Dr. Syn
Sr. Member
And some people just like to get away from it all. No boom boom stereos from cars, no loud drunken parties next door, no gun fire at 2 o'clock in the morning followed by police sirens, no listening to the traffic jams outside your door. That's how it is at my place in Florida.
Me? I got 225 acres surrounded on 3 sides by thousands of acres of private land up in PA. The land around me is posted, and my only neighbors are a good half mile away.
Now if I want to play my rock and roll at the highest setting, or do some target shooting, or invite friends over, I don't have to worry about bothering anyone. Traffic, well up here it's mostly an occasional farm tractor, or pick up. Folks up here still wave to each other, and most still don't lock their doors.
And I can sit on the front porch, looking out over the fields and ponds, and just relax with nature.
Getting away is a joy to behold. Autumn up here is just like heaven. Mist rising off the land, the smell of a fire burning in the stove, fresh cup of coffee, feet up on the porch railing, deer down in the meadow, ducks rising off the pond. You don't know what you're missing.
Me? I got 225 acres surrounded on 3 sides by thousands of acres of private land up in PA. The land around me is posted, and my only neighbors are a good half mile away.
Now if I want to play my rock and roll at the highest setting, or do some target shooting, or invite friends over, I don't have to worry about bothering anyone. Traffic, well up here it's mostly an occasional farm tractor, or pick up. Folks up here still wave to each other, and most still don't lock their doors.
And I can sit on the front porch, looking out over the fields and ponds, and just relax with nature.
Getting away is a joy to behold. Autumn up here is just like heaven. Mist rising off the land, the smell of a fire burning in the stove, fresh cup of coffee, feet up on the porch railing, deer down in the meadow, ducks rising off the pond. You don't know what you're missing.
