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Meengla said:
All kind of animals. Even bears have been sighted barely a mile from my house. We live on considerable acreage and deep in the woods. I sometimes regret decision to build so deep in the woods because if an animal attack happens--stray dogs, bears, coyotes--then probably no one would hear even our screams for help. We try not to get out of the house after dark except to walk to the car.
On the other hand, no neighbors with their noises and incredible beauty of the four seasons changing!!
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Man I can't live that isolation, I would freak out haha i need to see humans/all colors of humans. Plus my self defense and survival skills are in negative so its better to live in city specially in nice area where police patrols. But I would live in place like that for few days or 1-2 week as some vacation, ab aap tu Biryani party pe Bulao gay nai. Maybe down the line when time and salary is right, i would look into some property away from city busy life and quietness and peacefulness of wilderness, maybe even get a river/water front property.
 
Speaking of weather/climate: My Pakistani friend in Toronto is regretting his decision to move from Vancouver to Toronto about two decades ago. Per him, summer in Toronto still stinking hot and the winter is brutally cold. NYC is not far off on that miserable count!
YUCK!
 
Franklin, Tennessee

Power lines bursting into flames.

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Starlord said:
Man I can't live that isolation, I would freak out haha i need to see humans/all colors of humans. Plus my self defense and survival skills are in negative so its better to live in city specially in nice area where police patrols. But I would live in place like that for few days or 1-2 week as some vacation, ab aap tu Biryani party pe Bulao gay nai. Maybe down the line when time and salary is right, i would look into some property away from city busy life and quietness and peacefulness of wilderness, maybe even get a river/water front property.
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Indeed, wife and I are experiencing some 'cabin fever' living at such a homestead. I have been thinking about carving out a slice of our property at the street to put a 'tiny house' to reduce the isolation and have neighbors. Plus that would be a 'downsized' lower maintenance life. To reduce the sense of isolation, we often unnecessarily go to grocery stores to shop--just to be with people! And of course to restaurants.

PS. I wish the forum allowed me to upload an audio file I recorded from our bedroom: A pack of coyotes doing their blood curdling howling right outside our house from totally dark woods. It was actually a video but so dark that only recorded my breathing and the coyotes howling, no visuals. No exaggeration: It was terrifying!
 
Meengla said:
Indeed, wife and I are experiencing some 'cabin fever' living at such a homestead. I have been thinking about carving out a slice of our property at the street to put a 'tiny house' to reduce the isolation and have neighbors. Plus that would be a 'downsized' lower maintenance life. To reduce the sense of isolation, we often unnecessarily go to grocery stores to shop--just to be with people! And of course to restaurants.

PS. I wish the forum allowed me to upload an audio file I recorded from our bedroom: A pack of coyotes doing their blood curdling howling right outside our house from totally dark woods. It was actually a video but so dark that only recorded my breathing and the coyotes howling, no visuals. No exaggeration: It was terrifying!
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I think that won't be a bad idea if you build a small house and give it to someone on rent, extra income, people and less isolation. I don't know how expensive it will be build one. I can understand that feeling, during my time in SC i felt the same hence my trips to Greenville SC multiple times during a month, thats' when I fell in love with the city as its very beautiful and affordable and put you around 3-4 hours from every natural beauty, from Smoky mountains of TN to meh beaches of Myrtle beach, Large cities on both sides (Atlanta to west and Charlotte to east).

I bet it would've been scary, I never heard or see Coyotes but i did remember one time i saw a large size animal on my way back home from work in SC, I saw a group of Wild Boars and was dumb enough to get out of car to take picture when my ex-wife drag me back saying they will attack/kill and eat you hahaah
 
Davey Crockett said:
Franklin, Tennessee

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No power in that cold must've been terrible, gotta go old school with bon fire or wood burning to keep oneself warm. During Helen I lost Power for 4 days, those were terrible days specially in Florida heat, and I can't even open windows due to all kinds of weird looking Mf*ing bugs.
 
Meengla said:
All kind of animals. Even bears have been sighted barely a mile from my house. We live on considerable acreage and deep in the woods. I sometimes regret decision to build so deep in the woods because if an animal attack happens--stray dogs, bears, coyotes--then probably no one would hear even our screams for help. We try not to get out of the house after dark except to walk to the car.
On the other hand, no neighbors with their noises and incredible beauty of the four seasons changing!!
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Another reason to envy where you're at despite the state you're in.
 
One of the cop shows we watch on Friday and Saturday nights showed quite a bit of some of the departments they follow in real time. Hazen, AR, Christian Co, MO, and Toledo, OH all looked bad. Snow, heavy in Hazen, all with temperatures below 0F.
 
Starlord said:
I think that won't be a bad idea if you build a small house and give it to someone on rent, extra income, people and less isolation. I don't know how expensive it will be build one.
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Even 'tiny house' is very expensive these days. But RVs are pretty cheap--so I have been looking at 'stationary RV' living to downsize to near the street. Shouldn't be more than $25-30k total because the land will not have to paid (about 1/3rd of an acre would do).
Starlord said:
I bet it would've been scary, I never heard or see Coyotes
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Never heard of a coyote attack in our area but they do attack and I think killed at least one woman in Canada. And with the habitat being reduced, they are desperate for any 'meal'. We keep axe and strong sticks here and there in case of attack. I am also thinking about some pepper spray or some other small protection and maybe upgrading my .22 rifle.

Starlord said:
No power in that cold must've been terrible, gotta go old school with bon fire or wood burning to keep oneself warm
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I am a Karachiite like you! I am too lazy for wood burning fireplace but once or twice had to during very cold weather in power outage; it was a matter of survival!
 
Chopping wood is great exercise. Being cold is an excellent motivator.

Here in AZ-land, while rare, coyote as well as bobcat attacks do occur. I've see coyotes in downtown Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale. They are very adept to adapting to life in an urban environment.

In Chicago, one of my operations was in Franklin Park. The main operation in Melrose Park. I've seen coyotes at both places. They are feeding well on geese. Especially baby geese.
 
AZ_HighCountry said:
Chopping wood is great exercise. Being cold is an excellent motivator.
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I have multiple chainsaws--some battery powered and one corded electric. I am too lazy to even pull the cord on gasoline powered chainsaws and gave them away to relatives. Needless to say, I am too lazy to use my axe to chop wood!
 
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