Mosey
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2002
- Messages
- 1,571
- Location
- Conifer, Colorado
- Tractor
- 2000 New Holland TC29D with 7308 FEL, and top & tilt. 1950 John Deere B. 1940 Farmall A.
What do you like the most about rural living? What do you like the least? I’m sure some things will be regarded in opposite ways. For example, if you’re young and have kids to run back and forth to ball practice, then the distance is a real pain, but if you’re retired then you probably love being way out there. Here are my pros/cons to start off:
Pros:
When it gets quiet, it gets real QUIET. No constant “hum” or background noise like in the city. Of course, that’s not until after everyone in the area settles down for the night.
When it gets dark, it gets real DARK. No “city glow” or blinking lights all night. Great for star gazing and watching fireflies.
Lots of room to drive a tractor!
Lots of room for a big garden.
Lots of room for the kids to play, fly kites, etc. The main reason I’m here!
Beautiful scenery. Open fields, trees, and forests look much better than buildings.
Privacy. I can still remember my city days when I’d go in the back yard to grill out and the neighbors would be watching me.
Fresh air.
No covenants. If I want to put up a TV antenna, I can do it. If I want to let my grass get a little tall, I can.
Cons:
Sometimes the lack of rules is a disadvantage. Stray dogs wandering around cause problems by digging holes, barking at night, chewing on my rolls of drain tile stored in the woods, etc. Neighbors dogs barking at night keeps me awake sometimes (we live in a valley that echoes and somebody’s dog is real loud).
Inconvenient to go to the store just for some little thing.
It’s gets expensive going back and forth to town.
Pizza places don’t deliver this far out.
Pros:
When it gets quiet, it gets real QUIET. No constant “hum” or background noise like in the city. Of course, that’s not until after everyone in the area settles down for the night.
When it gets dark, it gets real DARK. No “city glow” or blinking lights all night. Great for star gazing and watching fireflies.
Lots of room to drive a tractor!
Lots of room for a big garden.
Lots of room for the kids to play, fly kites, etc. The main reason I’m here!
Beautiful scenery. Open fields, trees, and forests look much better than buildings.
Privacy. I can still remember my city days when I’d go in the back yard to grill out and the neighbors would be watching me.
Fresh air.
No covenants. If I want to put up a TV antenna, I can do it. If I want to let my grass get a little tall, I can.
Cons:
Sometimes the lack of rules is a disadvantage. Stray dogs wandering around cause problems by digging holes, barking at night, chewing on my rolls of drain tile stored in the woods, etc. Neighbors dogs barking at night keeps me awake sometimes (we live in a valley that echoes and somebody’s dog is real loud).
Inconvenient to go to the store just for some little thing.
It’s gets expensive going back and forth to town.
Pizza places don’t deliver this far out.