A week ago friday (September 12) was a big day here in Alaska! I had a fairly small list of grocery items to shop for and only a few errands. We started at the Dimond Center Mall where I wanted to get Jack a quick walk-in haircut . . . and with over half a dozen salons, I thought for sure we'd be in and out. Not so - we had to put our name on a list and wait over an hour. I was shocked. The mall was busy - almost like the holidays - and we struggled to get any purchases done while we were there. After the haircut we headed to Costco and once I saw the hordes of people pushing flat carts of TV's, furniture and other big ticket items, it dawns on me what's going on. It was the day PFD's were deposited into the residents' bank accounts. No wonder things were bustling like a huge holiday shopping day. We were very lucky this year, PFD's were big and early, plus they were accompanied be an additional chunk of money Palin kicked back to the residents for energy relief.
So even though I didn't get anything that wasn't on my list, I still got excited and shared in the happy shopping day.
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For those of us who don't get PFD's what exactly is it? BTW I love your blog. I finished reading it and your previous family website about two weeks ago. I did nothing around my house and stayed up until the wee hours of the morning! It was worth it!
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