Debbie's Posts & Ramblings

Part One:  http://activerain.com/blogsview/645303/On-my-own-and Part Two: http://activerain.com/blogsview/645405/On-my-own-and So, five days to clean out my desk.  My poor husband is probably having a nervous breakdown running his fishing charter right after getting off the plane.  I run a few er...

So, I last left you with a very brief description of the last time I switched brokerages... Larry asks me if I have time at 2:15 to chat.  I don't then, but I did "now".  So we did it right then.  I knew what was coming - I think I'd expected it even sooner.  I just want to get it over with.  He ...

It's been no secret to those that really know me that I've been planning to open my own office for a long time.  I've had my Associate Broker license since 2002.  I have set ideas about how to run a brokerage, and I really want to give other agents the opportunity to learn and appreciate what a c...

Yesterday I told you about part one of my birthday adventures.  I'd lost a nice fish, learned a bit about running the boat, and then we were approached by the United States Coast Guard Patrol boat. My husband is accustomed to this procedure, but I'll admit I was a little intimidated.  They asked ...

My husband kept asking me what I wanted for my birthday.  All I really wanted was to go fishing. We went in the "little boat", an 18 foot Almar that was just equipped with 4-cycle motors.  For those of you that don't know much about small engines, the old 2-cycle motors rattle, make a lot of smok...

If you live in Juneau, you know about our energy crisis unless you live under a rock.  On April 16, at about 4:00 AM there was a series of avalanches that took out over 1.5 miles of power line and several towers, cutting Juneau off from the hydroelectric plant that powers the community. As a resu...

When I go to Haines next weekend, I've got to meet Roger Maynard.  For a fresh new look at issues in Alaska, I invite you to visit his website:  http://www.rogermaynard.net .  It is with Roger's explicit permission I bring you the following.  I'm sure you've all read about the supposed boondoggle...

Everyone in Juneau is trying to find ways to reduce their energy costs.  A catastrophic avalanche took out over a mile and a half of power line from our hydroelectric plant and cut off Alaska's capital city.  Everything is operating on huge generators.  It's estimated to take 100,000 gallons of d...

Anybody who lives in Juneau or has been following the story knows our community is in crisis.  To catch anybody else up to speed, Wednesday morning at about 4:00 there was a massive avalanche that destroyed over a mile and a half of power line and several towers just a few miles north of our hydr...

If you didn't already know, Juneau Alaska is having a huge problem.  Our electricity is generated 40 miles south of town at a hydro-electric plant.  Yesterday, at about 4:00 AM there was a huge avalanche, over a mile and a half wide.  This took down our power and the city is currently running on ...