Hey Jack - My fireman friend had to school his mother after she put hot ashes from her wood stove in paper bags (that caught on fire).
How is the boating around Anchorage this time of year? Clamming must be awesome since the tides are so great (just dont get stuck in the mud or try to take clams from a bear). I remember when my cutter moored in Anchorage - I was on watch later that night at low tide and it was funny watching drunk crew members trying to walk back down the near vertical brow.
Do you surf or kayak? I hear that bore tide surfing is good in the Turnagain Arm.
