Rural Bashing?

[Streetcar]

I wonder about the people that want to live in a rural subdivision. I think the worst of both worlds, lots of close neighbors and long drive to stores etc.

 

[MountainWoods]

My favorite line is " I'd be afraid living way. OUT THERE in the dark. I just laugh and tell them that the vast majority of criminal riff raff tend to live and ply their trades under those bright city lights. Besides most folks out here are equipped to defend themselves which makes us much less attractive victims. Then there is that infectious disease called the HOA and we want absolutely no part of that insanity. :thumbdown:

I had a good friend at work (before I retired) that came out to our place for a Day At the Farm, but he didn't bring his wife. He said that she was deathly afraid of the country, and wouldn't even buy a house at the edge of town, next to the farm fields. Like farm fields are going to eat you or something. At least he had a great day at the farm.
My brothers and I used to have a term: Freak of Synthetics -- someone who is so "man made" that they can't stand anything natural.

 

[Gary Fowler]

All our friends and relatives love to come out to "the farm" for visits when they can. They all love the peaceful serenity of being in the country where they can unwind from the rigors of city life and work. I have not had one person, young or old that did not love it and not one ever downgraded anyone for living in the country.

Unfortunately all those who visited had to go back to the city to work for a living. Not many ways to make a decent living in the country now days. You just about have to be retired or independently wealthy in order to live "way out in the sticks" like I do. The only jobs around here is in the service industry like government, teaching or sales.

The "way out in the sticks" is really a misnomer since time wise, I can be in town for shopping or at the hospital in 20 minutes which is less time than it took me to get to shopping or hospital when I lived in the suburbs of Houston Texas.

 

[MountainWoods]

Never really heard of Rural bashing before, sounds like we need a government study to find out what's this is all about, we dont want this to get out of hand...

If they'll just give me $15.2M, I'll be happy to look into it.

 

[vvanders]

All our friends and relatives love to come out to "the farm" for visits when they can. They all love the peaceful serenity of being in the country where they can unwind from the rigors of city life and work. I have not had one person, young or old that did not love it and not one ever downgraded anyone for living in the country.

Unfortunately all those who visited had to go back to the city to work for a living. Not many ways to make a decent living in the country now days. You just about have to be retired or independently wealthy in order to live "way out in the sticks" like I do. The only jobs around here is in the service industry like government, teaching or sales.

The "way out in the sticks" is really a misnomer since time wise, I can be in town for shopping or at the hospital in 20 minutes which is less time than it took me to get to shopping or hospital when I lived in the suburbs of Houston Texas.

I know more than a few people who work in tech that swing it(myself included). Assuming you can get reasonably faster internet(25mbit+) it's possible to make happen. Takes the right mindset and you have to find a company who's culture supports it but definitely opens up options.

I certainly miss none of the traffic, congestion or crazy city codes($100 to get a "permit" to fix a simple 4' fence, please!).

 

[check]

All our friends and relatives love to come out to "the farm" for visits when they can. They all love the peaceful serenity of being in the country where they can unwind from the rigors of city life and work. I have not had one person, young or old that did not love it and not one ever downgraded anyone for living in the country. Unfortunately all those who visited had to go back to the city to work for a living. Not many ways to make a decent living in the country now days. You just about have to be retired or independently wealthy in order to live "way out in the sticks" like I do. The only jobs around here is in the service industry like government, teaching or sales. The "way out in the sticks" is really a misnomer since time wise, I can be in town for shopping or at the hospital in 20 minutes which is less time than it took me to get to shopping or hospital when I lived in the suburbs of Houston Texas.

Yup. Like I said, the city slickers that I know just LOVE the country, and many say they wish they could live there and still work at their city jobs. (Actually, at my work we are fairly close to the highway and more than a few of my coworkers do live in the country and commute.)

 

[Oldpath05]

If they'll just give me $15.2M, I'll be happy to look into it.

I want a piece of that pie, give me $1 M and I'll help you out, I'd work from 12-1 with hour off for lunch........

 

[bigtiller]

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I certainly miss none of the traffic, congestion or crazy city

I wanted to mow the north fence last week but I drove the 2720 to the end of the driveway I had to wait for 4 cars to go by. That's never happened before.

 

[Redneck in training]

That is crazy traffic jam.

 

[Wagtail]

I wanted to mow the north fence last week but I drove the 2720 to the end of the driveway I had to wait for 4 cars to go by. That's never happened before.

I feel your pain & frustration, Mate. During the Summer 'tourist season' it once took an entire minute before I could walk across the main street, here in St Helens! :shocked:

Mind you, there are no traffic lights in my town. There are also no STOP signs here either, only yield. Those are only found in the 'Big Smoke' like Launceston or Hobart.

Imagine that!