April 2, 2008
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Wow! What a little blood sugar can do!
I stumbled out of bed, fumbled around at the keyboard a bit, feeling wrung-out and leaden, while my coffee was brewing, then took breakfast back to bed with me, took my vitamins, sat there a while and got a burst of energy.
I’m back.
I might blog twice today, if I can get both things written before I have to move out to let Doug in here for the game session he skipped yesterday.
Comments (6)
I don’t have to work very hard at work. Yesterday, though, I did, and by the time I left work (after everybody else was gone), I was feeling tired and strung out. It’s amazing how good food is when your body really needs it.
It’s good to hear you are feeling better. Have you tried light therapy? I know that the dark of Alaska causes many people to have a serious lack of natural vitamin D….so perhaps a full-spectrum light might help? They sell the desk kind pretty cheap down here – not sure how much they would go for up there. I get really lethargic when it’s dark and cold down here…..
I have a question for you – I was notified by the Mat-Su assessor’s office that someone is living on my property. They were actually asking if I knew since I live out of state and the property has been vacant for the last 40+ years. I didn’t know of course, and so these people are squatting on my land. I called the Mat-Su sheriff’s dept. this morning and they basically said they could go serve an eviction notice to the individuals, but it probably wouldn’t do much good as squatters have rights too??? How can that be? I wasn’t too upset about them squatting on my land (unless they were trashing it) until I heard that I probably can’t do anything if I don’t want them to be there.
Do you see a lot of squatting in the burough? Do you see it as a problem for the land owners, or a good opportunity for those who are down and out and have nowhere else to go?
I’m glad you’re feeling stronger.
@girlymac -
Yes, I have seen a lot of squatters. I know of one cabin where a couple of my friends lived for a few years. After they moved out, my ex-husband moved in. They kept the place clean and maintained, shoveled snow off the roof, kept trees from taking root in the outbuildings. The place was sold and the new owner evicted my ex. No big deal. He had a rent-free place to live for a couple of years, they had a free caretaker.
Cabins without care routinely fall to ruin, collapsed by snow load or eaten by rot. I wish someone wanted to squat in my old place and take care of it, but it’s not fit to live in.
You didn’t mention a dwelling, only land. If you ever wanted to live on it, I guess squatters would get in your way. I’m not conversant with the details of law there. Can they get legal title after a period of time if the place is abandoned? Many people do abandon land and cabins in the Mat-Su. They come up here and buy property because it is cheap, and they have no idea what winters are like or how hard it is to find employment.
I remember a family that lived in their car in a gravel pit near here. They were squatters. Nobody around here felt anything but sympathy for them. They took odd jobs and did their best to get by. I don’t know when they left or where they went, but they aren’t there now.
Republicans don’t like the concept of squatters rights, and have been trying to change the laws. I’m more of a Libertarian mindset.
@SuSu -
I’m actually not opposed to their squatting as long as they don’t trash the land. It is an empty plot, 5 acres only zoned for a dwelling without improvements. I’m not sure what the people are living in, if it’s a car or a motorhome or trailer, etc. The other thing that worries me is the prospect of my taxes going up with someone living there – currently I pay $180 a year for the unimproved land, which isn’t so bad considering it’s been really cheap the entire time it’s been in my family. I’m not familiar with property tax laws myself.
What I think would be really cool is if they did something in return for “using” my land as a place to stay – such as planting some usable resources that can survive without care…..or clearing a permanent camp pad, etc. I eventually would like to visit again and spend some time there!
Vitamins are good stuff!