[CJinVA]

remoteness and isolation lol. Rural.

Highlands 40 miles from I-81 & Staunton. Staunton's pop is over 25,000. Nice little town. Lots to do there. The Homestead is in W.VA. Not really very close to Highland county. Highland has a medical center now, but I think if you have something serious they fly ya to the hospital in Waynesboro. We're looking for a place to retire. I couldn't think about retiring near a big city. Costs tooo much. In Highland you can get 50 acres and a nice 3 br house for under $200k.

wrecker service? What the hells that? lol

[crystalk]

No, you are mistaken. The Homestead is in Virginia, at Hot Springs in Highland County.

What you are thinking of is the more massive Greenbrier, the one with the underground bomb shelter for Congress, at White Sulphur Springs in West Va., which isn't more than some one hour's drive away from the Homestead.

Be glad it IS there, otherwise no good place to eat till Staunton at least. Golf, skiing. Bars, lovely. High tea served at 4pm, harps and pianos in grand lounge, 1900-era ambiance.

[crystalk]

Its what you need when you slide off and get stuck trying to get off that 50 acres and down that lo o ong driveway in the snowy four months of the year in Highland COunty.

Then the narrow, winding, mountain 2 lane road in the snow is not much better, with Virginians who know little about snow loose on it. Just go skiing at the Homestead.