Bingo Ken and well said. I was one of those "I can't wait to get out of this town (Quincy)" when I was 18. I got married to a military man, moved all over God's creation for 20 years (including Guam) and then heard myself moaning, "I wanna go home!" We retired from the military, came HOME, settled down, hubby lucked out and found a good job, bought a house and are happy little campers now. I have lived in big cities almost all my married life. Oklahoma City and Jacksonville, FL to name a few. My kids are now growing up in our hometown and they love it. Nothing like being back home and your right, "Never say Never" cause I did and guess what? I came home! Mindy Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Reeder" <kenr@arkansas.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:05 AM Subject: [ILADAMS] "I miss home." > Interesting quote that I have heard many times - hope you don't mind > if I put my spin on it. > > "I miss home, But I know that I could never go back to a small town > and live again. Not after all the years in the big cities." > --- > HA! Never say never. > > I retired from the real estate business "in the big city". A goodly > portion of my business was selling retirees 'city' house, so they > could go back 'home' to live in retirement. > > Incidentally, the city house generally sold for about twice what the > house back home was bought for. > > And as to the question, "Aren't you going to miss the theater, stage > shows, - all the things to do in the city?" - - - the reply usually > was, "We never did that stuff, even though it was available. No, > if we see something special going on, it'll be a nice treat to drive > in to town." > > Memphis, where I moved from, has a brand new multi-million > dollar library and it is great - but with the Internet, the Blytheville > Library connects me to the same information. You can't live in > a 'small' town that doesn't have a "WallyWorld" - WalMart to > those of you who aren't 'with it'. And if you can't find it at > WalMart, you don't need it, anyway. > > Talk with almost any one just out of school, and they will tell > you that they can't wait to get 'out of this town'. Ten years later, > if they had any roots back home at all, they are wishing that they > could live back home - if there was just a job. > > After 40 years of toil in the big city, that pension will go a lot > further 'back home'. > > After 40 years your children AND grandchildren are grown. > > Less crime. Less traffic. Less of everything, but peace and slow. > There is a lot to say for 'Peace and Slow.' > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Want to put a message on this list about your Adams County ancestors? > Send an email to ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Well to be more precise, I wouldn't mind living in a small town again, but the wife has lived all her life in a large town (more than a Million). I personally never lived in a large town except Edmond OK, until I moved out to Phoenix. Before the the Largest town I lived in was 24,000 people. I have lived in 7 states now and about 30 towns:) But I have worked in the Technology field for so long now. Going back to a small town would drive me up the wall. My parents still live in a small town, and my brother also. Sundown tx is only about 200 people, and Levelland is around 12,000. the Big towns I have lived in are Edmond(OKC), Orlando FL, Phoenix AZ and Austin TX. When I go back home, about once every year or so. I like it for about 3 days. then the small town life begins to smother me. I guess,(since I am only 35 now) in another 30 years that may make a difference. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mindy" <mdoellman@adams.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] "I miss home." > Bingo Ken and well said. I was one of those "I can't wait to get out of > this town (Quincy)" when I was 18. I got married to a military man, moved > all over God's creation for 20 years (including Guam) and then heard myself > moaning, "I wanna go home!" We retired from the military, came HOME, > settled down, hubby lucked out and found a good job, bought a house and are > happy little campers now. I have lived in big cities almost all my married > life. Oklahoma City and Jacksonville, FL to name a few. My kids are now > growing up in our hometown and they love it. Nothing like being back home > and your right, "Never say Never" cause I did and guess what? I came home! > > Mindy > Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host > http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html > http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html > > "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to > their level, then beat you with experience." > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Reeder" <kenr@arkansas.net> > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:05 AM > Subject: [ILADAMS] "I miss home." > > > > Interesting quote that I have heard many times - hope you don't mind > > if I put my spin on it. > > > > "I miss home, But I know that I could never go back to a small town > > and live again. Not after all the years in the big cities." > > --- > > HA! Never say never. > > > > I retired from the real estate business "in the big city". A goodly > > portion of my business was selling retirees 'city' house, so they > > could go back 'home' to live in retirement. > > > > Incidentally, the city house generally sold for about twice what the > > house back home was bought for. > > > > And as to the question, "Aren't you going to miss the theater, stage > > shows, - all the things to do in the city?" - - - the reply usually > > was, "We never did that stuff, even though it was available. No, > > if we see something special going on, it'll be a nice treat to drive > > in to town." > > > > Memphis, where I moved from, has a brand new multi-million > > dollar library and it is great - but with the Internet, the Blytheville > > Library connects me to the same information. You can't live in > > a 'small' town that doesn't have a "WallyWorld" - WalMart to > > those of you who aren't 'with it'. And if you can't find it at > > WalMart, you don't need it, anyway. > > > > Talk with almost any one just out of school, and they will tell > > you that they can't wait to get 'out of this town'. Ten years later, > > if they had any roots back home at all, they are wishing that they > > could live back home - if there was just a job. > > > > After 40 years of toil in the big city, that pension will go a lot > > further 'back home'. > > > > After 40 years your children AND grandchildren are grown. > > > > Less crime. Less traffic. Less of everything, but peace and slow. > > There is a lot to say for 'Peace and Slow.' > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Want to put a message on this list about your Adams County ancestors? > > Send an email to ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >