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

> Even under the best of conditions the return to the urban life rarely 
> works
> out like the homesteader refugee imagines.  Yes indeed!  If I was only in 
> X
> urban center, why, with my wit and charm and skills, I'd be such a 
> success.  The
> only reason I'm unhappy is because I'm stuck here on this rural farm!

This is actually true of my ex. He seems happy now that he's no longer stuck 
on the farm. He rents a room in a friend's house and has all his shopping, 
cooking and cleaning done for him (she's a 'mother-enabler' type...I don't 
think it's a romantic relationship...he needs a mother more than a lover). 
His employer, besides a big salary, gives him a laptop, cell phone, and 
company vehicle. He doesn't have responsibility for even a houseplant, so he 
can pick up and travel for work at 10 minutes notice, and be gone for weeks 
living on a lavish expense account without a  care. It's the life he always 
wanted...be free to travel and have someone else pay you for it AND pick up 
the tab.

I'm a 'rooted' sort of person, and I fret when I'm away from home. That kind 
of life, or even having a partner who lived that life, would kill me.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA