Would you move?

taras · 11-24-2002, 09:52 AM

All the regulars would know what happened to me, getting robbed and all. Got a chance to move to the country again, but am divided on it.
Lots of pros, lots of cons as well. The pros are obvious that' it's safer, quieter, and you know your neighbours, The cons are that with medical problems I'd have to travel a good distance to see a regular Dr., let alone my specialists. However the cost of that is weighed out by renting twice the size place, for 1/2 the money, and dis-ability covering a good chunk of the cost.
The major draw backs are I'd have to make new friends, and rarely go out, not that there's anywhere to go in a town of 900!!
Seriously if a guys single, it is a hard choice to move to a place with 3 men for every girl, and generally only 3 teeth for every girl also.
I would miss public transportation, but gain a town wide curfew on kids. Miss a daily paper, but gain a place where the vandalizem of 1 car makes the front page of the weekly one.
Any opinions?

oneastrix · 11-24-2002, 09:56 AM

I miss living in the small towns. I left a small town to move to a town of over a million people. I regret several things about moving, but it was necessary for the job....

Lower cost of living would give you a chance to get back on your feet after the string of bad luck you've had....

alan c. · 11-24-2002, 09:57 AM

Man country living sounds good but for myself I am just to used to the convenience of the city. Although my wife wouldn't agree with me.

tommy · 11-24-2002, 10:57 AM

sinse i live in the country i would say move to the country. no sirens and alot less action.then you can plan weekend trips to the city . it would give you something to look forward to if you lived in the country . i don't care for the city.you got too watch how you shoot you'er guns. in the country you don't have this problem.

11-24-2002, 11:08 AM

I moved from Atlanta to Rural south Alabama almost a year aga and have since gone native..I've sworn off the cities...

Dallas · 11-24-2002, 11:08 AM

If your medical condition is not immediately life threatening if you become ill, I'd say head for the country. With internet access and satelite/cable tv available, what are you going to miss in the city? Other than an occasional fine restuarant meal, I can't think of any.

Oxford · 11-24-2002, 11:10 AM

Taras:

Maybe a move to the small town for a couple of years would be good for you. It could give you a sense of security after living next to that thug in your old apartment building. Rent is usually lower, too.

With the development of some personal acquaintances you could get permission to hunt on some farmers properties. Also, there could be some good target shooting sites in the rural area that you could get permission to use.

On the down side it seems that everyone eventually finds out about your personal business. Will they accept the fact that you're a gun enthusiast or will they freak out?

Also, it is usually difficult for a "new guy in town" to get treated very friendly. The "old guard" is slow to accept someone new.

Any strange car in your driveway becomes the target of nosy neighbors.

Medical help you require may be limited in the small town, too. How far is it to a good hospital?

The availability of good housing is sometimes difficult to find in smaller towns.

The reason I'm speaking out is because I've "been there, done that". I was raised on a farm adjacent to a town of 300. Nearly everyone was related or had relatives in the area for many years prior.

For some of the above reasons I eventually moved to the K.C., MO metropolitian area to take advantage of job opportunities and to have some personal privacy.

Oxford :nod:

NRAJOE · 11-24-2002, 11:40 AM

Canned Heat Lyrics : Going Up The Country Lyric

I'm going up the country, babe don't you wanna go
I'm going up the country, babe don't you wanna go
I'm going to some place where I've never been before
I'm going, I'm going where the water tastes like wine
Well I'm going where the water tastes like wine
We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the time
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away
All this fussing and fighting, man, you know I sure can't stay
Now baby, pack your leaving trunk, you know we've got to leave today
Just exactly where we're going I cannot say, but We might even leave
the USA 'Cause there's a brand new game that I want to play
No use of you running, or screaming and crying
'Cause you've got a home as long as I've got mine

:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

taras · 11-24-2002, 03:37 PM

Yep, the privacy thing is true. Plus the town folk don't like strangers all the time, it takes a while, I found that out the hard way. But I've been to this town before, and have a sister living there.

PAPA G · 02-04-2003, 08:14 PM

did he ever move??? i know he has had his share of difficulties. anyone ever get any word from him???

jerry · 02-04-2003, 08:18 PM

I miss the 'ole fart too. I can't remember if he did move? Think he did because he said something 'bout not having access to a computer for a while.

oneastrix · 02-04-2003, 08:56 PM

I thought about that myself recently......maybe I'll shoot him an email.....he might get it eventually......how old do ya figure he is?

Doglips · 02-05-2003, 05:44 AM

I know every few months or so I go to United country realty.com and look at the "cheep" land..houses out in the sticks...towns with 9,000 people or so.....would love to live were the only "crack" people talk about is in sidewalks not for smokeing.....a lot depends on what you want...and situations such as employment..medical needs..family ect. My wife and kids put the kebosh on moveing to the sticks.....and dateing is something wifee poo dont like me doing...so # of women in an area not a big factor to me. But if you find a place you like (maybe spend a few weekends there....and your needs can be meet.........the follow your hart.

dhermesc · 02-05-2003, 08:05 AM

If he is like me he doesn't have local access to the net. It would get pretty expensive to make a long distance call every time you signed on.

Dale · 02-05-2003, 10:43 AM

dhermesc,

The answer to that is satalite. When I moved was out here a standard television antenna would get you diddly but made a great lightning rod, though. So, I went with DirecTV.

Dish companies are becoming ever so competative with the dial-up internet market that, for nearly the price of other ISPs, you can go satalite with unlimited use.

I get tons more channels with my dish than I ever did with cable for about the same price. Tack on my ISP service I might be paying, perhaps, $8 more? Something like that.

Plus, I have a sneaking hunch that satalite will be the only way to go eventually...but, I might be wrong.

At any rate, I surely hope taurus is OK.

NRAJOE · 02-05-2003, 11:28 AM

Was thinking about Taras a couple of days ago....hope he's ok.... he was alright for a Canadian!

Stopper · 02-05-2003, 04:22 PM

Ya, he is alright for a Canook, hehehehe.

I am biased as I live out in the sticks and I wouldn't have it any other way. We have to plan ahead when going to the store and such, don't want to end up hitting the store every night.

But we are only 12 miles out of town, so it ain't so bad. Far enough away to love the solitude but close enough to get things when we need them.

As for being single and living out in the boonies - well, that I leave to you. I was in Juneau Alaska for 3 years and only had a girlfriend for the last 6 months - did get a little action here and there but being alone out inthe sticks can make a man crazy and I mean crazy.

I would get some strange looks when we got back into Juneau after fishing for 4 months straight - I must have looked pretty darn horny cause all the women were on the other side of the bar watching me real close and keeping tabs on thier numbers making sure I didn't run off with one of 'em.

NRAJOE · 02-05-2003, 04:49 PM

Hey Stopper, bears and beavers don't count as "action"...well maybe the "beavers"!

Doglips · 02-05-2003, 05:19 PM

We could give him france...avter we invade on the way back from the desert....director for life status.....only problem is YOU have to clean the country

Stopper · 02-05-2003, 08:19 PM

Joe, obviously you haven't been to Alaska and spent a winter up there - bears count.

11-24-2002, 09:52 AM	#1
taras Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Apt.402-24 Carlton st. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. R3C 1P1 Posts: 403	Would you move? All the regulars would know what happened to me, getting robbed and all. Got a chance to move to the country again, but am divided on it. Lots of pros, lots of cons as well. The pros are obvious that' it's safer, quieter, and you know your neighbours, The cons are that with medical problems I'd have to travel a good distance to see a regular Dr., let alone my specialists. However the cost of that is weighed out by renting twice the size place, for 1/2 the money, and dis-ability covering a good chunk of the cost. The major draw backs are I'd have to make new friends, and rarely go out, not that there's anywhere to go in a town of 900!! Seriously if a guys single, it is a hard choice to move to a place with 3 men for every girl, and generally only 3 teeth for every girl also. I would miss public transportation, but gain a town wide curfew on kids. Miss a daily paper, but gain a place where the vandalizem of 1 car makes the front page of the weekly one. Any opinions? __________________ If ya don't vote, don't ***** !!!

11-24-2002, 09:56 AM	#2
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	I miss living in the small towns. I left a small town to move to a town of over a million people. I regret several things about moving, but it was necessary for the job.... Lower cost of living would give you a chance to get back on your feet after the string of bad luck you've had.... __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

11-24-2002, 09:57 AM	#3
alan c. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pasadena,Tejas - also known as Texas Posts: 3,767 Images: 15	Man country living sounds good but for myself I am just to used to the convenience of the city. Although my wife wouldn't agree with me. __________________ God Bless. From Tejas -- formerly known as Texas.

11-24-2002, 11:10 AM	#7
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Pro's and Con's of living in a small community. Taras: Maybe a move to the small town for a couple of years would be good for you. It could give you a sense of security after living next to that thug in your old apartment building. Rent is usually lower, too. With the development of some personal acquaintances you could get permission to hunt on some farmers properties. Also, there could be some good target shooting sites in the rural area that you could get permission to use. On the down side it seems that everyone eventually finds out about your personal business. Will they accept the fact that you're a gun enthusiast or will they freak out? Also, it is usually difficult for a "new guy in town" to get treated very friendly. The "old guard" is slow to accept someone new. Any strange car in your driveway becomes the target of nosy neighbors. Medical help you require may be limited in the small town, too. How far is it to a good hospital? The availability of good housing is sometimes difficult to find in smaller towns. The reason I'm speaking out is because I've "been there, done that". I was raised on a farm adjacent to a town of 300. Nearly everyone was related or had relatives in the area for many years prior. For some of the above reasons I eventually moved to the K.C., MO metropolitian area to take advantage of job opportunities and to have some personal privacy. Oxford :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right". Last edited by Oxford; 11-24-2002 at 05:25 PM.

11-24-2002, 11:40 AM	#8
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Country dude!!!!!!!!! Canned Heat Lyrics : Going Up The Country Lyric I'm going up the country, babe don't you wanna go I'm going up the country, babe don't you wanna go I'm going to some place where I've never been before I'm going, I'm going where the water tastes like wine Well I'm going where the water tastes like wine We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the time I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away All this fussing and fighting, man, you know I sure can't stay Now baby, pack your leaving trunk, you know we've got to leave today Just exactly where we're going I cannot say, but We might even leave the USA 'Cause there's a brand new game that I want to play No use of you running, or screaming and crying 'Cause you've got a home as long as I've got mine :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

11-24-2002, 10:57 AM	#4
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,034 Images: 6	sinse i live in the country i would say move to the country. no sirens and alot less action.then you can plan weekend trips to the city . it would give you something to look forward to if you lived in the country . i don't care for the city.you got too watch how you shoot you'er guns. in the country you don't have this problem.

11-24-2002, 11:08 AM	#5
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	I moved from Atlanta to Rural south Alabama almost a year aga and have since gone native..I've sworn off the cities...

11-24-2002, 11:08 AM	#6
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,596	If your medical condition is not immediately life threatening if you become ill, I'd say head for the country. With internet access and satelite/cable tv available, what are you going to miss in the city? Other than an occasional fine restuarant meal, I can't think of any.

11-24-2002, 03:37 PM	#9
taras Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Apt.402-24 Carlton st. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. R3C 1P1 Posts: 403	Yep, the privacy thing is true. Plus the town folk don't like strangers all the time, it takes a while, I found that out the hard way. But I've been to this town before, and have a sister living there. __________________ If ya don't vote, don't ***** !!!

02-04-2003, 08:14 PM	#10
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	WHERE IS TARAS???? did he ever move??? i know he has had his share of difficulties. anyone ever get any word from him???

02-04-2003, 08:18 PM	#11
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,898 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	I miss the 'ole fart too. I can't remember if he did move? Think he did because he said something 'bout not having access to a computer for a while. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

02-04-2003, 08:56 PM	#12
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	I thought about that myself recently......maybe I'll shoot him an email.....he might get it eventually......how old do ya figure he is? __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

02-05-2003, 05:44 AM	#13
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	I know every few months or so I go to United country realty.com and look at the "cheep" land..houses out in the sticks...towns with 9,000 people or so.....would love to live were the only "crack" people talk about is in sidewalks not for smokeing.....a lot depends on what you want...and situations such as employment..medical needs..family ect. My wife and kids put the kebosh on moveing to the sticks.....and dateing is something wifee poo dont like me doing...so # of women in an area not a big factor to me. But if you find a place you like (maybe spend a few weekends there....and your needs can be meet.........the follow your hart.

02-05-2003, 08:05 AM	#14
dhermesc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: East Central Kansas Posts: 1,762	If he is like me he doesn't have local access to the net. It would get pretty expensive to make a long distance call every time you signed on. __________________ Liberty is for those that claim it.

02-05-2003, 10:43 AM	#15
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	dhermesc, The answer to that is satalite. When I moved was out here a standard television antenna would get you diddly but made a great lightning rod, though. So, I went with DirecTV. Dish companies are becoming ever so competative with the dial-up internet market that, for nearly the price of other ISPs, you can go satalite with unlimited use. I get tons more channels with my dish than I ever did with cable for about the same price. Tack on my ISP service I might be paying, perhaps, $8 more? Something like that. Plus, I have a sneaking hunch that satalite will be the only way to go eventually...but, I might be wrong. At any rate, I surely hope taurus is OK. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

02-05-2003, 11:28 AM	#16
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Was thinking about Taras a couple of days ago....hope he's ok.... he was alright for a Canadian! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-05-2003, 04:22 PM	#17
Stopper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansass Posts: 2,211 Images: 1	Ya, he is alright for a Canook, hehehehe. I am biased as I live out in the sticks and I wouldn't have it any other way. We have to plan ahead when going to the store and such, don't want to end up hitting the store every night. But we are only 12 miles out of town, so it ain't so bad. Far enough away to love the solitude but close enough to get things when we need them. As for being single and living out in the boonies - well, that I leave to you. I was in Juneau Alaska for 3 years and only had a girlfriend for the last 6 months - did get a little action here and there but being alone out inthe sticks can make a man crazy and I mean crazy. I would get some strange looks when we got back into Juneau after fishing for 4 months straight - I must have looked pretty darn horny cause all the women were on the other side of the bar watching me real close and keeping tabs on thier numbers making sure I didn't run off with one of 'em. __________________ They should have stopped at "Congress shall make no law"

02-05-2003, 04:49 PM	#18
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Hey Stopper, bears and beavers don't count as "action"...well maybe the "beavers"! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-05-2003, 05:19 PM	#19
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	We could give him france...avter we invade on the way back from the desert....director for life status.....only problem is YOU have to clean the country

02-05-2003, 08:19 PM	#20
Stopper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansass Posts: 2,211 Images: 1	Joe, obviously you haven't been to Alaska and spent a winter up there - bears count. __________________ They should have stopped at "Congress shall make no law"