{"id":1006,"date":"2021-10-22T19:34:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T23:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derfmagazine.com\/home\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2021-10-22T19:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T23:40:57","slug":"eskimo-melts-igloo-to-avoid-bank-repossession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derfmagazine.com\/home\/business\/eskimo-melts-igloo-to-avoid-bank-repossession\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskimo melts igloo to avoid bank repossession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NOME, ALASKA&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; After being notified by his bank that his home would be seized for non-payment, Nerro Miktok spent weeks wondering what to do. After some thought, Nerro decided to not let the bank get the best of him, and melted his igloo to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a very liberating experience,\u201d Miktok stated. \u201cThose greedy bankers were ready to come and kick me out of this place, probably hook it up to a dog sled and take it away. Looks like they\u2019re going to need to bring a wet-dry vac instead.\u201d<br><br>Mr. Miktok began the process of melting his home by simply playing with a disposable lighter against the ceiling. Other family members helped out with the job using a welding flame and a hair dryer.<br><br>\u201cI hope the bank arrives to take this small pond before it evaporates.\u201d said a laughing Miktok while eating seal jerky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miktok and his wife say they have plans to build a new home out of a half ton supply of whale blubber they received as a wedding gift back in the nineties when whale blubber prices were at an all time low.<br><br>Miktok\u2019s bold move against the bank comes as similar situations have been happening around the country. 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