I'm so proud today to have a new friend because of SIRIUS. We got an order today from Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada. Probably our 12th or 13th order from that province.
For reference check out the Wikipedia page. Nunavut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Where the order is shipping would be a 45 hour drive north of Chicago or about 39 or 40 hours north of Minneapolis. But you can only drive so far before the roads just don't exist. From then you would have to fly in or take a dogsled or snowmobile into the town of 1800.
I decided to call the woman who ordered. She was happy to take a call from essentially a total stranger in another country and another world. We had a great talk and something really refreshing about connecting with someone from such a different place. There are a number of people in the town with SIRIUS radio. Keep in mind XM satellites would not reach that far north. A lot of the miners and workers have Sirius up there.
The town has no running water, it gets water delivered to people by a truck. It just recently got cell service a year ago. There are no trees that far north since it is simply too cold for them to grow. Many in the town don't speak English since most of the town is of Inuit decent. They live a simple life from what I can tell and yet Sirius radio is part of some of their lives now. They do have some internet as well. This woman and I are now Facebook friends. I will be sending her a care package in addition to her order. And I look forward to hearing the stories of those in the town with Sirius and how it affects their life. Wouldn't be surprised to hear a Howard 100 news story about a Stern fan or two up there either.
Thankfully Sirius radio has a big impact in some people's lives. For her, she can listen to some good dance and electronic music at home or at work.
For reference check out the Wikipedia page. Nunavut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Where the order is shipping would be a 45 hour drive north of Chicago or about 39 or 40 hours north of Minneapolis. But you can only drive so far before the roads just don't exist. From then you would have to fly in or take a dogsled or snowmobile into the town of 1800.
I decided to call the woman who ordered. She was happy to take a call from essentially a total stranger in another country and another world. We had a great talk and something really refreshing about connecting with someone from such a different place. There are a number of people in the town with SIRIUS radio. Keep in mind XM satellites would not reach that far north. A lot of the miners and workers have Sirius up there.
The town has no running water, it gets water delivered to people by a truck. It just recently got cell service a year ago. There are no trees that far north since it is simply too cold for them to grow. Many in the town don't speak English since most of the town is of Inuit decent. They live a simple life from what I can tell and yet Sirius radio is part of some of their lives now. They do have some internet as well. This woman and I are now Facebook friends. I will be sending her a care package in addition to her order. And I look forward to hearing the stories of those in the town with Sirius and how it affects their life. Wouldn't be surprised to hear a Howard 100 news story about a Stern fan or two up there either.
Thankfully Sirius radio has a big impact in some people's lives. For her, she can listen to some good dance and electronic music at home or at work.
