Jim Lewis wrote:
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But in rural areas i would think it
safe.

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I'm curious, however, as to what someone from NYC thinks is a
"rural area." ;-)

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Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL -

It all depends on your perspective. I'm about 1 1/4 hours from the city, and I
would imagine that where I am would be considered rural by comparison. Our house
is surrounded by woods on three sides. Behind the house is a large tract of woods
(where I have permission to collect in the spring :-) ). We have neighbors, whose
houses can't be seen except in the winter when the trees are bare. We have deer
running through the yard all the time, and plenty of land for the llamas.

When I was doing organ restoration I delivered an instrument to a customer in
Brooklyn, and asked for the best way to get out of the city. He said he really
couldn't help me, because he didn't own a car and hadn't driven in years although
he had a current driver's license. He said cars were expensive to maintain and
house, and it was much easier to use public transportation or walk. Having grown
up in the suburban part of a small city in Connecticut, I could not understand how
someone could get by without a car.

It all depends on your perspective.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a

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