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Post #193,736 by Andrew Grygus 2/8/05 9:58:58 PM Reply	Having grown up on farms . . . . where "going into town" meant a town of well under 1000 souls, I have a far less idealized view of rural America - perhaps a convert's zeal provides the rosy tint. Anyway, been there, done that and ain't goin' back. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #193,784 by jbrabeck 2/9/05 12:54:15 PM Reply	You must have been going to the county seat. Town, had population of ~500 in the winter when farmers moved to town so kids could get to school. Summer population was significantly lower. Post Office. 2 Elevators 3 Bars Drug Store Fire Truck (usually a pickup with a sprayer attachment) School 2 Gas Stations sometimes a Grocery Store (otherwise head for county seat, 20 mi down the road) Summer fallowing sunup-sundown. Combine wheat, oats, & barley. Few cows, chickens. Hard work.. A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #193,862 by Andrew Grygus 2/9/05 8:59:37 PM Reply	Actually, it wasn't quite that bad. I only lived on farms in Blue States, so a sizeable town or small city would never be too far away. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #193,883 by jbrabeck 2/9/05 10:26:13 PM Reply	Montana Big Sky. Big Red State. Sadly even my brothers are "red". Drove one time from Glasgow (NE corner) to Billings (SCentral). Passed though COUNTIES with population of 2 and 10. A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #193,887 by Andrew Grygus 2/9/05 10:36:15 PM Reply	Yeah, as thy used to say, 'Better dead than red' [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

Red State Farmers - how do you like your choice now? - (tuberculosis) - (42) - Feb. 5, 2005, 12:24:36 AM EST

Not everybody's vote can be bought. - (marlowe) - (41) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:26:47 PM EST

Is there a DisneyLand in your universe too? -NT - (tuberculosis) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:07:41 AM EST

Ah, so we're back to the 'noble savage' paradigm . . . -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:36:54 AM EST

Savage, no. Noble, yes. - (marlowe) - (4) - Feb. 8, 2005, 08:28:20 PM EST

You're less coherent than usual in this post. - (Another Scott) - (3) - Feb. 8, 2005, 09:48:54 PM EST

Same people as build the roads and drive the trucks now. - (marlowe) - (2) - Feb. 10, 2005, 06:42:55 PM EST

Government builds the roads. Teamsters drive the trucks. -NT - (ChrisR) - Feb. 10, 2005, 06:49:49 PM EST

Won't happen. - (inthane-chan) - Feb. 11, 2005, 02:16:06 PM EST

Right and wrong - (JayMehaffey) - (14) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:09:16 AM EST

Actually no... - (Simon_Jester) - (13) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:10:46 PM EST

Re: Actually no... - (JayMehaffey) - (12) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:44:36 PM EST

s/shrug/idiots/ - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:57:57 PM EST

I guess what I was trying to say... - (Simon_Jester) - (10) - Feb. 7, 2005, 04:06:25 PM EST

And you're wrong on that - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Feb. 7, 2005, 04:28:34 PM EST

<grin> I'm not sure that that's not - (Simon_Jester) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:12:47 PM EST

That would be a big stretch - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Feb. 8, 2005, 12:03:08 AM EST

Perhaps... - (Simon_Jester) - Feb. 8, 2005, 11:45:35 PM EST

B.S. - (mmoffitt) - (4) - Feb. 8, 2005, 08:58:17 AM EST

You've just got a different definition of self-interest. :) - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Feb. 8, 2005, 11:12:34 AM EST

Naw, if that's what I was worried about. - (mmoffitt) - Feb. 8, 2005, 12:11:41 PM EST

Perhaps... - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - Feb. 9, 2005, 12:20:05 AM EST

But the politicians salaries are NEVER on the block. - (mmoffitt) - Feb. 9, 2005, 02:21:05 PM EST

Nah, not for you... TO you. -NT - (jake123) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:38:10 AM EST

Which is why Bush brought it during his campaign... - (Simon_Jester) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:01:11 PM EST

Transcending your urban roots, eh? - (tuberculosis) - (12) - Feb. 8, 2005, 09:27:16 PM EST

Once again, you get it all backwards. - (marlowe) - (11) - Feb. 10, 2005, 06:25:11 PM EST

Re: Once again, you get it all backwards. - (tuberculosis) - (10) - Feb. 11, 2005, 02:01:00 PM EST

Condi's competence isnt in question, its her motives -NT - (daemon) - (9) - Feb. 11, 2005, 10:34:18 PM EST

As NSA - she wasn't exactly on the ball in summer 2001 - (tuberculosis) - (8) - Feb. 14, 2005, 02:50:21 PM EST

GIVE IT A FREAKIN BREAK!!! - (daemon) - (7) - Feb. 14, 2005, 08:58:16 PM EST

Stop it. - (bepatient) - (1) - Feb. 14, 2005, 09:18:23 PM EST

I can forgive missing the jet attacks - (tuberculosis) - Feb. 15, 2005, 01:20:14 AM EST

I believe we said the same thing about Clinton... - (Simon_Jester) - Feb. 15, 2005, 08:11:44 AM EST

GIVE IT A FREAKIN BREAK YERSELF!!! - (jb4) - (3) - Feb. 17, 2005, 06:32:57 PM EST

They didn't use box cutters. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 17, 2005, 07:56:44 PM EST

Two points.... - (Simon_Jester) - Feb. 18, 2005, 10:16:43 AM EST

You're Welcome! ;-) -NT - (jb4) - Feb. 18, 2005, 12:57:03 PM EST

Having grown up on farms . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Feb. 8, 2005, 09:58:58 PM EST

You must have been going to the county seat. - (jbrabeck) - (3) - Feb. 9, 2005, 12:54:15 PM EST

Actually, it wasn't quite that bad. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Feb. 9, 2005, 08:59:37 PM EST

Montana - (jbrabeck) - (1) - Feb. 9, 2005, 10:26:13 PM EST

Yeah, as thy used to say, 'Better dead than red' -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 9, 2005, 10:36:15 PM EST

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