[Info-vax] Completely OT: Frank Lloyd Wright

[Paul Sture]

In article <aet9k2FptgjU1 at mid.individual.net>,
 billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:

> In article <nospam-09AF6C.16461925102012 at news.chingola.ch>,
> 	Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> writes:
> > In article <z2kgZH$TiuJx at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
> >  koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) wrote:
> > 
> >> In article <k69jnq$89i$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble 
> >> <davef at tsoft-inc.com> 
> >> writes:
> >> 
> >> > That all just shows that you're a "city boy" and don't appreciate 
> >> > country living.
> >> 
> >>    Now you're hopelessly lost.  I was raised on a farm.  We had a clear
> >>    view of the road, and drivers had a clear view of our farmhouse.
> >>    We had a setback of about 80 feet.  And we plowed the snow.
> > 
> > Is it because you remember clearing all that snow that you don't like a 
> > long drive then?  Or the lack of privacy?
> > 
> > In my early teens we moved into a house with large picture windows and 
> > had to get used to folks staring in.  We got good at out-staring them 
> > but it wasn't until the hedge matured that we could get any privacy.
> > 
> 
> Interesting how that seems to work out.  I currently own two houses.
> One in PA and one in GA.
> 
> My wife was born and raised in the country.  The PA house was her choice
> and is in the city.  I have been unhappy living her for the past 25 years.
> 
> I was born a city boy, a mere 8 blocks from where this house stands.
> 
> The GA house was my choice.  It is in the country, set back from the road
> and view from or to the neighbors is blocked by foliage.  Oh yeah, and I
> don't have to plow the driveway in the winter!!  :-)

I grew up in a semi-rural area with good views over a valley but in my 
early teens we moved closer to town.  This was great for accessibility - 
good public transport meant I could go out with friends in the evening 
or stay late after school to participate in extra-curricular activities, 
but I never liked the traffic noise.  Fortunately there was a public 
park at the side of the house which extended to woods and countryside, 
but that traffic noise still got to me.

I always hankered getting backed to a rural or semi-rural location, and 
those good views of course.

Clearing the snow was a job we kids did. And enjoyed :-)

-- 
Paul Sture