tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post2332845753048716588..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Coming Soon to a Rural Area Near YouAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-63770612215596212382008-03-31T11:27:00.000-04:002008-03-31T11:27:00.000-04:00What a horribly ugly monotonous subdivision! I do...What a horribly ugly monotonous subdivision! I do not understand what people find appealing about living somewhere that all the homes are the same. Stepford Wives anyone?!<BR/><BR/>The area my grandparents live in once was completely rural. Last time we visited, I didn't recognize half the valley as we drove down the highway because of all the housing developments. On former pastures and cropland. <BR/><BR/>Humans can be such blithering idiots. <BR/><BR/>I still wish I'd had a big pile of cash when they had to sell their farm. The alfalfa field I used to spend summers working in is now subdivided with four houses on it. :/ totally depressing.Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852349354673305704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-39806602557618562862008-03-30T16:21:00.000-04:002008-03-30T16:21:00.000-04:00My heart goes out to you, Juanuchis. Loudon County...My heart goes out to you, Juanuchis. Loudon County is Ground Zero in the sprawl zone.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-89722535742266907482008-03-30T11:40:00.000-04:002008-03-30T11:40:00.000-04:00I lived in hell itself -- Loudoun County, Virginia...I lived in hell itself -- Loudoun County, Virginia. Over nearly 10 years I saw that cancer of "development" gnaw away at a once-bucolic way of life.<BR/><BR/>I'm much happier having dumps of trailers 100 yards away with rednecks for neighbors, than a duplicate house 3' from mine.Janis Blandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151059294317303209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-36489966197560267132008-03-29T22:46:00.000-04:002008-03-29T22:46:00.000-04:00What a shame that farmhouse can't be rehabilitated...What a shame that farmhouse can't be rehabilitated and filled with a family again. <BR/><BR/>And how familiar that wasteland is. The devil is a busy guy.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18067471240374063731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-62505777972709145742008-03-29T22:42:00.000-04:002008-03-29T22:42:00.000-04:00i would much rather live in the old homestead than...i would much rather live in the old homestead than the mcmansions...sad sad sad..yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.com