Originally Posted by Lloyd3
Thanks Dogon. While it's been the "imperfect storm" here for almost too-long now (& to answer Ted's earlier question about relocating) just picking up and moving isn't exactly easy either. Every other place I/we might consider will likely have it's challenges as well going forward. While my wife & I aren't natives here, we've lived here for almost 40-years now and we have the roots to prove it (children, friends, family, church, professional associations, etc.). The best solution to all that (that I can think of right now) is to just maintain a home here and travel to play elsewhere. If we happen to find a better option someplace else, then hooray (!), but until that time we'll likely just solder on here, vote our conscious and do what we can otherwise. Remember, living well is the best revenge.

Sounds like you've come full circle to where I've been at for a while now. When I do the cost-benefit look at things for making a move, I always come back to its probably just better to stay rooted here and travel to the places I want to spend some time in. Family, Friends & familiarity with my surroundings are a major factor in deciding to stay here & put-up with the craziness.

I found the rancher in the video interesting. I can't tell you how many Ranchers & farmers I've known like him including some family connections who homesteaded here with one of them in the north park area outside of Walden. Listening to the rancher in the video say his dad started his place in 1905 got me thinking about how my great grandfathers arrived here a little over two decades before that. Some of my reluctance for moving is due to my deep roots here & I'm just bullheaded enough to say screw these bastards--I'll be damned if I'm going to let them push me out.

Last edited by dogon; 02/23/24 11:20 AM.