Thomas
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When they ask such question/questions,just reword there question back to them. 
Rural Bashing?
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What I hear most is the issue of being so far from both high quality (state of the art facilities) and emergency medical care and assistance...after that it's mostly..."but you have to drive so far to get groceries" etc...then the argument tends to go back the other way to how bad it sucks to live in this armpit of a city or that armpit of a city...!
CADplans
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My rural county is having quite the opposite trend.
MANY Millennials are moving to my county,,, the ones that can afford the lifestyle.
The suburb trends are becoming a thing of the past, the Millennials are tired of "keeping up with the Jones' "
My daughter moved near me 2.5 years ago, over a dozen of her friends , young professionals, have followed.
Dozens more would move today, if they could find the right place.
The Millennials are patrolling the county every weekend,, waiting for something to come on the market.
They like the lifestyle,, I guess,,
I have lived there since 1982,,
Sometimes, those Millennials visit my daughter, and look at my place like vultures,,
They wonder who will get my place when the wife and I pass,,
I have had to tell several,, I have no interest in selling,,,
MANY Millennials are moving to my county,,, the ones that can afford the lifestyle.
The suburb trends are becoming a thing of the past, the Millennials are tired of "keeping up with the Jones' "
My daughter moved near me 2.5 years ago, over a dozen of her friends , young professionals, have followed.
Dozens more would move today, if they could find the right place.
The Millennials are patrolling the county every weekend,, waiting for something to come on the market.
They like the lifestyle,, I guess,,
I have lived there since 1982,,
Sometimes, those Millennials visit my daughter, and look at my place like vultures,,
They wonder who will get my place when the wife and I pass,,
I have had to tell several,, I have no interest in selling,,,
Sigarms
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Who cares?
k0ua
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Best answer yet. The guy that was ragging on the OP, was just a dick. And a dick he will always be. And who cares.
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There is no reason I can think of that makes sense to bash someone's choice to live where they want and can afford to live.
However, if you live in a rural area and like it then it's probably because of some specific freedoms that you have living there. If you cherish those you probably should be concerned about your city cousins and how they view things.
The population is concentrated in urban areas. Not everyone living rural is conservative but they tend to be more conservative than city dwellers. There are inherent conflicts between urban areas and rural areas in every state legislature.
I wouldn't agree that 'who cares' is a good attitude to take unless you really don't care who is telling you how you will live, work and play in the future.
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However, if you live in a rural area and like it then it's probably because of some specific freedoms that you have living there. If you cherish those you probably should be concerned about your city cousins and how they view things.
The population is concentrated in urban areas. Not everyone living rural is conservative but they tend to be more conservative than city dwellers. There are inherent conflicts between urban areas and rural areas in every state legislature.
I wouldn't agree that 'who cares' is a good attitude to take unless you really don't care who is telling you how you will live, work and play in the future.
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buckeyefarmer
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I had some city folks out recently, and they had a blast as i rode them around in the ranger.
crash325
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i thank the Lord every day for the time & the way I grew up & the way we lived. Born in 1939, now just a grouchy old fart all by my self. 25 Miles to the edge of the city. At times that is a pain in the butt.
Today I did forget several things, but the Dolor General has most of them. It's about 5 miles away. 3 Of them on a bad dirt road.
Very little noise unless I make it. 1 Place south of me, up for sale & no one there. Across the easement is another person, rarely out.
Have a friend 400 yards away. If he makes noise I don't even know it.
No night lights or side walks, just me & my mutts. Main mutt rarely barks. Could shoot bunny's, Or get a dozen quail or doves with 1 shot. Nope never happen. Feed the birds & rabbits get their share as well, plus some squirrels .
Fire department will show up in time to put out the embers of what is left.
That's all for now
Today I did forget several things, but the Dolor General has most of them. It's about 5 miles away. 3 Of them on a bad dirt road.
Very little noise unless I make it. 1 Place south of me, up for sale & no one there. Across the easement is another person, rarely out.
Have a friend 400 yards away. If he makes noise I don't even know it.
No night lights or side walks, just me & my mutts. Main mutt rarely barks. Could shoot bunny's, Or get a dozen quail or doves with 1 shot. Nope never happen. Feed the birds & rabbits get their share as well, plus some squirrels .
Fire department will show up in time to put out the embers of what is left.
That's all for now
Those dollar stores are really showing up everywhere now, and one tiny problem/blessing of being out in the country is sometimes you have to be your own first Responder.