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sgtnosboss

Member
Nov 9, 2017
4,786
Thank you, finally someone who has seen one of these barren walmarts as well.
OP we would have come to this conclusion faster if when I asked a few pages ago you said "I have a Walmart and a Target, but neither have a produce section what so ever". I want to help, but you have to give better direct answers instead of dancing around the questions. I would assume most people in here, hear Walmart, and are baffled one exists without one.
 

Soda

Member
Oct 26, 2017
8,866
Dunedin, New Zealand
This is generally worse than the low quality "fresh" stuff I see at the store, I always go with frozen over canned if I can't find the stuff in the produce dept or at the farmers market. The taste/texture is almost always ruined by the freezing process though so I'd rather avoid it.

Honestly, if there are no fresh produce available (which I doubt), you don't like canned due to preservatives and/or the flavor, and you don't like frozen because the taste/texture are worse than fresh... well, you just need to accept that you won't be eating vegetables ever again. You have three options available to you and you're dismissing all three for various reasons.
 

KingFrost92

Member
Oct 26, 2017
977
Oregon
I think I've heard of this, does it like make noise when you make mistakes? Does it ever detect a hard break on accident or stuff like that?

It does make a beep when you brake really hard, but in any modern car you have to try really hard to trigger it. I only had issues because my old truck's brakes were finicky. I never felt it detect stuff on accident.
 

Fiction

Fanthropologist
Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,757
Elf Tower, New Mexico
Great to know, thanks. I am curious if the roads are good enough for cars to drive on. It's a deal breaker to me.


Suburb or mid-sized city for me personally.

Do other people live there? How do they get around? I assume it's not by horse back. They drive cars. I had to drive to another town 40 miles away to go to high school. I also drove a lot on washed out dirt roads. Cars are made to travel.
 

Dragoon

Banned
Oct 31, 2017
11,231
Do other people live there? How do they get around? I assume it's not by horse back. They drive cars. I had to drive to another town 40 miles away to go to high school. I also drove a lot on washed out dirt roads. Cars are made to travel.
Just messing around since I read a post by OP saying the ground is too bumpy for cars to drive on. I don't think this guy would survive if he lived back to my home country say 10-15 years ago if he thinks some small American town has roads that you can't drive on :S
 

Fiction

Fanthropologist
Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,757
Elf Tower, New Mexico
Just messing around since I read a post by OP saying the ground is too bumpy for cars to drive on. I don't think this guy would survive if he lived back to my home country say 10-15 years ago if he thinks some small American town has roads that you can't drive on :S
Considering how he describes it it sounds like a small town of only 100k people. I grew up in a town of 500 total. Acting like that's a third world unlivable situation is weird to me.
 

shaneo632

Weekend Planner
Member
Oct 29, 2017
28,997
Wrexham, Wales
I'm considering moving from a city to a more rural area.

The main incentive is cost; for me buying a house will cost about 40-45% of the price and my job allows me to work anywhere so it's a slam dunk really. I can have a mortgage paid off by the time I'm 45 rather than be almost dead by the time it's paid.
 

Pomerlaw

Erarboreal
Banned
Feb 25, 2018
8,536
Cost of rent/home
Job location
Less pollution
If you dislike crowds
If you dislike noise
If you want to be closer to family who are not in a city
If you like rural life/farms
If you don't give a shit about not getting Amazon same day delivery

I'm not far away from the city, but I made the move a year ago, because of most of these.

I'm so happy I did it. I couldn't bear the constant noise. Now I can sleep with my window open. My kids play outside in nature and discover insects / amphibians. I have beautiful old trees in my backyard, I call it the green wall (I can't see past it). I grow vegetables. At night I can see the stars. The air smells so much better. I have an electric chainsaw.

I have to drive more, but I'm carpooling.

seclusion,privacy, less air pollution, light pollution, living in the country is nice to see nature, the trees, listen to the animals, cheaper cost of living,bonfires, swimming in a pond with friends, less traffic, more room for more animals, peaceful, (not always accurate) but frequently friendlier people than big cities, small town knowing all the clerks at your favorite places that know what you get every time(this can also be a negative with knowing everyone and their drama). I don't know for everyone, but I personally would never give it up. I have been to the city many times, even lived there for a few months. I would never want to live there again even if food and shopping is more convenient. I felt like there was too many people, too many people just pretending no one else exists, loud, more assholes, traffic sucks, smells like ass in many big cities.

Sadly this is true. It's like they NEED noise, fuck!
 

sgtnosboss

Member
Nov 9, 2017
4,786
I'm considering moving from a city to a more rural area.

The main incentive is cost; for me buying a house will cost about 40-45% of the price and my job allows me to work anywhere so it's a slam dunk really. I can have a mortgage paid off by the time I'm 45 rather than be almost dead by the time it's paid.
Do it! I couldn't imagine being anywhere else, unless it was more remote and more rural than my current situation.
 

Deleted member 2102

User requested account closure
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Oct 25, 2017
692
i want a sitcom where op and that dude who had to move to the "bad side" of town move out to the boonies together
 

Pomerlaw

Erarboreal
Banned
Feb 25, 2018
8,536
Who wouldn't want to live there? 20 minutes from Quebec City.

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Also, loud motorcyles need to die or go electric.
 

TheModestGun

Banned
Dec 5, 2017
3,781
How does any of that sound awful.

You prefer HOA fees, stagnant air, concrete everywhere, loud noises all the time, speeding cars through the neighborhood, unfriendly neighbors, mass produced eggs, and tap water?
Yeah Im not sure what they are talking about. That being said. If you were born and raised in Duluth Minnesota or Next to Lake Superior, you wouldnt be knocking Tap water. Well water tastes like sulfur everytime ive ever had it.
 

ZackieChan

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
8,056
I live in Bangkok, and it's awesome. If you make money outside of the country, it goes a lot further here. There's services for everything, cleaning the condo, delivering food, doing laundry, shopping for your groceries. They're all super cheap, compared to the US counterparts. I don't really want to move out of the city and give up all this convenience.
 

GodofWine

Attempted to circumvent ban with alt account
Banned
Oct 26, 2017
2,775
I'm very ready to move out into the sticks. BUT, I can't, I got 10 more years in a big city 'burb until my kids are through high school (ain't moving them). After that, I want to leave the office life, get a CDL, move to a nice little house in the middle of nowhere (that has solid internet), and just drive a truck locally for 5-10 years and then fully retire.
 

Troll

Banned
Nov 10, 2017
3,278
Why can't you just use one of the pay per use bikes they have all over the place?
 

Pwnz

Member
Oct 28, 2017
14,279
Places
Cost of living.

Lots of rural people don't get an education beyond high school and will work part time on ranching, farming, teaching, and whatever localarket work there is (oil for example in Texas). These people only make like 30k, but out in the country that's enough for a small house and essentials. In a city like Austin you'd have to shack up with 4 other people and live super cheap.
 

Deleted member 11173

User requested account closure
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Oct 27, 2017
609
Tons, we are in the process of moving from Houston, Texas to Spokane, Washington. Going from a Metroplex of 7+ Million people to a Metroplex of 650k, but it's still a city.

Pros
  1. Less Traffic
  2. Weather
  3. Nature
  4. Time moves slower
  5. Grocery stores and other needs do not require a trip on a congested highway.
  6. Real Estate is cheaper.
  7. No huge ass mother fucking flying cockroaches
  8. Getting Acreage within 30 minutes of downtown is reasonable. 5-10 acres can be had for under 100k.
Cons
  1. Food fucking sucks
  2. Accessibility to immediate needs is more difficult - there is no Microcenter/Frys or a commercial part of town like Harwin St in Houston.
  3. Speed Limit here is 35 mph almost everywhere.
Now, some of this might be regional pros and cons, but there is still plenty to be had by going smaller.
 

Panther2103

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,912
Yeah Im not sure what they are talking about. That being said. If you were born and raised in Duluth Minnesota or Next to Lake Superior, you wouldnt be knocking Tap water. Well water tastes like sulfur everytime ive ever had it.


Ahhhhh I wish the tap water in the places I've lived was that good, I've only had really gross tap water. I've had a well in the past and it was amazing, never had any sulfur taste, but it also was really well maintained.
 

Netherscourge

Member
Oct 25, 2017
18,919
I recently moved and do not have access to Amazon same day deliveries. I feel lost and can't think of any reason I need to be this far from a city. There are only three places to order food from on Grubhub. The closest Whole Foods is about 100 miles away.. Help me find meaning in the middle of nowhere.

#firstworldproblems
 

Deleted member 9714

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Oct 26, 2017
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i want a sitcom where op and that dude who had to move to the "bad side" of town move out to the boonies together
Honestly, I would absolutely love a series about OP's life and the events leading up to the move. You could have an entire episode dedicating to a Walmart visit, another about salmon, and one about learning how to plant a vegetable. The possibilities are endless.
 

Kisaya

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,181
There are logical reasons for both staying and moving, it honestly depends on what you prefer and where you are in life.

Personally I could never live out of a big city. I've worked in suburbs and it just feels so isolating. The lack of energy and diversity skeeves me out.
 
Oct 25, 2017
5,846
Less air pollution.

Less traffic.

Lower cost of living.

You can stop contributing to the exploitation of workers, shuttering of local businesses, increase of the wealth gap, and additional carbon emissions and waste by no longer using Amazon to shop.

Is a more rural/suburban life actually a net savings on carbon emissions versus forgoing Amazon, though?
 
Oct 27, 2017
45,155
Seattle
I recently moved and do not have access to Amazon same day deliveries. I feel lost and can't think of any reason I need to be this far from a city. There are only three places to order food from on Grubhub. The closest Whole Foods is about 100 miles away.. Help me find meaning in the middle of nowhere.


It's cheaper. You can afford to buy a home with some property
 

False Witness

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,235
For all the shit it got in the lamest cities thread, Indianapolis is actually a pretty decent city to live in. It may not be the most fun place to visit, but it meets daily living essentials pretty damn well and it's cheap, especially living just a little outside of the city center itself.
 

Deleted member 8860

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Oct 26, 2017
6,525
I may be moving to a small town next year and that has plenty of downsides compared to being part of a major metropolitan area. (It's also an extremely expensive small town, being a prime beach/tourist spot in California, so I don't even get CoL savings.)

I could never go entirely rural (even though I can work from anywhere with a decent internet connection). I grew up in tiny villages in New England and the Midwest and they were exceedingly boring. The amenities of city life are just too enticing for me to give them up.