Why is it wrong to relocate to a city after living in a farming community for over 30 years?
484379
I can understand your problem.  Is it possible for you to move closer to a city and get your own vehicle?  That way you could have the best of both worlds where you live 10 minutes from the city and yet don't lose the country life your husband loves.  I find living out in the country to be the best thing because I don't have to deal with the city except when I want to.  At the very least make your husband get you your own vehicle so you can do stuff.
178792
As an Englishman living in England,let me tell you this,my friend, the only land that you can buy where you make a profit is that where they are pulling down council estates and that will cost you a small fortune ! Try looking a small farms with no amenities and planning permission.
285243
Reconsider please!!!! I live in the Caribbean and right now there is a massive but quiet exodus of people. Cost of living is outrageous, jobs are easy to find but nobody wants to pay you what you're worth,and rents are three and four times what you'd pay for something similar wherever you are. If you still want to relocate, give it a few years to let the bottom fall out of the market and you'll be in a better position. CSME is coming on stream and it'll open things up a lot for  everyone.
524579
You are doing it all correctly.  It takes time as small towns are quiet, people are content with less, and to my knowledge small towns are not sizzling society parties.  I moved to just such a small town from a large city.  Lower your expectations.  Continue what you ar doing, keep a nice garden others will enjoy and complement upon.  Take a plate full of cookies or some fresh fruit to a neighbor( do not expect much other than thank you).  Smile at everyone, Join a local church. You must be patient as newbies in small towns are suspect(they think why did this person move to this small town?).  You are doing just fine.........
575631
it's a great place to raise your children. the area is growing and more and more opportunities are opening up for all walks of life. ....good luck
726193
Many problems are caused by urban sprawl. My favorite (least favorite problem) problem is that what were once kept up neighborhoods fall into decay/ abandonment. And are eventually torn down as opposed to rehabbed/renovated. Then no one lives in those buildings. What a waste! Also, original dwellers move to the country to deplete the country side and animal habitat and turn that into a city. Then eventually urban sprawl takes place there and people move farther out into the country and the process continues.
856660
If there are true friends, they will understand your feelings. Moving from one extreme to another has made you see what your preferences are as far as where you choose to live. You are happy. They shouldnt hold that against you. Just explain how going back made you feel, the good about seeing them and the bad about the city.
35160
In a city it would be, but not in a rural area.
445448
on average 15 years, if this happens all hell breaks loose so i would move to an other country if you live neat a road thats past is use by date
442749
google it. i really would not want to live anywhere near that county though (i used to live there). good luck.
971688
It is all about money.  I lived there a long time ago, and it had one of the most wonderful collection of old great homes in the world.  Because it was so nice, with marvelous trees lining the streets, and the envy of many, the demand to live there continued to grow.  Naturally they started to run out of room.  The result was that so many of the homes were on big lots and contractors saw the possibility of cashing in by knocking down the old homes and putting up two new ones on the same lots.  Gradually the character of the town changed from the classic old town of brick and stucco to the brand new show homes, usually without the same class or good taste.  And of course the people will change also, because they are different as well.  It is happening everywhere around the globe to some degree or another.  Change is inevitable and money drives it all.  And tastes change.  Many are led to believe that a brand new home is better than a classic old one.   It was sad for me to see it happening as I had to let go of a fond old memory and times gone by.  I feel for you as I have felt it myself.  Let me know if you wish to talk more.
411617
It makes sense to at least research the possibility of relocating to higher ground.  Like the middle of the continent!  I can definitely see the advantage, if you do get any kind of settlement on the value of your home and its contents.  But do think about where you want to go.\n\nWhat sort of job would you be looking for?  Are there things you could research on line about the job market in various locations that look good to you?  What are the major economic indicators -- cost of living, density of population, major industries -- that matter most to you?  And what are the quality of life aspects that matter most to you?\n\nFor example, I live in Santa Cruz County, California.  It is a lovely county, and you might be very tempted.  But do, please, have a look at everything you can about it before you are lured here (or any other example).  Because while it is undeniably one of the nicest places in the world to live, it is equally undeniable that it is one of the most expensive, as well.  Yes, Hawaii is even more expensive; but in the 48 contiguous states, central California is about as close to heaven as you can get; and I'm high up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, closer yet to heaven.  And the people around me who drive those lovely new BMWs and Porsches start out driving over the hill to Silicon Valley long about 4:00 a.m.\n\nNice, but you hardly ever get to see the place in daylight when you're working over the hill.  And that's where the money is.  Silicon Valley.  We have a little mini-Silicon Valley on this side of the hill, though.  It's called Scotts Valley.  If you are interested in high tech, look up what you can about that up-and-at-em little high tech haven in the Santa Cruz Mountains.\n\nSee, it all depends on what's important to you.  And that's why we have an Internet where we can research before we leap!  Indeed, you can also go a long way in job search before you leap.
589182
I'm a farmer's daughter, turned big city skyscraper cube-dweller. Let me tell you; I feel really blessed to have been raised on a farm. I have a real passion for farmer's work and for agriculture and I think being raised on a farm gave me a lot of good qualities. I feel like I'm more disciplined because the work was hard and couldn't be put off. I learned a lot of things and I think being there for 18 years of my life was pretty dang cool.\nMy dad still farms and even though I don't make the 400 mile trip home to the farm as often as I'd like to, it makes it really special to take trips there, especially now that I've got kids. \nFarming is awesome. That's what I think of it. :)
23095
I attended school in the Phoenix area in the 80's. Even at that time, you could begin to see growth in the suburbs surrounding the city.\n\nClimate (although hot in the summer) and housing affordability are two reasons people have given for moving to the area. Business 2.0 recently wrote a story about real estate hotspots and continue to mention the Southwest, especially the Phoenix area, as growth region for the next 10-20 years.
208386
GO there and do what?  You should first look into how you would make a living there.  You should have a better reason to move than just weather.
546006
I don't like living in the place that I am at on Fort Bragg (NC) This home..well it is a multiplex, and it was built around 60 years ago. But they are building much nicer homes that low ranking people are getting...while my husband and I have been in this hell hole for 2 years and now he is an E-5....and E-2s are getting nicer housing...:o(
1036303
Immigrants are the best solution to cover the posts of unwanted jobs in many countries! If the law changes they automatically start paying taxes. When you born cannot choose the place to live, later however you should be allowed to do whatever and wherever you want. That's the human right - freedom. Romanians moved to Poland, Poles moved to the UK, British and Mexicans moved to USA, Dominicans, Colombians to Spain etc. There were recently millions of people around globe who found the place to live somewhere else and how on earth the governments will put them back to where they came from? If they find a job it obviously means they're needed there. You lost cooks - pay bribes officers so they go to other industries instead ;-D)))