I had aspirations to be a tree hugger!
Instead I climb them
Posted on 03/16/2007 11:59:53 AM PDT by george76
ANCHORAGE ON TRACK TO SET RECORD FOR COLDEST MARCH
Most winters, Norm Anderson merely has to climb aboard his boat in the harbor and make sure his oil-pan heater is still keeping the engine warm before he turns over the F/V Sea Otter for a winter king fishing excursion.
"The ice is killing me," Anderson said. "I've had to cancel close to 50 trips this winter because I just can't get out of the harbor."
A frozen harbor is nothing new around Homer. In fact, Homer Harbormaster Steve Dean said it's actually fairly normal. The difference this year, however, is how late the ice is sticking around.
"Its a little later in the year for ice to be socked in the harbor," Dean said. "It usually happens sometime in December or January."
Anderson agreed, noting that he has been chartering since the mid-1990s and fishing the area for more than 20 years.
"Certain years, it just freezes up and you deal with it," he said. "But this one has lasted for a while, and it's costing me tens of thousands of dollars."
And for those looking for a reprieve from the imprisoning ice, National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist Sam Albanese with the Anchorage office has some bad news: The low temperatures should last for days more.
"Right now, you guys in Homer are quite a bit off normal, with your low temperatures and high temperatures running around 15 degrees colder than usual,"
"Currently, both our response harbor tug and our skiff are completely frozen in," Dean said.
With more than six inches of ice surrounding some boats, some owners are walking around their boats and between floats on the frozen harbor surface.
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
Spring may be on the way, but it is not here yet.
Lots of snow, ski areas still open...
Alaska. Winter. Ice. Who knew?
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I thought Alaska was a tropical paradise. That is what I at my California public school.
/kidding
If the fish isn't caught already battered and fried, Homer isn't interested!
Alaska. Winter. Ice. Who knew?
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I thought Alaska was a tropical paradise. That is what I learned at my California public school while growing up.
/kidding
Arctic cooling is caused by carbon offests.
I like most of AK. Homer however is full of liberal idiots. Not completely full, but there are a lot of tree huggers there.
Ooooh doughnuts
It was -16 this morning; -5 now. The weatherman now says this will last through the weekend again. I have seen it -30 here in March, but not for many years. This is almost like the old days when we were headed for an Ice Age. Last summer wasn't good for the gardens either, too cold all summer.
Isn't Homer called "The Banana Belt of Alaska?" What happened?
Homer is such a beautiful city. I may have to have some halibut I caught there this past summer!
March 15 is when many start their seeds. They can be put outside 15 May, although last year it was still dicey 15 June and then we had frost the first of August. Hope you can put your seedlings out this year.
We were in Homer in September and I was enchanted! Sounds like a silly word, I guess, but what a place. It was halibut season, and I downed more than my fair share. Mr. Tri caught some to send home.
Better tell your step daughter not move to Fairbanks then. We have had lows of -25 to -40 pretty much straight for the last month.
Instead I climb them
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Ping me if you find one I've missed.
Homer is a beautiful area and there are lots of eco-nuts.
sad.
Maybe for frozen bananas ?
Not good for even fishing !
It is funny that al gore is silent just now.
Lucky you.
Halibut sounds good for dinner.
LOL
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