On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:54:21 -0600, "Pete C." >
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>brooklyn1 wrote:
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>> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:05:18 -0600, "Pete C." >
>> wrote:
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>> >sf wrote:
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>> >> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:31:53 -0600, "Pete C." >
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>> >> > sf wrote:
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>> >> > > On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:45:16 -0600, "Pete C." >
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>> >> > > > sf wrote:
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>> >> > > > > On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:26:29 -0600, "Pete C." >
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>> >> > > > > > I think it's a function of becoming accustomed to the noise,
>> >> > > > > > overcrowding, filth, decay and crime in a big city. Those who have only
>> >> > > > > > lived in big cities have no perspective on how much better life is
>> >> > > > > > outside a city.
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>> >> > > > > That's an opinion, not fact.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > No, it's a theory, and one that there is a sizable amount of supporting
>> >> > > > evidence for.
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>> >> > > No, it's opinion... Just like it's my opinion that I can't stand
>> >> > > county life and prefer city living based on having lived in the
>> >> > > country and having lived in a city (not the burbs). My opinion is
>> >> > > more valid than your so called theory.
>> >> >
>> >> > My theory is supported by the large numbers of people fleeing the
>> >> > decaying cities for rural areas. I've talked to many such people and all
>> >> > have indicated that rural was much better than city. I've not found many
>> >> > folks fleeing the country for the city, and the few folks I have known
>> >> > who did leave the country for the city, mostly due to some great job
>> >> > offer all quit those jobs and returned to the country within a year.
>> >>
>> >> Yeah, right. "Quit their jobs", hahahah! Quit or be fired is more
>> >> like it.
>> >
>> >Quit jobs better than you'll ever have, rather than live in a miserable
>> >city or worse yet, have to raise their children in a miserable city.
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>> I retired to a rural location... unless you're retired on a good
>> pension (or independantly wealthy) you can *exist* here but you can't
>> *live* here, there is no way to earn a living wage... the best paying
>> job in town here is dancing at the titty bar. In fact with the
>> present lousy economy our one and only titty bar closed last week. ALL
>> the kids growing up here IF they graduate HS they go off to a big town
>> college and never return. Most familys here raising children are dirt
>> poor, barely existing in dilapidated old shacks in the woods, parents
>> spend their few dollars on booze/drugs and kids can't even bathe
>> because there's no money for the water heater, they wear schmatahs,
>> and miss a lot of school.... here the biggest job the school nurse has
>> is contacting social services. I can go on but all I'll say is if you
>> gotta work for a living you do NOT want to raise children here... the
>> few kids here with moneyed parents get into the most trouble because
>> there isn't much else for kids to do but get into trouble. Rural
>> areas are a great place to live out the end of ones life but the worst
>> place for young folks to raise children.
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>Depends on just how rural, and of course there are quite a few
>"portable" jobs that pay very well and can be done from most anywhere. I
>make six figures sitting in my home office out here in the semi country,
>and I can do staff meeting conference calls from my hammock outside in
>the nice weather.

Now you're back pedaling, to "how rural" and to "semi country"... wtf
is semi country... must be like a little bit prego. Do you actually
think anyone believes you, you haven't a gram of credibility, and you
never will.