tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post8740838801867968726..comments2023-10-20T05:16:59.177-08:00Comments on MY ALASKA WAY OF LIFE: More Spring cleanup and Remote living.Bushrat Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570574655402981278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-46471844524478431352013-05-09T20:40:45.796-08:002013-05-09T20:40:45.796-08:00To tell the truth, I don't know a whole lot th...To tell the truth, I don't know a whole lot that are married and the ones I do know are happy together living remote. I do know a few couples who split up, only because, they thought being remote together they would have a great life and their love would grow. Turned out, they couldn't work together and they built a cabin way to small. Bushrat Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570574655402981278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-29071479728555786402013-05-09T20:21:18.167-08:002013-05-09T20:21:18.167-08:00John, in your experience, are there a lot of coupl...John, in your experience, are there a lot of couples and families that don't make it because one wants to stay on the frontier and the other wants to return to civilization? Tim and I used to dream of making a homestead off-grid, but then we started reading books and articles about others who had done it and they all seemed to end in divorce...Carol Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378692662567620945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-41748729328328103982013-05-09T17:21:38.835-08:002013-05-09T17:21:38.835-08:00Hey Carol, I have found that to be true with many...Hey Carol, I have found that to be true with many bush families who moved to the road system. I also knew couples who moved to the road system and moved back shortly after.Bushrat Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570574655402981278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-16326242364672949152013-05-09T17:13:53.813-08:002013-05-09T17:13:53.813-08:00My kids were perfectly happy in the remote setting...My kids were perfectly happy in the remote setting as well, it has been more problematic, however, readjusting back into the "normal" life...Carol Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378692662567620945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-29469027464947097212013-05-07T15:34:32.346-08:002013-05-07T15:34:32.346-08:00Hi Bert, I do have my work cut out for me. I don&#...Hi Bert, I do have my work cut out for me. I don't mind the work though. The work I am doing now is at my town cabin. Normally the snow would pretty much be gone by now. As far as emergency, it's not far away, My remote place is a different thing. I would be about 50 air miles from help. By the time I finish the day, I will sleep goodBushrat Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570574655402981278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-32069609807857699422013-05-07T13:39:58.683-08:002013-05-07T13:39:58.683-08:00John looks like you have your work cut out for you...John looks like you have your work cut out for you now.The mud would definitely be a problem.How soon till all snow is gone and the ground is dry?How far away are you from anyone should you need help?And how far from the nearest town for supplies?Sorry for all the questions but just trying to learn your lifestyle and what it takes to live remote.It sounds like you wouldn't need a sleeping pill to go to bed at night after a full days work lol...Well John don't forget to take a break between chores of the day...take care my friend...May your day be blessed ..Bert from BamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-15588043762196187082013-05-06T21:20:25.525-08:002013-05-06T21:20:25.525-08:00Hey carol, I guess having kids can become a proble...Hey carol, I guess having kids can become a problem but, I know many people with kids living in Bush Alaska and doing fine and for fhe most part the kids don't want the city life. <br /><br />I had to start shoveling, water grouping around my cabinBushrat Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570574655402981278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878424457397188704.post-18267708872077425942013-05-06T21:02:59.723-08:002013-05-06T21:02:59.723-08:00Hi John. That looks like a lot of healthy work. ...Hi John. That looks like a lot of healthy work. I'm just letting the snow melt with the natural changes. I'm glad we didn't get much of the snow the rest of the northwest got!<br /><br />I guess for me the cons of remote living (which I did for 4.5 years in Colorado) had mostly to do with having kids. They didn't get much contact with other kids, and they didn't develop the social skills that kids today have - and kind of find themselves on the fringes in a school setting now. Also it was a long haul to get the kids in for appointments or to go shopping.Carol Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378692662567620945noreply@blogger.com