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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jan 23, 2008, at 11:14 PM, Marie McHarry wrote:

> . When a
> local farmer bought the land around me and stopped by to tell me he
> was going to farm it, I all but kissed him.

I have read that Vermonters give special dispensation to dairy farmers.
> The thing that may save me is that this is a poor county, the majority
> of people who live here are seriously cheap

In Ozark County there is tension between natives and newcomers.  
Natives, no matter how poor, are independent and want the least  
government possible. Newcomers want more and faster services. This  
shows at every election.
> Before I was a cell thane,

Why, we practically have royalty among us!

>  My mother, who
> lived right, had the same problem: she managed, however, to always
> land on her face  (until she figured out what the problem was and
> started using a walker, though she hated the GD walker), so she never
> dislocated anything.

Marie, have you considered wearing a face mask, like hockey goal  
tenders? Or at least a helmet?

> All I need is insurance.

A sadly common condition.