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wildkat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: Ice Road Pics

Well Ladies here is my latest foray into the Arctic!
Please excuse the quality of the pics...I was bumping down the road LOL

http://s151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/katparadis/?action=view&current=IceRoad4.jpg&slideshow=true&interval=3

4roses · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:14 am Post subject:

enjoyed your pictures ... have you always lived in the area ? ... what's life 'like' ... I've always wondered too - is the cold a dry cold ?

wildkat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:43 am Post subject:

I was born in Edmonton, lived most of my life in and around. My husband and I have an acreage about 40 minutes east of the city. We prefer the slower pace of country life. Our children are grown now, so we have the peace of just our pets and 2 grandchildren :)
When it is cold, it is very dry. Summers are usually dry as well, tho we have had some "wet" ones over the years.
Alberta is a "rat race". Everyone is VERY busy all the time. The economy is more than booming, I can't recall it being like this since the 70's. We are desperate for people. The cost of living is not bad, and the wages are high. The best part is no PST, so that makes up for so much.
God's country...wouldn't live anywhere else! :roll:

LadyNorthStar · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 479 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon

Great pics :)

emerlin · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 182

Nice shots. Thanks!

wildkat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

Thanks..is hard to hold the camera & aim the truck down the road, falling into cracks... LOL Can't stop so do the best I can...I just wish I could get some decent night shots...to get the camera to see what I see LOL

wildkat · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject:

emerlin wrote: Nice shots. Thanks!

Thanks I just didn't realize my windshield was so dirty, it didn't look like it to me, but the camera picked up EVERY spot :lol:

Going to try to get some better ones next trip. I just wish the night shots were better. It is UNBELIEVABLE what you can see

jayburd · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 391 Location: Wortham,Texas

NIce pics....we don't see that stuff down here.

jnk2001 · Joined: 01 Dec 2006 Posts: 447 Location: Lynden, WA

wildkat wrote: emerlin wrote: Nice shots. Thanks!

Thanks I just didn't realize my windshield was so dirty, it didn't look like it to me, but the camera picked up EVERY spot :lol:

Going to try to get some better ones next trip. I just wish the night shots were better. It is UNBELIEVABLE what you can see

Is that going to the oil sands? Been to Edmonton. love it there.

wildkat · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:45 am Post subject:

Is that going to the oil sands? Been to Edmonton. love it there.[/quote]

No, these are in the Arctic...way, WAY north of them. Bout 1000 miles! :D In the summer time there are NO roads here at all..completely under water. These roads are built on frozen lakes & rivers to service the industries (mostly diamond & gold mines) & remote communities up there

My home is about 40 minutes away from Edmonton. :)

joettanne · Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 75 Location: Ontario, Canada

Neat pics Wildkat. I love Alberta too. Everyone I have met there are great! Been there a few times. Last time was a couple of years ago. Made it to Edmonton.

Thanks for the info. I had found the company you work for on the Internet before and a few others that supply Northern Alberta. Not sure what I want to do yet, just looking at my options. Thanks again for the information.

Annie :wink:

wildkat · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject:

joettanne wrote: Neat pics Wildkat. I love Alberta too. Everyone I have met there are great! Been there a few times. Last time was a couple of years ago. Made it to Edmonton.

Thanks for the info. I had found the company you work for on the Internet before and a few others that supply Northern Alberta. Not sure what I want to do yet, just looking at my options. Thanks again for the information.

Annie :wink:

I am what is termed a "linehaul driver" in the LTL business. I mostly run vans (dry, reefers, heaters) from one terminal to another. Strickly pin to pin, no touch. The company I work for is unionized, so they are pretty set on what drivers do. Works for me, but at times, more BS than I can stand. But that is everywhere! :lol:

We, like ALL trucking companies in Alberta a DESPERATE for Class 1 drivers, so keep looking, am sure you will find exactly what you are looking for. Word of caution tho, try to stay with the mid-sized companies, they are better, as a rule, to work for.

landstartiffany · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Ohio USA

those are very nice pictures

bikerboy · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject:

Is it really true, its hard to find anywhere to live or hotels out there in alberta???

I'm thinking of coming out there to drive off road trucks.

wildkat · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject:

bikerboy wrote: Is it really true, its hard to find anywhere to live or hotels out there in alberta???

I'm thinking of coming out there to drive off road trucks.

It's not as bad as it's made out to be. All depends on where you go. If you are somewhere like Fort McMurray you'd be lucky to find a tent! But in the bigger places like Edmonton, Calgary, Grande Prairie is not that bad. Hoursing has not kept up with the demand, but it's coming :roll:

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