I want to run away, not have to deal with people...

Taking up residence in the woods is frowned upon.😟

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SW-User

One solution is to move to a less populated area. It's what I did 30 years ago. On my street, the houses are surrounded by woods and each has 2+ acres, which gives quite a fair amount of privacy.

4meAndyou · F

@SW-User I used to live in a house like that here in town, before my divorce. VERY isolated.

SW-User

@4meAndyou It's not too isolated on my street. There is a lot of activity -- people out walking their dogs and kids in strollers, kids on bicycles. It's just that the yards have privacy due to the trees and acreage. It's a nice mix of both worlds.

4meAndyou · F

@SW-User We were up on a hill, and with the trees and the looong driveway and the amount of land, we never saw anyone!

SW-User

@4meAndyou I'll bet. I detest long driveways. My parents lived in a place like what you describe many years ago. It was deadly in the winter!

4meAndyou · F

@SW-User We hired a neighbor with a plow...so...except for waiting for him, and the ice patches...not too bad.

SW-User

@4meAndyou Good for you. My parents staunchly refused to hire someone... and my Mum went out there and fought the snow (with my help of course) when my Dad had cancer. Mum said no one could ever plow it out to her satisfaction. She was a perfectonist.