When my inlaws first visited they said "Goodness, you live in the middle of farmland and cornfields." Yep, and I'm fine with that.
As much as the traffic has caused my normal driving face to be this:It's very quiet. Traffic is never a problem, and you don't account for it going from point A to point B. However, it can be a boring place, too. Not much nightlife, no good places to hang out, same old, same old. Restaurant options are few. Also the lack of options for different things like internet providers (which is awful), stores, etc. There's pros and cons no matter where you live. I like it here, though. It's simple. The biggest downfall is that the winters suck.
When we were looking at colleges with DD, there was one in VT that she really loved because it was so small and "personal". We knew she'd be bored to death there in a month. She settled for one in a small town in Maine that at least had some activity to it.As much as the traffic has caused my normal driving face to be this:I don't think I could deal with the lack of options in small town in the middle of nowhere living. I like having multiple options for every kind of cuisine and shopping I want. Like @Lucky said it's hard to go in the opposite direction. I hated living in the middle of nowhere my 1st year of college. I felt like I was in The Shining during the weekends in the winter.
Yikes!Should be an interesting weekend at work.
Five (maybe four) houses left to sell.
Could take a week. Could take a month. Could be done by Monday.
Hopefully, it won't be like my last site where it took 8 months (I kid you, not!) to sell the last 3 houses.
As much as the traffic has caused my normal driving face to be this:I don't think I could deal with the lack of options in small town in the middle of nowhere living. I like having multiple options for every kind of cuisine and shopping I want. Like @Lucky said it's hard to go in the opposite direction. I hated living in the middle of nowhere my 1st year of college. I felt like I was in The Shining during the weekends in the winter.
Yeah, that is what happened to me. Place was in the woods with no off-campus whatsoever. Everything was at least a 20 minute drive. No one was really interested in staying there once classes ended for the week. No real school pride either. You saw more people wearing sweatshirts for other colleges than ones for the school they are actually attending. Then I switched to Rutgers and suddenly the things to do quadrupled.When we were looking at colleges with DD, there was one in VT that she really loved because it was so small and "personal". We knew she'd be bored to death there in a month. She settled for one in a small town in Maine that at least had some activity to it.
No, they're just there so they can block other people's children from seeing the parade. Because that's the intent of adults getting there early to get a spot on the curb.@PUSH - I see on the live cam that your relatives have snaggged a good place for the parade. I assume all the little trash cans will be joining them?
Oh, OK.No, they're just there so they can block other people's children from seeing the parade. Because that's the intent of adults getting there early to get a spot on the curb.
Must have been Johnson State!When we were looking at colleges with DD, there was one in VT that she really loved because it was so small and "personal". We knew she'd be bored to death there in a month. She settled for one in a small town in Maine that at least had some activity to it.
I guess I better reserve a spot before it is too lateOh, OK.
*throws my trash on the ground*
Yes! I knew you'd know it!Must have been Johnson State!
Everyone wants to get out of here, too, after high school. There's too much drama, it's too boring, there's nothing to do, blah blah blah. Their biggest problem, though, are they cause the drama, they're the ones who are boring, and they're the ones who have a bad attitude about everything. Then when they actually leave the area for college or whatever, they realize it's not such a bad place after all. My friend who moved to Wyoming in September couldn't stand it here and hated everything about this place. Now he constantly says how much he misses it, and he's planning a visit back in June. It might be small and boring, but it's a simple, relaxing life.I've lived most of my life (minus three years) in the same city of just under 100,000 people.
Shopping is fine. Great shopping is 20-30 minutes away.
House prices are less than half of that in the GTA.
Gas prices are generally 4 cents cheaper per litre.
And going to bed with your front door unlocked is no big deal.
Unlike most of my friends who couldn't wait to get out of ______, I never wanted to live elsewhere.
One by one, most of friends have drifted back; to look after aging parents, because their marriages have broken up, or just to take advantage of the easier laid-back lifestyle.
I really have no desire to move up or down in terms of city size.
Everyone wants to get out of here, too, after high school. There's too much drama, it's too boring, there's nothing to do, blah blah blah. Their biggest problem, though, are they cause the drama, they're the ones who are boring, and they're the ones who have a bad attitude about everything. Then when they actually leave the area for college or whatever, they realize it's not such a bad place after all. My friend who moved to Wyoming in September couldn't stand it here and hated everything about this place. Now he constantly says how much he misses it, and he's planning a visit back in June. It might be small and boring, but it's a simple, relaxing life.
You won't be yawning when you see the cow tipping this town has to offer!*yawns*
Been there done that...You won't be yawning when you see the cow tipping this town has to offer!
You'll be blown away when you try our cheese!Been there done that...
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