"Pete C." > wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:10:24 +0000 (UTC), Nad R wrote:
>>
>>> sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>> You reap what you sow. It sounds like your friend is living in an
>>>> area where services are being cut back and that's what happens when
>>>> there are no taxes to pay for them. Soon no one will be filling
>>>> potholes in the streets either and then you can slowly regress back to
>>>> the dirt roads of old, while the rest of us have to listen to how bad
>>>> it is in your poverty stricken part of the country.
>>>
>>> Regress... I will take a dirt road over a paved road any day. I complain
>>> when the township runs a grater through. The rougher the road the slower
>>> they have to drive. One however cannot own a fuel loving vehicle when
>>> living in the boondocks. A truck is a must have with over sized tires, but
>>> not too over sized to be gaudy.
>>> But then I only leave the compound once a week for a little shopping.
>>
>> 'the compound'? what are you, militia or something?
>
> "farm" or "ranch" would probably be more appropriate terms.

That would be correct, I will use hobby farm for now on... Thanks.
But it does loose that ominous tone

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)