Moving to the north - pitfalls?

[robkelk]

Picking the collective's brains here, since I recall there's at least one regular here who might be able to help...

My nephew's accepted a job in the far north (roughly 62° N), and he left here (roughly 45° N and two timezones east) early last week. He's mentioned
that he hasn't been feeling well (queasy and no appetite) since he got there. Is this normal? If it is, how long will it last?

And what else should he know that most folks that far north take for granted?
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Foxboy]

This may be relevant: Altitude? Like, was he near sea level and is he now in the mountains?
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

[Shepherd]

Given that he'd be up around the same level as the city of Anchorage, the extra long nights may be screwing with his inner clock and leaving him lethargic.
If that is the case, he should consider turning on more lights in his house to compensate.
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[Kurisu]

I think it's an adaptation thing... When I moved from San Diego, CA to Minnesota I was sick for 'bout a week. (I don't know... maybe I was purging.
I was coughing up alot of stuff during that time.)
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[Florin]

All sorts of things could be causing it... the aforementioned extra long nights (which will soon be extra long days), altitude, humidity, etc. It could even be
completly unrelated to the move, maybe someone he worked with gave him a bug.
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[Wiregeek]

eh, dose for symptoms and give it a month.

Since you aren't comfortable giving exact locations, here's the five-point-plan for a new fish in Alaska/Anchorage.

1) Get an AWD/4WD vehicle. FWD is less desirable, RWD is asking for trouble. none of these will help you stop quicker, or, really, handle better, but they make
life up here a LOT easier.

2) Get good winter tires. Studded or Studless (Blizzak/Michelin X-Ice). All Weather tires aren't.

3) Stop tailgating. Keep a sane following distance (I hold a 4 second following at 75), and you'll stay out of the ditch and the emergency room.

4) IF you suffer from SAD, get a SAD light ASAP and use it. A workout regimen can also help counteract SAD.

5) If you have/enjoy an outdoor hobby (Hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, etc), acquire and become comfortable with a .45 calibre handgun, unless you plan on
staying in developed areas. Wildlife can and will end you.
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[robkelk]

Thanks, all.

Sorry, didn't realize specific locations were really important - he's moved from Ottawa to Yellowknife. (Roughly the same altitude, I believe. Ottawa
has three rivers and a canal; Yellowknife's on a large lake.)

And he doesn't have a vehicle yet - he was going to buy one when he got there, but discovered (a) this is the season for road gravel chipping paint and
windshields, and (b) taxi rides cost the same as the payments plus gas would. He's thinking of a pickup truck instead of a car - is this a good idea?
(He's working for one of the "local" airlines; I keep forgetting which.)

No outdoor hobbies, unless you count flying...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Star Ranger4]

Yellowknife.... Hey, thats where the Ice roads to the diamond mines start!
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[Wiregeek]

Trucks are awesome. I am The Guy With The Truck. Up in Yellowknife, I'd expect to see more trucks than cars.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

[jpub]

It's probably traveller's sickness. The microbes et. al. kicking around the area are going to be different. Once he gets used to it things should get
better.

I had a similar problem when I went from Saskatoon to Washington DC.

[Kurisu]

robkelk wrote:

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No outdoor hobbies, unless you count flying...

Depends... is he doing it with or without mechanical assistance?

Going through the air with no means of safely landing with no injuries, in my book, is called being flung.
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DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain...

[robkelk]

Up in Yellowknife, I'd expect to see more trucks than cars.

My nephew reports "it seems to be about a 70/30 split truck/car"
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[robkelk]

And he's coming back to Ottawa. Last hired, first laid off...

Thanks for the help, anyway.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012