Your wife is correct, and if it's not a thingy, it's a whatamacallit.
I've always been interested in survivalism which prompted my buying property in this area. I originally bought two properties (just shy of 7 acres) at the end of a dirt road on a spring-fed lake and had my daughter and her family move onto one of them. When I retired, I moved onto the other. The nearest store is about 7 miles away and 'town' is 20 miles away. We're just west of the Ocala National Forest and Ocklawhawa River. It's a good place to be.
Glenn is more than invaluable but I think he'll enjoy a case of Bud Light more than a pie.
>>>I was born and bred in New York City and until I moved here I always lived in an apartment building. <<<
LOL - one of those - huh....
I remember thinking that all the girls in NYC were - well - weird...
Seeing all those girls with ‘beehive’ hairdos who used to come to Ft. Dix in New Jersey when I was going through training in the Army.... LOL They were sure a sight to see...
OK, so later I did go to the big city - (always gave me a headache) was surprised to see the whole hodgepodge of people... And the girls didn’t all have beehives.... LOL
Actually, over the years I have made quite a few friends there, even had to speak to several groups up there... Maybe they just wanted to see this ‘country boy’ who seemed to not meet a stranger and even talked to the meanest looking guys on the street corner, and the kids playing stick ball in the street - and got along with them all.
Amazing how people will usually open up when you talk to them in a friendly country way.