I realize that living outside of the mainstream town life is differnt. but why does it seem that those5 miles outside of town are like 100 miles to friends. I miss hanging out now that I live outside of town. how do you all deal with it? I mean sure it is fun to hike to the pond and the lake but winter is right around the corner and it is a long hard boring one. just wondering Jerusaleme
5 miles isn't that far. It's about the distance from where I am to where the buddhists live, and about the distance that a 60yr old lecturer I know walks most days! The only draw back is that at night you can't see a thing without either the moon, a car or lamp type thing. Although, when I lived in a town once - 5 miles seemed quite a bit further as you would have to run the gauntlet of getting into a fight at various trouble spots along the way... bless! Anyway, at worst you could go all mental and use a car, or maybe a bike!!! Unless you meant for your chums to come to you? Now that's just pushing things too far!!!
You just have to deal with the fact your friends won't come to your house. They rarely do when you don't live in town. Try and make friends with the people that live in your area or farther from town. People than live in the sticks don't mind travelling as far as people in town do.
Yeah, and you haven't really had fun till you've had crazy country-boy fun. Those country kids come up with some whacky stuff to keep themselves entertained. Well...that and drugs, alcohol, and sex Small towns are scandalous!
Get a pool table or a big screen TV...keep your fridge well stocked with beer. Then,they'll come around Just kidding..you shouldn't have to do anything to attract your friends. I guess,that's just the downside of living farther outside of town. People just don't come over as much. Hope it gets better for you
its such a joke man, i hear you entirely. I put so many ks on my car visiting my friends, and when i stopped driving in they were getting pissed at me! good luck changin them... my only suggestion is hold mushroom parties.. that might get them out there.
I agree with this completely! We got lucky, when we moved out here. Our neighbors are so exceptionally cool. We hang everyday almost. We live about 40 miles from the big city, and 30 miles from the other big city. NONE of my towny friends have come out to see me . Not once. I even invited some people out for housewarming, and not a one showed. That's okay, we had a bonfire, roasted marshmellows, cooked burgers, and got toasted with the neighbors. There's bound to be some good old country bunkins around there somewhere's. Goodluck!!
yea I understand. I was having one of those why don't townies ever try to come see how great it is out here days. sorry we have been busy getting the wood stove in a hooked up and winterizing the house.
tell me about it. I never knew there was so much envolved with the puting of a wood stove into ones home. but it is almost done, putting up the non-combustable cement board tonight. then I am gonna hopefully tile it or something. have any ideas
well......ours is just there......I mean cement board. Um, if you have any, let me know. We just moved in here about 3-months ago. My husband gets all our wood and splits it with his axe. Thats been the hardest part....so time consuming. Our stove: Looks kinda shabby, like everything else here. Needs some TLC. We'll make it beautiful with time and hard work.
everything concerning wood-burning and stoves on this link http://www.woodheat.org/index.htm . i hope it helps
thanks for the link. there is so much to learn when you install a woodstove. I have lived in a place with a stove all of my life but We NEVER had to install a stove. Now were on a roll.
