Alaska Experiment

[no name 1]

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/alaska/alaska-week.html

I got an email from the casting agency asking me if I would want to & why...I've been to Alaska before, it's gorgeous & amazing & so raw. I think the Alaska Experiment would be life-changing....

Would you do it?

[Sassy1natl 0]

Pretty cool. It's definitely not for me. But still interesting, none the less.

[MichelleandCraig 1]

Not for me, either, but I LOVE that show! Why did they ask you to do it?? Did you inquire or something? M.

Edited July 19, 2008 by MichelleandCraig

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It sounds a bit like a show I saw a few years ago where a had a group of families (from various backgrounds) gave up modern life for a year to live off the land in the manner of early American pioneers.

[Peikko 1,575]

Or the one where they gave up modern life to live on an island in the Shetlands, or somewhere equally remote. Everyone turned out to be such a moaner! Except the Dr - I think. It was a while ago and I don't remember that much about it except there was a lot of moaning!

Mostly over domestic chores...

Which is my big fear if ever society collapsed because us women will be made to go back into 'service' like as not...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

In the show I saw - they adapted pretty well, but couldn't bring themselves to take the final step and kill their livestock animals for food (they had to bring in a professional butcher to do it). Also the millionaire and his family from California (from a beach front mansion) turned out to be very arrogant and disputed that his family wouldn't survive the winter because they hadn't chopped enough firewood.

[Jenn! 918]

Wow!

I know I'm not as tough as I think I am though.

[mRx 16]

You should do it, Dev.

[natty bumppo 297]

You should do it, Dev.

Dev ... just think ...

Edited July 19, 2008 by Natty Bumppo

[Kathryn41 3,205]

ok - that site is very additive! I had to do it twice to make it through the Tough quiz - didn't stop to think when I fell in the ice but got out right away - wrong thing to do according to the site! Then I did all of those geological race tests to get the artifacts - heck, where did the time go!? Kind of fun - I always wanted to do the Pioneer Home or the Regency House projects - two of my favourite time periods and ones I re-enact - but I know for a fact I would NOT like the Alaska quest - don't do well with cold weather at all - lived with it enough years to know that!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I have some survival books if anyone wants them

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I would so do it, if I were you, Dev! It's a chance in a lifetime thing.

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

I would so do it, if I were you, Dev! It's a chance in a lifetime thing.

ita - dev should go for it

[Aubrey 10]

I think Idaho is cold enough for me. I barely survived the June snow this year. But at least there wouldn't be bugs inside my snow cave.

[almaty 19]

i would like to do it...a great opportunity ..and experience