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The North vs South thing is easy. For him, it's emotional. It's his  
home. For me, it's all about ease of lifestyle. I want to be able to  
keep feeding my sheep in my lambie jammies and not 17 layers of  
underwear. and polar fleece. That's it. In the end, if he feels it's  
really, really important to him to go back north, that's what we'll  
do. I'm just hoping in the meantime to come across something he can't  
resist someplace that isn't South Quebec.

I meant whacky political choices!  : D




On Mar 28, 2008, at 4:38 PM, Gene GeRue wrote:
> >
>
> Whacky choices increase odds of failure. I got all twelve of the items
> I put on my criteria list. Depending on the edition you scored, my
> criteria list is on page 54 of the 2nd edition and page 40 of the 3rd
> edition. If you have not yet found a copy in a library or used book
> outlet or can't afford a copy or simply think it's a waste of money, I
> will happily loan you one.
>
> If none of the above interests you, at least read my Twenty Essential
> Steps To Buying Rural Property Right, on my web site: www.ruralize.com
>
> It is critical to reduce wants, needs, dreams, fantasies and must-
> haves to writing. Focus on those features of the natural and human
> world that allow and encourage your lifestyle choices. Once you and
> Roy have written your criteria lists independently of each other and
> then read the other's, you will more likely respect differences and be
> able to evolve to compromises that both of you can be happy with.
> There are good communities and good people in all the states. North-
> why? South-why? People in Vermont do indeed act different than people
> in Georgia. So does the weather. Long lists of pros and cons for each
> area can easily be written.
>
> Resist impatience. Today's mistaken choice is much more wrenching to
> remedy in a few years than carefully dealing with today's angst.