Today was a day for getting caught up before another week begins. I did the laundry and grocery shopping, and finished putting the rest of the Christmas decorations away.
The girls and I did a little exploring on the way to the Commissary. The church parking lots were all packed of course, it being a Sunday. In North Pole we practically have a church on every corner. There are all of the usual denominations, as well as an Asian church, a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and a large Mormon contingent.
It’s been said by some Fairbanksans that if you live in North Pole, you must either be a redneck or a religious fanatic. This sweeping stereotypical statement is obviously born of ignorance, but the most surprising thing to me is that this attitude comes mostly from those who proudly claim to be liberal and open-minded. Go figure.
On the way home I was driving behind an AKDOT gravel truck (50 feet behind, like the warning says). After we get fresh snow, you’ll see these guys out dropping gravel at the intersections, which keeps folks from sliding out in to oncoming traffic. It also keeps our windshields cracked, but I supposed the tradeoff is not having the rest of our vehicles and our bodies cracked!
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