I am a left/right person, not a turn south at the 'ol tree stump that use-ta be that big oak in front of Smitty's barn that burnt down in ..... say, I think 76!.. Boy & tarnation! That thar was a fire! Nearly melted the... oh, I am gettin' off topic.... yeah, poor Matty, lost those prize chickens... ...

I was born near a large city and lived in a mid-sized city growing up. There are advantages to living in the city but now I wouldn't trade it for the world. We live out in the country, on an acreage - I "git" to play in the dirt - about 5 miles from the nearest town of 2,500 population.

We do have to drive about an hour to the nearest "city" to shop and buy groceries (small town charges way to much and it is cheaper for us to pay for the fuel to drive and save money to shop in the city). But I would take living in the country over living in the city any day!!!

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