Mixed Reaction to Sub-Zero Temps from Alaskans

Cold leads some to book tickets to warmer climes

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Story Created: Jan 28, 2013 at 7:26 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Jan 28, 2013 at 7:51 PM AKDT

ANCHORAGE - Like it or not, sub-zero temperatures are just part of life in the 49th state. "It's just Alaska. If you can't take the winters theres Florida," said Danny Jacobus, a sales representative at the Alaska Mint.

Travel agents say the constant change from 40-degree highs to negative temperatures has some recent transplants heading back south. The chill of arctic air is also negatively affecting some local businesses.

Chris Robuck from the Alaska Mint said, "It's slow until about Iditarod time, then the streets are teeming with people for a short time, and then when that goes away the people go away until summer."

Other businesspeople said the wave of arctic air sweeping across the state is good for their bottom lines.

Terry Donovan from Alaska Home & Living gave an example: "being in a hot tub when its negative-ten outside and sitting in water that's one hundred and four degrees."

Some say weather like this makes winter more enjoyable. Below-zero temperatures may mean winter woes for some, but winter joys for others.

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Kronstadt said on Wednesday, Jan 30 at 7:55 AM

Never been to Alaska but I thank God for winters with sub-zero temps, snow... everything that stands for it. live on 60 degrees north as well and not in love with being warm all the time. It sucks. Not for me definitely.

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BobD said on Monday, Jan 28 at 10:32 PM

Welcome to Alaska..HOME to me..

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TonyB said on Monday, Jan 28 at 10:02 PM

And I moved down from Barrow for this.....What was I thinking?

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TedtheBear said on Monday, Jan 28 at 9:31 PM

Good ol'Father Winter, we need more subzero temperatures to keep the riff-raff out. Beside, aftering spending ten winters in Fairbanks, Anchorage is basically Florida to me!

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Big Dan said on Monday, Jan 28 at 9:31 PM

"It's 40 below and I don't give puck, I got a heater in my truck and I'm going to the rodeo"

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