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...up here, "in the sticks" means you don't have electricity because there are no power lines within 10 miles of your house, and you can't get anything but satellite phone service.
I think "sticks" is a relative term. ;)
You do have very nice sticks around your place though.
Those are great pictures. Beautiful scenery.
Onya
Woz
I thought I was in the sticks in Austin ... having moved here from Washington D.C.!
That first pic, the one showing a bit of roadway at the bottom. That looked like asphalt. You still got a ways to go...
Makes me wish I had a pic of my friends place up in Bonner Co. They let the residents name their own roads, and one was aptly named "Old Sh*%%^ Road". What a ride!
A good number of roads here are named after the families that live on them. Most of the people that live here have lived here for generations. Quite a few dirt roads too. I plan on walking down all of them. In fact, I'm thinking of creating a website just to slap up pics of old barns and farm equipment, silos and the like.
Need to get the chicken coops built first though, got some Buff Orpingtons that need homes. That old coop that's here just isn't going to cut it.
>>old cabin
I like the two rocking chairs on the porch. Starry nights are pretty fantastic too.
>>relative
Indeed it is. People thought I lived in the sticks before I moved here. ;)
For Aussies, "out in the sticks" simply means in the bush and away from civilization, for which "in sight of cows roaming paddocks" would not qualify.
Woz,
I think for us Aussies to be "out in the sticks" requires you to have "gone walkabout, out back of burke" ;-)
I guess the other alternative is to live in Perth.
Warren
Please do us a favor. When all this green will turn orange, yellow and brown will you save us a couple of snapshots again?
digitalghost, I believe you live about seven miles from me.
What a small world.
I'll be watching for that tattoo every time I go to Tractor Supply!
What does "Out in the Sticks" Mean?
No ADSL.
Nice pad DG.
TJ
And by "out in the bush" standards, digitalghost lives in the thick of civilization. ;) Paved roads AND electricity! What luxury!
My grandparents had plumbing, but they thought it was just nasty to have a "water closet" in the house. I still remember those cold morning trudges to the outhouse. They had electricity, but considered turning on more than one lamp at a time wasteful. Grandma made her own lye soap, and getting that in your eye just once creates a lifelong memory.
>>DSL No DSL here, had to go with a satellite connection.
Macguru, I'll definitely take some fall color pictures for you.
My grandpa remarked that he didn't know what the world was coming to.
Eating outside and cr***ing in the house. :)
One swear word in front of grandma and out came the soap. That also created a lifetime memory.
Does this mean that you've recently moved? I'm so out of the loop.
We cooked on a wood stove, and heated water for bathing with a small fire UNDER THE TUB. We read by oil lanterns in the evening, and in the winter (we were always there in the summer and again at Christmas....) we kept warm by the fireplace.
Since my family lived in California (and had "all the amenities" including b&w tv), it was a major cultural sort of change to spend a couple of weeks there twice a year.
It was good for us. I remember all that with a GREAT deal of nostalgia, and not a little longing for a simpler time. And no, I don't tend to "romanticize" or "rewrite" history - that was my mother....
[Yeah. I could do without a computer. I might not like to do so, but I could. And when our power is out for 24 hours in January, I do.... among other things....]
I don't consider myself "out in the sticks" although there are fields across the road, grain silos over the back fence, and ditch on our front boundary, and we use a well (with an electric pump) and a septic tank. We are only ten minutes drive from a supermarket in a provincial town, on NZ's SH1 (main state highway).
Some people not far from here have no road access to their properties, and have to go by boat.
Ayup. Moved two hours south. They were in the process of rezoning the land I lived on and too many people were moving in. Had to get a little more elbow room.
I don't consider where I live now "out in the sticks" but it is "out in the country". I have to drive 15 minutes in order to make a call with my cell phone. No cable TV, no DSL and my water comes from a spring. If you walk down the road you're more likely to see deer than people but there are neighbors nearby.
If you haven't gotten tags for your vehicles yet, you are in for a huge treat.
They are so pleasant at the tag office. If you do have to wait in line (and you might not), you will likely meet some nice folks who are in a good mood. And when you come back a year later to renew, don't be surprised if you are remembered. The same wonderful ladies have worked there forever.
No emissions test. No hassle. I think you will want to bring along an electric bill or something the first time, to prove residency in this county. That's it.
Is that great or what?
No cable or DSL? <gasp!> How do you work?
I've looked at moving into the middle of nowhere. As soon as I'm financially stable, I want greener pastures...or any pasture, for that matter. I want a greenhouse and a basement and deer and a custom espresso machine built into my kitchen and cable. Okay, I admit it, I want to get away from people, but not the conveniences. I've found a place and hopefully while the value of my house goes up, the value of that area stays the same. They gots MOOSE!
Satellite.
Just had a friend I met a few weeks ago drive up to see if I wanted to buy their horses. He's retired and he and and his wife want to travel. They stayed for some sweet tea and then invited us over for pie and coffee at their place. I don't mind giving up DSL or cable TV one bit. :)
>>Is that great or what?
You betcha. Something to be said for civility, and the pace seems to be a bit slower. When you're busy all the time, doesn't make any sense to rush.
