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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
I couldn't, DH could in a heartbeat!!
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Ambersmom
Straight up nasty
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Sharon
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Oh hell yes! Slower, easier life! SIGN ME UP!!!
I was actually looking into buying a house up there recently, but due to my custody arrangement, I can't I could have bought the house outright, worked remotely from my job and had it good on my five acre, three car garage old school big a$$ colonial
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| Posted 10/8/07 1:15 PM |
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MarisaK
HELLO Manolo !!
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Marisa
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Big Fat NAY -
I go totally wacky for any longer than a weekend - It's nice to visit, but never to live there ..... -
I am ALL city girl !
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| Posted 10/8/07 1:19 PM |
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wp
5 years!!!!
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Posted by Stefanie
I don't think I could live there year round. Maybe as a summer/fall house.
ITA!
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| Posted 10/8/07 1:22 PM |
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nyteacher13
Three Under Four!!! :-)
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
yay!
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| Posted 10/8/07 1:29 PM |
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june262004
But I love the Snow!
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Kristin
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
I would LOVE to live in the country!
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| Posted 10/8/07 1:31 PM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Janice
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
New England country, maybe. You will probably find me talking to squirrels...I am a chatterbox and would find that to be a problem.
Country down south, no way. never.
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| Posted 10/8/07 1:34 PM |
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JessInCA
live laugh love
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Jess
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
DH's family lives up there - in fact, his mom was born in Warwick. Having visted repeatedly, I can honestly say that I could never, ever live there (for a variety of reasons).
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| Posted 10/8/07 3:31 PM |
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curliegirl
He's here!!!!
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Gina
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
I could.......all day long...
My parents have a house in the country and this summer I got up early, sat on the deck overlooking the lake and read the paper while everyone was sleeping.
It's the last relaxing moment I think I've had!!!!!
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| Posted 10/8/07 3:40 PM |
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Goldi0218
My miracles!
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Leslie
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by evnme
Posted by Goldi0218
Never. I can't be more than an hour away from a major city. I do not think that city will always be NY, but I need a more metropolitan atmosphere.
ditto for me
Warwick's only 55 miles from the city, so it isn't really more than an hour.
I grew up upstate and loved it. I really like eastern Long Island too, which is really as country as Orange County where Warwick is. I would definitely tmove back to a more rural area. Generally everywhere has shopping, etc., and that's all I need.
What would be different about living in the country during winter as opposed to living here?
It would take a lot longer than one hour to reach the city in the winter from Warwick. I live 5 blocks from the LIRR. I need more accessibility to more things and I would feel isolated in the country. I do not like country life enough to make it a permanent home.
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| Posted 10/8/07 4:06 PM |
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lkrpaul
Becoming a Big Brother!
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Laura
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
My friends and I were JUST having this comversation because we went up to the Berkshires for the weekend. I actually really liekd it, though I'd need to have SOME restaurants, cafes, etc. around me.
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| Posted 10/8/07 5:39 PM |
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mcl916
my two loves
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Megan
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
ABSOLUTELY!! I hate traffic and people everywhere. One day we will move to the real "country"
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| Posted 10/8/07 6:02 PM |
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
yes and I do, I live in the area you are talking about. We love it! And as far as I'm concerned its the only way to live LOL.
I wouldn't consider it "country" as in much further upstate, rural country. As someone said its no more country than eastern Long Island except we have beautiful mountains.
I've noticed no difference in winters as compared to Queens, except our roads are clear as soon as the first flake falls. Heck half the time Islip is COLDER than us.
Warwick is a little more than an hour to NYC because of its location (which a draw for many who live there) it is 20 minutes to the train. But many other areas are an hour.
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| Posted 10/8/07 7:46 PM |
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Deedlebugs
Blessed
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Kiki
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
I would love to!
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| Posted 10/8/07 7:58 PM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
I LOVE that area, we spent our first anniversary at a B&B up there. I know a few LIers that relocated to that area in the last year or so.
We live in eastern suffolk county & I love it. I drive to Nassau county for work & I don't like the congestion & over abundance of strip malls at all. Things are slower out here & thats the way I like it.
I'd love to move even further east, like to East Marion.
My Dad has an apartment on east 56th & Lexington that we can use anytime. We haven't been there to stay overnight in about six years. Neither of us work in the city, so there is no advantage to being close to it.
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| Posted 10/8/07 8:23 PM |
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MommyofG
just the girls
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Janice
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
a big Yay! we never go into Manhattan and love love lots of land and being in the middle of nowhere.
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| Posted 10/8/07 8:27 PM |
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lorich
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
From someone who actually grew up - born & raised in the country - talking Columbia County - HUGE graduating class with 50 people & ONE school K-12....
That "ain't" country...where I'm from was country.
With that said...no. Absolutely not. It was GREAT when I was a kid, but GOOD LORD! DH & I go back now & DH keeps asking me how I ended up so "normal"...and with all my teeth.
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| Posted 10/8/07 8:29 PM |
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stickydust
Now a mommy of 2!!!
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
No way. Its nice for a weekend but I need lots of people around me - Oh and a mall (yes, I know -shallow)
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| Posted 10/8/07 8:45 PM |
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babymakes3
Almost there!
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Yay but for a getaway only. I couldn't live in the country full-time right now.
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| Posted 10/8/07 9:43 PM |
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mitabtrfly
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Posted by MrsSteflily
I thought we were the only ones who knew about Applewood 
We've been going to Applewood for years, about 3 or 4 times a year (for applepicking and their Wino club activities). DH's grandparents lived in Warwick and he would spend summers there growing up.
It's definately a different life. But we couldn't do it all year long. We want to buy a summer house there after we retire.
We thought the same thing re: Applewood until this Saturday. It was PACKED!!!! I LOVE their wine tasting!!!! 3 bucks and you get to taste 5 different wines..and we had a girl who filled our glasses. So after not drinking for over 9 months...you KNOW I was happy 
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| Posted 10/8/07 10:58 PM |
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mitabtrfly
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Ok it's not exactly "country" but close enough for those who have never lived in the country. What I hate is the TRAFFIC going up there! It took us over 2 hours to get there and that alone drove me nuts. I know it's no different from being in the city...but you'd think moving further up there wouldn't be any traffic like that...
Either way..it's not for me, at least not that far up. I like the quiet, but that is just waaaaaaaaaay too quiet for me. Although...I have to say there was one little area that reminded me of "Wisteria Lane" and that' I'd like
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| Posted 10/8/07 11:01 PM |
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laurabora
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Laura
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
I could live in a smaller town but not the *country* country. DH grew up in the sticks in upstate NY and while he didn't have an awful childhood, you couldn't ride your bike to a friend's house or walk to school, and just the supermarket was a 25 minute drive.
Nice to visit, but to live...no thank you!
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| Posted 10/8/07 11:05 PM |
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Posted by mitabtrfly
Ok it's not exactly "country" but close enough for those who have never lived in the country. What I hate is the TRAFFIC going up there! It took us over 2 hours to get there and that alone drove me nuts. I know it's no different from being in the city...but you'd think moving further up there wouldn't be any traffic like that...
In all fairness you did come up on one of thee biggest, leaf peeper, apple picker, pumpkin patch visiting, holiday weekends of the year!
The traffic is from the people coming from the city, LI, NJ and Gods only knows where else coming to enjoy all that great stuff!
ETS: my friend came up from Copiague and made it in 1 hr 20 min, she left in the AM.
Message edited 10/8/2007 11:55:45 PM.
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| Posted 10/8/07 11:53 PM |
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mitabtrfly
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
Posted by -DonnaMarie-
Posted by mitabtrfly
Ok it's not exactly "country" but close enough for those who have never lived in the country. What I hate is the TRAFFIC going up there! It took us over 2 hours to get there and that alone drove me nuts. I know it's no different from being in the city...but you'd think moving further up there wouldn't be any traffic like that...
In all fairness you did come up on one of thee biggest, leaf peeper, apple picker, pumpkin patch visiting, holiday weekends of the year!
The traffic is from the people coming from the city, LI, NJ and Gods only knows where else coming to enjoy all that great stuff!
I know..I had NO idea... I still had fun..but I thought it was one of those places NO ONE knew about...
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| Posted 10/8/07 11:54 PM |
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Re: Country living - yay or nay?
 yay and nay....if you could still get a mall within 1hr and a 24hr grocery store within 10miles I would be there in a milisecond........I would looooooooooooooooooove an old farm house in a small community. It's just so american. Imagine picking apples to make pie and going to the harvest dinner and the annual CHRISTmas parade, tree lighting, bazaar, dinner, and CHRISTmas mass.......oh I could go on and on and on and on and on and we ll you get the hint....so YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY sign mer up.............
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