Why we live in the country

[dmccarty]

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As for terminology, the funniest one I've heard was from a female, said she had to "shake the dew off her lilly".

Oh My but that is funny.

How about I have to go drain the monster? :laughing:

Gots to go look up post #31....

Later,
Dan

 

[troutsqueezer]

Mine has always been "I have to go see a man about an elephant"...

 

[blueriver]

Yes! I dont even understand those lights on the transformer pole farms have. I prefer the natural moon light or darkness.

When we moved to our place from suburbs it took me a while to get used to walk the house in the dark at night. At suburbs, you always have light from the street reaching in.

When I bought this farm it had two security lights ... 1st order of business was to have them removed ... I know them probably don't use a lot of juice .. just makes me wonder how many Billions of these lights are in use and what does it cost?

 

[blueriver]

And now back to the thread at hand ... Not that I don't like people. BUT I like being secluded, private ... I like the farm life, the livestock, my equipment and a cold drink on a hot summer night looking into the sky ... or a fire in the outside pit ... the geese on the ponds, the wild Turkey and yes even the howl of the coyotes ... don't like them getting the chickens!!

 

[weldingisfun]

Hard to answer that one without saying "because they can". For some, part of the enticement to living "in the country" is to have more freedom to do what they wish with their property. No irksome city ordinances or homeowner's association BS. No one can prevent them from putting up those privacy fences (though, like you said, why you'd want one out in the country is a mystery), having half-a-dozen dogs, going out to the back 40 to squeeze off a few rounds of target practice, putting in a garden wherever they choose, etc.

I could agree with you Lost, if they had the 40 acres. The folks I am talking about are the ones who move out to "the country" in the "country subdivisions" with lots ranging from 1.5 to 3 acres. Basically what they are doing is bringing the suburbs to the country with them and then doing all those things I mentioned in post #43.

 

[LostInTheWoods]

I could agree with you Lost, if they had the 40 acres. The folks I am talking about are the ones who move out to "the country" in the "country subdivisions" with lots ranging from 1.5 to 3 acres. Basically what they are doing is bringing the suburbs to the country with them and then doing all those things I mentioned in post #43.

Ahhhh. I see what you mean, now.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

What gets me is the people who move out here, buy a horse or two, ride it once or twice and just let it languish from then on. I see them often, a single horse, usually just standing in one corner of the fence line, looking lonely and unhappy. I don't know maybe he isn't but he sure looks like it to me.

Yes, the horse is desperately unhappy. Horses are herd animals. I blame it on the little girls, who think they have to have a horse but won't take care of it. When I was a kid, my parents gave in to my younger sister, and bought a beautiful half Arab half quarter horse filly for her. She was 11 years old, and had no clue what to do with a horse. It took the horse about 20 minutes to figure out it was smarter than the little girl, and from then on she was totally intimidated. Taking care of the horse fell to me, and I didn't want a horse. I was the only one who rode it, fed it, curried it or trimmed its hooves. I was taking care of cattle, so the horse saw me twice a day, and got curried on weekends. When I went to college, my dad got rid of the cows (too much work without me around), so that horse stood in that pasture by itself for the next 20 years. When I came home to visit, if a horse could cry it would have had tears in its eyes. It was always frantic for company. It would have been kinder to send it to the slaughterhouse, but there are no horse slaughterhouses left in America.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Yes! I dont even understand those lights on the transformer pole farms have. I prefer the natural moon light or darkness.

All pole lights do is ruin your night vision. When I bought this place, one of the first things I did was call the power company and have them removed. They said, "But we don't install them any more. If you take them down, you will have to put in your own lights." Suits me fine.

Fortunately, I own both sides of the county road for 1/4 mile, and the minimum lot size here is 80 acres. I have a dark sky site. When I turn out the house lights, there is no artificial light visible anywhere. Even at that, it is a rare night that is so dark I need a flashlight. The stars, comets, planets and moon give enough light to see by.