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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 977077" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Survivor has to be one of the worst dramas. Aint no way those city folks could cut it if it were real. Most of them wouldn't sign on. A guy burns his hands and he has access to get medivac out in a chopper. </p><p></p><p>We lived in Kenai, Alaska when I was a kid. No phones in town back then. We were stuck on the pennisula after the '64 earthquake. Carnation powdered milk was what we had for weeks at school. We were glad to get it. </p><p></p><p>You see these shows and realize how much more technology had advanced. Heck you can call in an emergency unit if you get in trouble. Solar battery chargers etc. People seem less innovative because of technology. </p><p></p><p>Went back up to Alaska when my eldest bro passed on a few years back. It is nothing now like what it was back in the early 60's. Still, it is all about survival there. Social class does not come in to the picture much. Poor people have the neccessities. Rich folks often don't. Survival is a great equalizer. </p><p></p><p>It took us 10 cords of wood to make winter each year. Some years we got by with 8 but Dad always had 10 cords stacked. </p><p></p><p>Alaska is still a different world than anywhere else in the states. I was proud of my nephew and niece and their families perspective on how to cope and survive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 977077, member: 3162"] Survivor has to be one of the worst dramas. Aint no way those city folks could cut it if it were real. Most of them wouldn't sign on. A guy burns his hands and he has access to get medivac out in a chopper. We lived in Kenai, Alaska when I was a kid. No phones in town back then. We were stuck on the pennisula after the '64 earthquake. Carnation powdered milk was what we had for weeks at school. We were glad to get it. You see these shows and realize how much more technology had advanced. Heck you can call in an emergency unit if you get in trouble. Solar battery chargers etc. People seem less innovative because of technology. Went back up to Alaska when my eldest bro passed on a few years back. It is nothing now like what it was back in the early 60's. Still, it is all about survival there. Social class does not come in to the picture much. Poor people have the neccessities. Rich folks often don't. Survival is a great equalizer. It took us 10 cords of wood to make winter each year. Some years we got by with 8 but Dad always had 10 cords stacked. Alaska is still a different world than anywhere else in the states. I was proud of my nephew and niece and their families perspective on how to cope and survive. [/QUOTE]
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