[Homestead] The definition of "rural"
eureka at hctc.net
eureka at hctc.net
Fri Jul 11 13:13:52 EDT 2008
Other than being distant from perishables my homestead
doesn't provide, like good cheese, I don't miss the
proximity to shopping. I can find almost anything I need
or want on eBay for less and have it delivered to my
doorstep, and enjoy cutting out the middleman and reusing
or recycling something.
So, after 7 years of homesteading, I would now say I could
not live without a connection to the Internet.
In retrospect, the other thing I might put on that list is
a place where there is some evidence of like-minded
people. Two of the three couples with which we socialize
have moved/are moving thousands of miles away, to be
closer to more people like us. They underestimated the
social isolation a rural life can bring. Again, if we
didn't have the Internet connecting us to our friends, we
might not be able to handle it either.
--Sage
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:33:39 -0500
Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:
>
> On Jul 11, 2008, at 11:06 AM, <eureka at hctc.net> wrote:
>
>> This is how my city friends determine our "rural-ness":
>>we
>> are 75 miles from the nearest Starbucks.
>>
>> --Sage
>> Way Out in Texas
>
> Access to shopping is something I hear friends around
>here talk about.
> Even before rising gas prices. It would be most
>interesting for we
> homestead listers who have homestead property to make a
>list of the
> ten most important things to us regarding location of
>home. I suspect
> that criteria changes after one has been in a place for
>five or ten
> years.
>
> The only thing I seriously do not like about Heartwood
>is biting
> insects. It is notable that insect population was not on
>my criteria
> list in 1976. If it had been . . . ?
>
>
>
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