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Even worse are the ones who get politically involved and decide to run for office. You should see our local letters to the editor now that the dreaded election season is upon is...I feel like I'm reading elementary school 'he said/she said' tattles, and the candidates who aren't "local" get massive amounts of pushback because of it.
We are going through the same thing here, although we aren’t rural anymore. The election next week has 2 candidates running. One has been in council for 26 years, and one has been here for 4 years. The newbie has a huge online presence and is a good communicator, and the oldie hasn’t ever let the community know what’s going on. Guess who will win? There are also 6 council seats open. Same issue with new and old.
As for us, we moved here from the country. Before that, we had lived in the suburbs and everyone got along…so I don’t think the problem is us. After we bought our acreage from a real lunatic, he sold to city people, and the other side of us also sold to city people. As hard as we tried, we could not get along with either of them. They were extremely territorial, and controlling. Like, one side would always hell at our landscaping kids about cutting a blade of grass belonging to them. The other side did not want my son deer hunting on our own property.
I'm in a small Wyoming town. Seems the COVID refugees are getting bored and starting to leave. And we got one of the worst winters on record last year could be part of it. Lots of houses came on the market past 6 months but at around 50% more than precovid. They aren't selling - out of reach to the local workforce and the interest rates increase doesn't help.
I'm praying for a truly miserable winter this year for the same reason. A lot of people can't handle snow and being cooped up for several months. Some of our local businesses even close during the winter because it's so slow.
May their former yoga studios and latte stands call them back...for good.
... A lot of people can't handle snow and being cooped up for several months.
I have never understood the concept of folks feeling 'cooped up' in winteh. I suspect that folks who hate to go outside, likely do not go outside much in summeh eitheh.
I have never understood the concept of folks feeling 'cooped up' in winteh. I suspect that folks who hate to go outside, likely do not go outside much in summeh eitheh.
Ayuh. Nothen like a quiet wnteh walk among snow-laden pine trees.
I'm praying for a truly miserable winter this year for the same reason. A lot of people can't handle snow and being cooped up for several months. Some of our local businesses even close during the winter because it's so slow.
May their former yoga studios and latte stands call them back...for good.
Ayuh. Nothen like a quiet wnteh walk among snow-laden pine trees.
I go out on walks more in the winter than in summer. Fewer people saying "hello" or "good morning" every 50 feet along the paths and trails. I try to avoid eye contact with oncoming walkers, but some don't seem to get the message.
I go out on walks more in the winter than in summer. Fewer people saying "hello" or "good morning" every 50 feet along the paths and trails. I try to avoid eye contact with oncoming walkers, but some don't seem to get the message.
Well, that's where you and I differ, lol. I love the friendliness of the rural town where I am now living compared to the avoid-eye-contact-and-don't-speak attitude of the suburbs where I lived before moving here!
^^I live in a small town in a rural county, so do most of my walking in town along the multi use paths. I was exaggerating a bit with the 50 feet, but not by much. A high number of retirees live here, which fits the demographic of the trail greeters I often encounter.
You sound ultra-rural. I'd be better suited to live like that but it's not in the cards for me right now.
I love the friendliness of the rural town where I am now living compared to the avoid-eye-contact-and-don't-speak attitude of the suburbs where I lived before moving here!
I do appreciate the friendliness, as opposed to alternatives such as getting mugged or harassed as one might experience in bigger cities. I've just never been a fan of the ubiquitous trail greeting, and it's everywhere. Being out on a nature trail usually means wanting to get away from life and humanity for a while, without having to say hello to every single stranger you encounter. Nobody says hello if you pass them on a sidewalk in town, anywhere.
Same thing happens while driving on rural roads - getting a wave or the one finger salute (NOT the middle finger) from oncoming drivers. If I know the other person or it's a neighbor, sure I'll wave. But every single car? It's strange.
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