana. When I realized that she was serious, I pointed out that I could drive through Canada. She was taken aback and asked, "Oh, they have a land bridge now?" Yes...she thought Alaska was out there in the Pacific Ocean with Hawaii (like they show it on the maps). Scary.<br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, I tried to order a cheese cake from Harry & David. Their policies allow them to ship it as far as Fairbanks, but not to my village because it was perishable. I reminded them that it was winter in the Arctic. Not much chance of anything melting. They didn't budge and consequently lost a sale. I was really disappointed.<br /><br />YOU'RE POST IS RIGHT ON TARGET about NCLB too, but I won't even get started about that! :)Kimberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168363067158052454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-14486533864527979592009-12-16T18:59:43.577-09:002009-12-16T18:59:43.577-09:00Oh don't get me started on No Child Left Behin...Oh don't get me started on No Child Left Behind! The government mandates NCLB then doesn't fund it and requires unfair grading of schools, rewarding school districts with wealthy, educated patrons and penalizing districts with large numbers of children on free and reduced lunches all based on test scores! There, my two cents worht. Happens in Oklahoma, too. BTW, Cathy, you are polite. :)<br /><br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-49110910043865429212009-12-16T07:50:54.937-09:002009-12-16T07:50:54.937-09:00Ummm....I'm not sure why you are upset. This w...Ummm....I'm not sure why you are upset. This was basically a post about people not knowing or thinking much about Alaska. It certainly wasn't meant to be insulting, although I guess there will always be somebody insulted about something. I like to think I am a fairly polite person but I guess I could be mistaken.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050255599234355570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-12626166658253022212009-12-16T07:14:56.632-09:002009-12-16T07:14:56.632-09:00...or you could just educate the masses (and do it......or you could just educate the masses (and do it politely so they listen) and then maybe you'll get your shipped items in a more timely manner.<br /><br />sorry i got involved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-61005255389904779332009-12-16T05:24:22.485-09:002009-12-16T05:24:22.485-09:00Geographic ignorance and lack of historical perspe...Geographic ignorance and lack of historical perspective is rife in the US. How many of your neighbors could put their fingers on a map showing the Hindu Kush where Americans (and Alaskans) are fighting and dying right now? People show up in the Florida Keys on cruise ships and have no idea they are still in the US. On the other hand perhaps you deserve your problems, after all it was Alaska, not Florida, that inflicted Sarah Palin on the rest of us. And she epitomises the notion that knowing nothing should be no obstacle to having an opinion.Conchscooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016331487463993200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-74922012978059324812009-12-16T02:31:41.788-09:002009-12-16T02:31:41.788-09:00I kid you not, when I moved to Alaska someone aske...I kid you not, when I moved to Alaska someone asked me how I was going to cross that gap from California - thinking the white line on the maps was something like the Grand Canyon?!<br /><br />When I was in Anchorage it always interested me how it often took a less than 24 hours to ship something to NC, but 3 weeks to shipt something from NC.Karen Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241208305942623471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-64060079025866773012009-12-15T22:47:58.484-09:002009-12-15T22:47:58.484-09:00Amen.
and again i say Amen.
BTW.....South of San...Amen.<br /><br />and again i say Amen.<br /><br />BTW.....South of SanDiego and west of Hawaii.....that's hilarious!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995343913821606086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-80648956115124531092009-12-15T22:39:30.591-09:002009-12-15T22:39:30.591-09:00Well, I'm a new Alaskan, but happy to be so. M...Well, I'm a new Alaskan, but happy to be so. My 76-year old MIL told me recently: "Oh, but Alaska isn't part of the US." To which I said: "Well, it's been a part of the US since we bought it from Russia in 1876 and it has been a STATE for 50 years." Also, One Step Ahead wanted $135,- in shipping (KID U NOT!) for shipping a $99,- baby play yard to Alaska!! I could have shipped it to my mother in the Netherlands for cheaper. WTF??!!Aduxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838451530726617622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-803926009422343402009-12-15T20:02:27.595-09:002009-12-15T20:02:27.595-09:00Well, in the case of NCLB, I HATE standards being ...Well, in the case of NCLB, I HATE standards being across the board like that for a reason. One of which you mentioned. Making standards that are supposed to cover such a large, diverse country is nearly impossible and it either causes more problems than it's worth or takes away flexibility some situations require. <br /><br />And I'm surprised about LL Bean. I don't even order their winter stuff because we have no use for hit here. You'd think they'd be more aware of AK where I'm sure they have a large customer base. Maybe it was a new person?? Crazy! lolTracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-83028057837293797822009-12-15T19:49:26.273-09:002009-12-15T19:49:26.273-09:00Well said! NCLB was just asking for trouble!Well said! NCLB was just asking for trouble!JacksDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890399097586316657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384835463263616272.post-5616468373512500302009-12-15T19:31:11.635-09:002009-12-15T19:31:11.635-09:00Keep giving them hell kid.
D.Keep giving them hell kid.<br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com