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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Sep 12, 2007, at 10:47 AM, <eureka AT hctc.net> <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

> Finding a new place to spend the rest of our lives is not
> feasible until my husband retires 3-5 years...and what's
> to say it wouldn't happen again?

Choose land far away from land that is desirable for intensive  
agriculture or housing development.

> There are plenty of
> people with big bucks hankering to retire,ready to clear
> the land to plant WalMart shrubbery.

They all want to be close to WalMart or even more upscale shops.
> Is there any affordable product out there that could make
> a large running quilt wall of cotton sheets, etc.
> waterproof to the elements? If it could last 10 years it
> might give us time to plug in landscaping as we can afford
> it.

The only thing that comes to mind is poly shade netting.