A Sign of Spring in Alaska (not what you think)

I will try to keep this post G-Rated, it might be hard because of the adult content!! LMAO!!!

I have read so many blogs from my fellow bloggers about the Spring weather in thier areas and planting flowers, washing driveways, taking walks etc. So many beautiful thoughts of Spring!
I wish that I could say that my posting would contain one of those items, sadly it doesn't.

The sun is shining so beautifully today that I decided to run some errands at lunch rather than stay in the office. My office is in Spenard, which is not the best area of town but not the worst and has pockets which are still pretty nice. My office is on the corner of Iowa Drive and Spenard Road - across the street from my office is a residence which is occupied by an older gentleman who is retired and keeps an eye on things happeneing on the street. Next to the house on the corner opposite of my office building is a hotel, I can't remember the name but it doesn't matter because I would never suggest anyone stay there.
Next to our office on the left side is the Spenard Hotel (read the review Cheerios in my bed and Hotel Hell - very funny!) This hotel is best known for it's "hourly rates" staying at this hotel you will not have nice view of the majestic moutains that surrond the Anchroage Bowl - rather the XXX store that is located in the very next parking lot over - LOL!! Ok so you now know the area that I must spend each and every day~moving on....

I always know when it is Spring because the pimps and prostitutes who have been quiet all winter start to emerge. My vision of Spring is of Old men in nice cars slowling down so that the girl running down the street can jump in, then 20 minutes later the same car drops the girl back off and she is back on the corner for her next date.
I know, I know not the visions of Daffodils and cherry blossoms that you wanted but this is my reality.

Happy Spring!! LOL!!!

One Extreme to another

Last week I was complaining because it was so cold here. This week I am wishing that it was cold again. I know, make up my mind. Here is what happened, we had a warm front come in and pushed out all that frigid cold, it melted snow and then dropped again so our streets were like ice rinks, the police responded to 168 cars in ditches around town yesterday. Schools were closed, my office was closed, the city buses were not running yesterday for Alaska to have closures it has to be SERIOUS weather.

It is January and raining for God sakes. Currently it is 46 degrees with another warm front coming in.

Driving to work this morning was alright the municipality was able to get out and clear the main roads, the side roads are another story - I turned to get into the driveway at my office and slid in sideways, needless to say I did not care about whether or not I was parked straight, I just didn't want to hit the damn building!

I am done complaining about the weather, the paper has forcasted that we are supposed to have a hotter than average summer. I promise not to complain about the hot weather, if it comes our way this summer!

BELOW ZERO....STILL

Living in Alaska for most of my life I realize that the winter months are LONG and COLD, normally this doesn't bother me as the Summer's are usually worth toughing out the winter. Last summer sucked, it was cold and rained for the whole season, we reached 70 degrees twice. So nobody was looking forward to Winter. February is usually the coldest month for Alaska and we usually brace ourselves because it means that an end is in sight. This winter however has already sucked and we are now on our 8th straight day of temperatures below zero. I am not talking a couple degrees below zero. Yesterday the high was -14 (yes that is a negative in front of the 14) at my house it was -24 over night.
You know that it is cold when you hear people wishing that the temperature would warm up to 0.
I am sick of this cold weather. The forcast doesn't call for an end to the frigid temps until the middle of next week.
I guess all I can do is hope that this cold weather means that the summer is going to be AWESOME!!!!