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Living in the Country – Have you
Considered thePleasures & Pluses?
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Quietness, peacefulness, privacy, space & a feeling of safety.v You can see the stars, the sunrise, the sunset and wildlife.
v You can appreciate nature and creation.
v No close neighbors, no one else’s dogs living close by, and no chlorine in the water.
v You can have bigger gardens and pets larger than dogs, or even livestock.
v You can sit on the front porch with no one bothering you, have a wiener roast on an open fire instead of a grill & do what you want when you want.
v It’s a great place to raise children with plenty of yard for kids and dogs, & jobs to teach responsibility.
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That you’ll have farmers for neighbors and they run noisy combines late into the night, create lots of dust at planting and harvest time, haul manure providing a distinct country fragrance, have machinery that doesn’t move very fast on the roads, and use chemicals that can drift onto your lawn and garden.v
That winter commonly brings frozen waterlines and drifted driveway entrances.v
That a large part of rural Hancock County has sulfur water which has a distinctive smell and taste, can leave spots on clothes, and corrode appliances.v
That it is dangerous to burn trash outdoors because field fires start easily and spread quickly and there is no leaf removal.v
That all kinds of critters (skunks, dogs, deer, coyote, cattle, mice, raccoon & fox to name a few) often come to visit.v
That it can be lonely when your closest neighbors are ¼ mile or more away.
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