Thanks for the update, G! I have been wondering how y'all are liking your new location. I know you're loving the big house and yard. How are you dealing with the cold and dry weather?
I already have a good idea of what you will say about small rural town medical clinics. Glad you are moved and adjusting. Those small-time grocery stores many times buy their food from Walmart for the same as you pay at Walmart. Does your town have a good mom-and-pop cafe?
So how is the house working out? I was concerned that the heating bill might eat up the rent savings. When I moved to this rural county, I was shocked that the grocery store (Food Lion) in the main town price-gouges, but not to the extent of a $10 jar of mayo. The only other options are at the far side of the county or to go to stores outside the county. Regarding the lack of fast-food options: that's not such a bad thing.
@Beth Gallagher @John Brunner and others. The weather has been tolerable except for the first week we were here. We a re suppose to get some much needed rain and possible some snow, starting late tomorrow. Unfortunately while hauling off boxes hubby must have trashed two boxes of clothes , mostly his ,but would have helped in waring area. . i freeze constantly, and that is due to the meds- I think. Putting up the plastic on windows has helped. Wind is an enemy here, get really high at times.
WOW! Kansas rural towns are nothing like around here. Our rural small-town cafes have the most affordable coffee and food and the best quality. By keeping their prices down and home-cooked quality high, they draw folks from the bigger towns and some drive 50 miles weekly just for the experience. They stay full from opening to closing by cutting profits down per serving but make good money from the quantity they turn out. They told me that it cost them 15 cents to make a cup of coffee and they sell it for $1.25 which means they can afford to refill the regular customers that come just for coffee a couple of times and still make money. I don't know how your town's cafe and store stay in business.
we seldom eat out but it would be nice to dine out without going broke over coffee. In Dodge City 50 miles away there are fast food places and some brand named eating places.
We were in Dodge City in 2021 for their PRCA rodeo and walk thru the old tv show version of Dodge City, which included a Long Branch Floor Show and dinner with Miss Kitty and her saloon girls dancing. Also stopped by the James Arness/Marshal Matt Dillon statue. On the way to Dodge City, passed numerous Cattle Feed Lots and lots of cattle and corn fields. Dodge City also has a nice casino that we stopped at. There is also a Teacher's Museum there and we stopped by. Very interesting. Hedi, will let you know this, we only found one restaurant open (Mexican) on Sunday evening. Dodge City closes up tight on Sunday evening.
Funny, but before moving here, we were told by a few people that live here "we don't want you here", because we talked about not being open-minded enough. We should've listened and not moved here! The city is way to much like Los Angeles, Denver, NYC. Some very wild, freaky looking people. Right now, my wife is putting some clothes into Wardrobe Moving boxes. IOW, we continue to get ready to get out of here!
When I moved into my current home it was during the first full lockdown, we had to wear masks and social distance from the removel guys, it was awkward and confusing at times but we did it. Now when any of my colleagues are moving house and get stressed about it I just remind them of my house move, if we can do it in a full lockdown then anyone can do it during normal times (•‿•)
Definitely not back to Florida. Wherever it is, it will be where people are friendlier than here! Perhaps southern Nevada. We need a local lake for our boat and definitely no freezing temps or snow. Perhaps just a little snow, but nothing like what we get here. We know about the heat in the summer, in southern Nevada, but, when retired or working from home, don't have to go out in it nearly as much.