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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

I still love all the reasons I picked this place. Distance from nearest mall 
and Starbucks (about 50 miles) is still a plus to me. My sister moved to 
Maine and lives with black flies, so biting insects were something I looked 
into...we have a few deer flies, but few mosquitoes or other pests. I put up 
with the long, cold winters to get the beautiful not-humid summers (with 
plenty of rain).

I'd add 'ability to find a job' to the things I'd want in an area. Coming 
from the city, where one could always find some kind of job, it never 
occurred to me that I wouldn't be able to find even a minimum wage job (I've 
dumbed down my resume and removed anything that gives a hint of my age; I'll 
see if that helps). I like the fact that there isn't a competitve, upscale 
job market (and the yuppies that come with it), but it means I'm fighting 
the high school kids for a job a Micky D's. Cost of living is low here, but 
not low enough to get by with NO money.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] The definition of "rural"


>
> 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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