things I don't like about living here
1. dial-up internet
2. dial-up internet
3. dial-up internet
4. driving a million miles to get anywhere
5. wasting my life in traffic while driving a million miles to get to work
things I like about living here
1. peace, quiet
2. beautiful mountains, trees, lake, etc.
3. open space
4. rootedness, heritage, sense of "place"
5. community
Any chance you could move closer in and still have some of the things you like, but get rid of some things you don't like?
I have high-speed now. Love it, love it, love it.
I no longer live on Pine Mtn. I miss it, I hate it, I'd move back in a second!
Some sacrifices are necessary in order to find what you have on your "like" list.
Still, dial-up is such a PAIN.
So, technically - you like more than you dislike ;-)
Well--I still live here, don't I? ;)