Here in the midwest, you have to drive aways to get anyplace. We don't mesure distance in miles, we mesure distance in time it takes to get there. Next town up the road is not 20 miles. Its a 15 min drive.

 I live in a small town. Talking to the local hardware store owner (yes we have a real live old fasion hardware store. Bet your jelous I love that place).  Anyway talking to him, his business has improved TONS!! Always busy. Lots of local shops are starting to see more customers. If I super rich, I would open a local shop. A guy could make some good money, while the locals save money on gas. So yes there is a up side to it. Locals are starting to support there local shops. To expesive to drive. If we would of all done this long ago, wal-mart would not be 10 square acres of shopping, and you would not have to search for hours to find the tolet paper and light bulbs.

 Sounds like a real nice place to live there ninja.  I have to drive 15+ miles either way to get to a home depot, ( I goto the tractor supply ) and I hope it stays that way, but there are others here, that have to drive much further than I.

But only if the added sales to locals out way the cost of bringing in the products on a truck.  Then there are involuntary things like the long drive to work or school.  Just thought of Pizza Hut's delivery and the price of gas.  After moving to a semi rural area we combined trips to multiple stores to make the most of the gasoline.

Doesn't really matter here anyway, most of the time I can't remember where I put them. 



My solution for that is I try to keep a part box of kleenx with a good flashlight in it handy at al times 

Yeah, makes those nightly outhouse visits a whole lot easier for sure. 

LMAO, I know what you mean. One of my first enjoyable thinjgs out here too.

And weird as it might sound. I enjoy my annual bonfire that is allowed out here in the boonies. Yeah, I cut in the rental yards and here (30+ trees in the backyard ), and in the middle of november we have a huge weiny roast for S#!ts and giggles.

Hell no. S#!ts getting too high. Lots of dry paper. 

remember (  ) I,ve  been watching you and everyone else.   

Well i just have one question then, why aren't you living on a place like that now?  Me and my girls are living the dream now. 

It is also easier to get away with stuff

Cop: Why did you run the red light?

Me : It would not have been very smart since it doesnt conserve gas

Cop: Wow thats a good point,

I got a warning instead of a ticket

 

But Austin is weird

Also the use of drugs in my community has drop since "Dealers" are not willing to drive out to the suburbs to deliver a 20 sack like they used to

I dont know if that applies everywhere but there has really been a significant drop of marijuana use in my community

The drawback is now ppl are  drinking more and smoking more cigarettes which can never be a bad thing since a lot of our education is paid for by the taxes of cigarettes and alcohol i would wonder what would happen if ppl stop smoking and drinking

Where would our education go

Isn't it Ironic how smokers and alcoholics are paying for education and yet we tell our kids not to smoke and then how are their kids going to go to school

So here smoke a cigar with me and join the cause   

I still like pissing where and when ever I want around here! 

OMG< your hot tonight DaRK