To go back, Mr. Haycox, is not necessarily a bad thing, regarding how Alaskans treated each other overall.

One helped their neighbour, as that neighbour would help you one day.

One helped pull a vehicle out of a ditch, as that individual may pull you out of a ditch someday.

One gave a ride in a warm vehicle in the middle of winter, simply because they needed said ride, and one could count upon another to give them the same ride should they need it.

The 'good old days', did in fact, exist, where we all of us looked out for each other, because we may soon become the other that needed looking after.

It seems that is no longer the case, for the most part.

Individuals are too caught up within their own little worlds, via smart phones and the like, to even notice a rescue vehicle, lights and sirens blaring, coming up behind them, or even approaching them from the other lane, let alone an individual within distress.

Old Alaska is one thing.

New Alaska is something else completely.