does anybody live out in a remote surburban place away from normal life ? whats it like ? ( Archived) (57)

gillyloves69: I live in the woods, is that remote enough? Can't have dogs or cats here because the wolves and coyotes eat them.

A garden? The deer and bear finish it off before I have a chance to partake.

I have a dirt driveway that needs constant attention in the summer to keep the mud holes at bay. In the winter it takes three hours to clear the snow with the old snowblower I can barely keep running.

No curtains on my windows. Can't decide on a color. And besides, the deer enjoy watching me working in the kitchen.

I do have indoor plumbing. Quite a luxury! Especially in the winter.

My propane furnace is a secondary source of heat. I usually keep a fire going in my woodstove when I'm home. Cutting wood gives me the exercise that my old bones need to stay flexible.

In case you're interested in tidbits of information, wood warms you three times. Once when you cut it, once when you split it and once when you burn it. Hot dog! Now there's a bargain!

I could go on, but it getting late.

well i'm back now !...just rode back through the city of london on a buffalo being chased by a kangeroo !...

16. so how far are you away from the nearest shops and local town then ?

17. so what happens if you run out of petrol ( or how you people say it... gas ) ?

18.do you like deers then ?...i wonder whether they make good pets ?



well i could go on but i'll chat another time if you want to

girlnextdormouse: does anybody live out in a remote surburban place away from normal life ? whats it like ?

I do.

I live in the middle of farm country, located directly between the country mountain folk and the river town folk.
I love it.

Islander2: Well it's half way between two extremes here.
21 square mile island but 75,000 people. One high rise block! All of ten stories.
Some lovely pockets of countryside but only small.
The coasts are very varied though.
Long sandy beaches, 200 ft cliffs, and plain old rocky and barren areas. Quite a few shipwrecks around here, a couple of dozen in my lifetime, 3 big ones one winter.
The strangest place I Live is in my own head. I expect a lot of us can say that.

karmistry: I live in a small, quain town in the NW corner of CT. I got a job here a few years ago and fell in love with the area, so I decided to move here.
It's a kinda sleepy little place where you can feel really safe. I don't miss the hussle and bussle of the cities and larger towns of the past. Most people know each other around here and look out for one another too. I have made some great friendships here! It's the kind of place where the only real crime is like some kid may get his bike stolen only to find it in the park the next day or when the resident State Trooper nabs someone speeding or gets a drunk off the road.
The only drawback is that it is small-it seems ther is a lot of gossip from all the locals. I tend to stay under the radar. I like it like that-even though I live above the coffee shop.
I went out to CA with work for a month last year and when I got home, I realized I forgot to lock my door! Everything was in order in my apartment. I was truly grateful for that!

The_Kansan: I've never lived anywhere but "a remote subarban place." Although I've traveled extensively, the largest town I've ever lived in had a total of about eighteen thousand people - Small by most folks' standards - And I lived in a 'town' of about 20 people for more than 20 years before moving to Tennessee last March.

As to what it's like - I'm guess I really don't know how to answer that because I don't know what living anywhere else is like. I do know that I treasure the solitude and having to be more or less self sufficient and not dependant upon others to do everything for me.

gillyloves69: how long have you lived in guernsey then ?

Islander2: Born here. It is very small; even with the traffic (heavy) and the 35 mph max spped limit, you can drive right around it in less than an hour.
So where did I first go when I left? Africa. Obvious choice isn't it? It was a while ago. Where I went was still called Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.
Since then I've lived all over but still ended up back here about 15 years ago and simply haven't left again.

So what's your story Gilly?

Claayer: DOMI!!!!

Welcome back!!

did you have a good time in Oz??

Claayer: YAY!.. haha

Did you notice my name change? .. haha I'll tell you about that later..