Day:283, Words:283

The swimming pool is good to go. After being closed for the summer, there were the inevitable delays associated with getting the temperature up to a comfortable level and the chlorine levels down to a non life threatening level. For a facility that is shared and enjoyed by all from ages 2 to 102, it is tricky to find the conditions that suit everyone. The result is a pool with more salt, less chlorine and a temperature that sits well with toddlers splashing and pensioners wading.

The good old debate continues in the Alta newspaper. Should there be a hospital in Alta? The town is the largest and the fastest growing in Finnmark. The population of Alta is over 20,000 compared to Hammerfest's 9000, where the only hospital of West Finnmark is situated. The debate has raged through the newspapers and over the social networks for years now. The politics have started to get ugly and the lines between allies and enemies have begun to blur.

I couldn't help notice the junk mail has begun to have a wintery feel to it. A 16 page advertisment from one of the major sport retailers is full of woolen underwear and puffy jackets. The price of warm underwear ranges from around 100 to 250 kroner. There are socks for 80 kroner and gloves for 500. The hiking shoes vary greatly in price, from 300 to a whopping 2100 kroner. The jackets start at 1000 kroner, while quality warmth and comfort will cost you 3000 kroner. In other shops, jackets with a similar style but a different brand name can cost the purchaser up to 7000 big ones. My first three cars cost less than that.

 

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