Ultimate state for snowmobiling???

[Steelman]

Does Iowa have drive though liquor?

LOL, had to throw it in to get a laugh from everyone

 

[SNWMBL]

I've always been curious about this....I assumed (as you've stated) that everything is much more expensive in AK, as logic would dictate, for the reasons you've noted. However, from the AK forum members we have on here, you guys don't seem to be living without (in a good way).....so are the jobs/income levels equally inflated? Or do the forums paint an unrealistic picture of the "average working guy" up there? Large government subsidies/northern living allowance? What field might a typical family guy who owns a house/truck/sled/etc do for living? Oil/gas/mining stuff?

Just curious how it all ticks really....

I would say the wages are probably higher than the lower 48. I'm a plumber by trade and most of the commercial plumbers and electricians I know are making $36-50/hr. Anything construction related pays well up here.