Well actually, from '91 thru '97 my nice neighborhood 2 bedroom apartment next to a park, with electricity, basic cable and heat included cost $525/month. The personal 1-800 phone number was $18.50/month. ($3 more for personal 800 number from regular phone, so mom could call from Seattle anytime she wanted) Durable goods from the lower 48 are right around 10% higher than Seattle area. But, how many TV sets do you buy.? There is no State income tax or sales tax. Wages are at least 20-50% higher for the same stupid job you do in Seattle, and let it be known as I state this. Seattle area has pretty much the highest income level per type of job one does. So, I stayed after early '91 laying block (mason) on one project through '97 because at the very least I was being paid $10 an hour more than any thing going on elsewhere in the lower 48, (massive hours too... I may have missed out on 3 months work in 7 years, due to lack of work) I dated a pretty girl, a breakfast waitress at a regular restaurant that was paid $13/hr, plus her tips, 'til she got tired of me.....:( Not her fault, I am just an azz. Prior to going up to work on that 'one' block job, in Tukwilla (Seattle) my 2 bedroom apartment cost $545/mo., plus $85-$140/mo. electricity with no cable tv. And most importantly, at least $10 less per hour as a mason. And sales tax. Come on. Tell me living in Anchorage Alaska is expensive. But then again, I thank God for being healthy to do Masonry as a trade & sober away from drugs & alcohol.
Darryl | Belleville, KS | Report Abuse