Gemstone Miners' Living Conditions Today (not in 1850)

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Re: Gemstone Miners' Living Conditions Today (not in 1850)

Post by Jim_Alaska » Mon Nov 02, 2020 7:13 pm

easy goer wrote:
Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:16 am
I feel like a spring chicken, only 59.

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I remember 59 easy goer. One instance stands out. I, along with a couple of friends from church loved to go out exploring in the spring of the year, when snow was at its deepest. This one time we took along a much younger church member for a day of fun. If you have ever experienced snowmobiling in Alaska in the spring, you know the conditions we rode under; getting stuck repeatedly, digging out the machine, lifting it out, packing down a trail ahead of you so you can continue, working up a real sweat even though it is cold.

So we take a break, sit on our machines and sip some coffee. This younger guy comes out with this gem: "So, you old guys do this for fun huh?" I was considered an "old guy" and I was 59. And yes, we did that for fun.
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