Posted on 08/25/2024 7:33:28 PM PDT by ducttape45
Earlier today I created a post entitled "When Evil takes over (Is rural living safer?)." The link is below.
When Evil takes over (Is rural living safer?)
It got a lot of comments, and I am very appreciative of that as it generated a lot of conversation. It also struck a cord with me.
As many of you know I am retired, forcibly so because of Covid/Long Covid. I have been searching for someplace to retire to, locally, with not much success. Housing prices are through the roof whether you're buying or renting, and of course everything else suffers from cost increases across the board.
But the reason for this post is find out from my fellow Freepers if anyone has suggestions for communities that offer a more rural setting for folks like myself. Heck, I'd even be willing to look at a tiny home community. I see a lot of posts from folks who describe rural locations but searching online for those kinds of places is almost impossible because Google algorithms always point folks in the wrong direction.
I really didn't know where else to make this kind of request as I really don't know of any good websites to look at. I'm hoping that ya'all can offer suggestions, and hopefully many of us who are looking to (kind of) escape the rat race can possibly find what we're looking for.
Thanks for your time.
Middle TN South of Nashville
HAHAHA! That was good, and that could end up being me!
I am curious as to which “modern conveniences” she doesn’t feel are available in TN, other than we don’t get same day caught fresh fish I will say the medical and dental services are better than I got in Orange County, more innovative than I expected.
If you are busy and don’t have time to respond I get it, but I am so curious.
Oh, add Coffee county and Blount county to your list.
Coffee county and Blount county, TN. Got it. Thanks.
“moving from TN because she misses more modern conveniences.”
That’s weird. We’re in TN and our toilet even flushes. What could she possibly be talking about? But if she’s a goofball, then she’s SHOULD leave.
I thought I sent a FReepmail to you. Did you get it?
I just sent a private mail, which I thought I had done earlier. Have spent most of the day sitting with my SIL while my brother was in surgery, so was a little discombobulated for a while there.
I got it, thank you! I appreciate your help. Who knows where I’ll end up but it’s nice to have kind folk like yourself offering advice. Again, thank you.
I think it was the internet. I seem to recall my ex-wife telling me she missed having fiber internet. Trust me, that would NOT be a deal breaker for me!
“I think it was the internet.”
Oh. Internet. We have kick-ass internet through Xfinity. And I believe that Starlink is available everywhere here in TN now (but am not positive). Many people we know who live rural areas have Starlink.
I got Xfinity now, though I’ve been wanting to try out Starlink if that’s the only option available to me wherever I relocate to.
Once you do find an area, talk to the local pastors—in person. They know everything that goes on in their town, better than any realtor. I suspect the information you need is not to be found online. Advertising a good thing attracts predators.
American conservative economies have gone underground. You want a wedding cake? Beg it off of your brother’s buddy’s sister’s electrician’s mother, who makes time in her schedule as a favor to said sister’s neighbor *if* someone can vouch that you are trustworthy and won’t drag her into court.
Who didn’t want to be that guy back then?
I would never ride my Hog through the surf, though. 😕
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