Subject: Re: [Homestead] The definition of "rural"
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:56:17 -0700 (PDT)
Please elaborate, if you please. I am confused why your "like minded"
friends with whom you socialized moved away to socialize with someone
else with similar (to you) like mindedness. Are they just moving to a metro
area for the arts and nightlife. I am confused. Thanks...bobford
--- On Fri, 7/11/08, eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:
>
> In retrospect, the other thing I might put on that list is
> a place where there is some evidence of like-minded
> people. Two of the three couples with which we socialize
> have moved/are moving thousands of miles away, to be
> closer to more people like us. They underestimated the
> social isolation a rural life can bring. Again, if we
> didn't have the Internet connecting us to our friends,
> we
> might not be able to handle it either.