Useless Conversation

[Yegolev]

I did not actually grow up in the woods but I was still told to stay in the yard.  When I visited my grandmother who actually did live in the woods, I was also told to stay in the yard.

[Johny Cee]

Who the fuck lives in the woods?  I mean, really.  Except for maybe Germans.  Ok, I did grow up in the woods.  For the first 13 years of my life, I lived in the fucking woods.  Who does that?  Why did my parents decide we should live in the fucking woods like fucking albino pin heads?  Geez.

I do.  My dream is to get a house in the middle of Maine and never deal with people again.  Ever.

I saw a couple of wooded islands in lakes in Maine up for sale at astonishingly cheap prices this month.  I'll buy one in a shot if my life-plan worked out.  Not for the whole year, but for good chunks of it.

Umm.

Living in the woods, especially in the Northeast, is wonderful in the summer.  Of course, you have to accept that you won't have internet, cell phone service will be patchy to non-existent, and during the large non-summer portion of the year you may have serious issues with electricity.  Not to mention that you'll also have plow yourself or be cut off from civilization after winter storms.

[Cheddar]

Umm.

Living in the woods, especially in the Northeast, is wonderful in the summer.  Of course, you have to accept that you won't have internet, cell phone service will be patchy to non-existent, and during the large non-summer portion of the year you may have serious issues with electricity.  Not to mention that you'll also have plow yourself or be cut off from civilization after winter storms.

This would be perfect.  For real.   

Well, maybe not the internet part.  Definitely not the internet part.  Rest sounds awesome.

[Johny Cee]

Umm.

Living in the woods, especially in the Northeast, is wonderful in the summer.  Of course, you have to accept that you won't have internet, cell phone service will be patchy to non-existent, and during the large non-summer portion of the year you may have serious issues with electricity.  Not to mention that you'll also have plow yourself or be cut off from civilization after winter storms.

This would be perfect.  For real.   

Well, maybe not the internet part.  Definitely not the internet part.  Rest sounds awesome.

Trust me, it gets real fucking boring real fast.  The first summer after my folks finished their place in the Adirondacks they were more than a bit stir-crazy.  And that was in the good months, when at least you have lots of company.  Definitely put paid to my folks plan of moving there year round.

When the weather is terrible and you have 7 hours of daylight?  Ugh.  There's a reason why people in remote Northern climes used to go insane in the winter.

[Trippy]

I'm with Cheddar. I would be perfectly happy by myself off in the boondocks somewhere with just an Internet connection. Actually that's how things are now except I live in a major metropolitan area. I interact with other non-online people about once a week when I buy groceries or need to buy other non-online sundries.

[stray]

I like nature, but not isolation. I'd happily take boondocks even without internet, so long as I have some friends or little town to bullshit in.

[Cheddar]

I like nature, but not isolation. I'd happily take boondocks even without internet, so long as I have some friends or little town to bullshit in.

I am extremely anti-social, except when it is time to breed.

[schild]

I'm with Cheddar. I would be perfectly happy by myself off in the boondocks somewhere with just an Internet connection. Actually that's how things are now except I live in a major metropolitan area. I interact with other non-online people about once a week when I buy groceries or need to buy other non-online sundries.

As Cheddar mentions, he has like 16 kids. I'm pretty sure you're not with Cheddar on this one.

[Rasix]

Nature is nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.   

[Endie]

I saw a couple of wooded islands in lakes in Maine up for sale at astonishingly cheap prices this month.  I'll buy one in a shot if my life-plan worked out.  Not for the whole year, but for good chunks of it.

Umm.

Living in the woods, especially in the Northeast, is wonderful in the summer.  Of course, you have to accept that you won't have internet, cell phone service will be patchy to non-existent, and during the large non-summer portion of the year you may have serious issues with electricity.  Not to mention that you'll also have plow yourself or be cut off from civilization after winter storms.

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Trust me, it gets real fucking boring real fast.  The first summer after my folks finished their place in the Adirondacks they were more than a bit stir-crazy.  And that was in the good months, when at least you have lots of company.  Definitely put paid to my folks plan of moving there year round.

When the weather is terrible and you have 7 hours of daylight?  Ugh.  There's a reason why people in remote Northern climes used to go insane in the winter.

I know and love Maine.  I grew up in the north of Scotland with fortnights at a time of being off school due to snow, and with months of getting up in the dark and getting home in the dark.  I can afford satellite internet and the high latency (no gaming) would be a good thing since I love to read and want to write more.  And like I say, it's for months of the year, not the whole year.

This is the sort of thing I'm talking about: http://www.drumanddrumrealestate.com/upclose.php?id=68  I can't believe how cheap islands like that are in Maine.

[Trippy]

I'm with Cheddar. I would be perfectly happy by myself off in the boondocks somewhere with just an Internet connection. Actually that's how things are now except I live in a major metropolitan area. I interact with other non-online people about once a week when I buy groceries or need to buy other non-online sundries.

As Cheddar mentions, he has like 16 kids. I'm pretty sure you're not with Cheddar on this one.

Not in that regard, no.

Edit: reworded

[Signe]

NOW I could live in the woods and not mind a bit.  I don't even need the internet connection, although I don't imagine Righ would agree.  You can always drive to Starbucks if you're really desperate for a people fix.  But when you're seven and the only people around to play with are related to you, it's not quite the same.  And people who grow up in the woods with no friends end up weird the rest of their lives.  As you can tell.

[ghost]

NOW I could live in the woods and not mind a bit.  I don't even need the internet connection, although I don't imagine Righ would agree.  You can always drive to Starbucks if you're really desperate for a people fix.  But when you're seven and the only people around to play with are related to you, it's not quite the same.  And people who grow up in the woods with no friends end up weird the rest of their lives.  As you can tell.

Can you actually get to an area in the US where there isn't a Starbucks within, say, 50 yards? 

[Yegolev]

Can you actually get to an area in the US where there isn't a Starbucks within, say, 50 yards? 

Ever been to Alabama?

Do they have internet in Stenness?

http://www.homesonsale.co.uk/schoolhouse_stenness-o40593-en.html

[Signe]

I couldn't live with just one bath.  That would make me  a lot!  I'd have to have at least two.  I also couldn't live in Orkney.  I'm scared of ferries.  Glasgow is going to be enough of a challenge for me. 

I'm happiest somewhere in Hampshire, close by the seaside even though I don't swim and I'm not crazy about sailing.  I bet I'm going to have problems finding a small house with at least two baths and a screened-in conservatory for the kitties, which is what I'd like.

[Yegolev]

I couldn't live with just one bath.  That would make me  a lot!  I'd have to have at least two.

What?

I also couldn't live in Orkney.  I'm scared of ferries.  Glasgow is going to be enough of a challenge for me.

The ferries are to keep people away.  That old schoolhouse is close enough to Stenness that I could get basic supplies and yet still gain some semblance of solitude.

[Signe]

Why is more than one bathroom strange sounding?  Unless you're just one person on your own, don't most people want more than one bathroom?  Not that you can always have that, I guess, but don't you want it? 

Unfortunately, I have family I have to visit so I can't just completely ignore ferries if I were to live in Orkney.  And Righ's family live on the other side of a ferry, too, so when we visit that would mean two ferries in one day!  I'd fall over dead!

[Nebu]

I live alone and have a 3 BR, 2BA house.  I can't imagine having less than 1.5 BA and often wish I had more space.  Not so much for stuff, but because I like doing different activities in different parts of the house. 

[Yegolev]

I don't know, just take turns washing up?  Of course, I suppose the rule "if you don't know who the insensitive bastard in your house is, it's you" comes into play here.  I'd like two because I have a son and I'm not a fan of stepping on rubber ducks in wet conditions, but when it was just me and my wife we had one tub.  I somehow got the idea that you wanted several for the same reason I want several towels: so I don't have to clean it every time I use it.

[Nebu]

Convenience is the only reason people want multiples of anything. 

[Lantyssa]

I don't mind sharing, but two people per bathroom is about my tolerance limit.  I also like having at least a half-bath for guests.  They don't need to see how poorly I keep my own.

[Righ]

Convenience is the only reason people want multiples of anything. 

Multiple conveniences are convenient.

[FatuousTwat]

But when you're seven and the only people around to play with are related to you, it's not quite the same.  And people who grow up in the woods with no friends end up weird the rest of their lives.  As you can tell.

I would be offended, if it weren't true.

Can you actually get to an area in the US where there isn't a Starbucks within, say, 50 yards? 

I think there is one about 20 miles from me, but I could be wrong... I don't drink coffee.

[lamaros]

Are people talking about baths, or bathrooms?

I can understand wanting more than one toilet and more than one bathroom. But baths themselves?

[Signe]

Bathrooms.  What a strange question.  I bet you grew up in the woods.

[lamaros]

Bathrooms.  What a strange question.  I bet you grew up in the woods.

Me?

I don't know, just take turns washing up?  Of course, I suppose the rule "if you don't know who the insensitive bastard in your house is, it's you" comes into play here.  I'd like two because I have a son and I'm not a fan of stepping on rubber ducks in wet conditions, but when it was just me and my wife we had one tub.  I somehow got the idea that you wanted several for the same reason I want several towels: so I don't have to clean it every time I use it.

[Yegolev]

I assumed we were talking about baths.  I think you cannot have too many toilets.  I wanted one in my office in place of a desk chair, but my wife said no.

[rattran]

If you lived in the woods you could just go pee in the back yard.

[Salamok]

If you lived in the woods you could just go pee in the back yard.

I live in the city and I can do that now ;P, of course if I abuse this priveledge my lawn starts to die.

[Signe]

If you live in a city, just pee in the alley.

[Yegolev]

The back yard is farther away than the indoor toilet.

[NowhereMan]

I roll 17th century style and just go out the window.

[Signe]

Where do you live?  Peckham or something?

[NowhereMan]

I live oop north now. Turth be told I feel somewhat ahead of my time

[Arthur_Parker]

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