>  > I live on a 2 acre 'farmlet' with an 1800 sq ft house and two   
   outbuildings.   
   >  >  My nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile up the road.   
   >     
   > I live in the far eastern county about a mile from Interstate 8.    
   >    
   > Seven miles west to the nearest gas station, and about 5 miles east to the   
   > nearest town. I sit outside drinking coffee in the mornings during summer   
   > months, and coyotes come to within 40 yards of where I'm sitting. Although   
   > by the time I set the coffee down and pick up the 22 rifle, they've ducked   
   > down the bank into the wash and are gone.   
   >    
   > In the evening I sit outside puffing on a cigar, sipping a beer, and jack   
   > rabbits come across the lot to within about 15 or 20 feet of me foraging   
   > in the weeds and grass for roots and stuff.    
   >    
   > Its nice not to have a lot of traffic noise, gangs...having to get off the   
   > street before dark...worry about the car parked at the curb...   
      
   That much land in southern California must be worth a couple of trainloads   
   of money.   
      
   Having lived in rural America upwards of ten years there's not enough money   
   in the Treasury to move me back into a city.  Or town.  Or municipality.   
      
   Quiet and clean air are worth it.    
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