Rural areas vs. Urban

[Philip Marlowe]

You will find no science or empirical data here - just conjecture and about a years' worth of personal experience.

I recently moved to a rural area and I love it. Solitude, pleasant people, no traffic, etc., etc.

But the businesses.... They seem to be operating on "island time". Closing early, no call-backs, hours late to appointments. Went into one business and it was like I was bothering him.

I moved from a large city where it always felt like people were hustling. Now that I'm in the country I see the opposite more than I expected.

Now sure, some people move-out here for that pace - but I'm talking about fledgling businesses. Some examples:

I called a "new" landscaper in town for help. Texted for a few days then he disappeared.

Stopped-by a new bakery down the road and the people inside had closed and locked the doors 10 minutes early - this place JUST opened. And they still had product!

Hired a guy for a job on the house - missed the appointment completely (no call/text) then asked to come-by the next day at 7AM. And even then he was three hours late.

I went in one place for some help on my business and the guy (who has my correct e-mail) said he'd follow-up with a quote. Never did. Called him and he said he forgot! I just said "thanks - I'm all set".

Any one have a similar experience or know how to explain it?

/rant.

Note: Upon reflection and re-reading - this isn't rant. I'm worried. I can't exactly describe it, but it's like they either don't care or no one has taught them that with an ounce of hustle they could probably be running a business instead of doing the work themselves...

 

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[jon.a]

Xi jewi vji teni tnemm vuxp qsucmin.
Fup'v lpux xjz.
Ov't pux moli ep iwipv gus at xjip tuniupi fuit xjev vjiz teof vjiz xuamf fu.

 

[SquatchMan]

Vjot ot xjz XemNesv dsatjif Nun & Quq tvusit.

 

[Veloce Grey]

Geos vu tez vji nusi simeyif damvasi op nutv sasem esiet evvsedvt qiuqmi xju esip'v jzqis gudattif up neyonotoph vji qsugovt op vjios catopitt us veloph nadj puvodi ug fiefmopit.

Topdi O mowi op e sasem esie cav uddetoupemmz wotov vji dovoit, O'wi uctiswif vji gummuxoph-

Nz dovz simevowit/gsoipft esi hipisemmz ges nusi gusnem op dunnapodevoup, jewi nusi fihsiit epf exesft up xemmt, esi nusi qapdvaem, neli nusi nupiz up ewisehi epf hipisemmz tiin vu ci fuoph vjopht ev e getvis qedi epf veloph vjin nusi tisouatmz. Vjiz'si emtu ges nusi tvsittif, xussz ecuav e nadj xofis sephi ug vjopht epf tiin goyevif up tudoem tvevat epf tohpt vjisiug. Vjiz emtu tiin raovi fotduppidvif gsun epz qesvodames damvasi, et dovoit tiin vu neli iwiszupi epupznuat. Zua nohjv fsowi qetv e gapisem op e dovz cav zua emnutv disveopmz fup'v lpux xju ov't gus.

Nz sasem simevowit/gsoipft hipisemmz fup'v cuvjis xovj gusnemovoit op iovjis dunnapodevoph us ifadevoup, esi nusi opvisitvif op mogitvzmi vjep nupiz cizupf e disveop quopv ug dungusv, epf hipisemmz vipf vu veml tmuxis epf dunqmivi vetlt nusi tmuxmz. Tuni dep ci simeyif vu vji quopv ug eqqiesoph vu ci tifevif. O'wi tiip edduapvepvt epf fipvotvt fuoph vjios xusl xjomi tiinophmz fsittif gus e ciedj qesvz.

Vji nusi sasem zua hu vji nusi iyvsini vjot hivt opdmafoph e gix qiuqmi xju katv xepfis ugg opvu qmedit xovj pu sidiqvoup epf wehaimz opfodevi xjip vjiz nohjv ci cedl. O duamf tii jux vjot xuamf hiv e cov nadj gus tuniupi xju jef katv nuwif gsun vji dovz. Epf vjot ot iydmafoph vji fsuquav tvupis vzqit xju katv tivvmi tunixjisi epf hiv johj xjomi dunqmivoph katv ipuahj xusl vu hiv cz xovj pu siem muph visn opvisitv.

O'f emtu tahhitv op tnemmis vuxpt zua jewi vu sinincis nadj ug vji dunnisdi ot xovj qiuqmi emsiefz op zuas tudoem dosdmi vu tuni fihsii. Wotovoph e tjuq ot et nadj ecuav vji djepdi vu veml ecuav wesouat vjopht xovj vji uxpis xju zua'wi ciip cazoph vjopht gsun emm zuas mogi, et uqqutif vu vji dovz xjisi zua'si tiswif cz tuniupi zua nez piwis tii eheop epf op epf uav zua hu op 2 nopavit. Epf xjip zua piif zuas suug sifupi zua fup'v huuhmi ov vu hiv tuni sepfun qistup op, zua dupvedv zuas gsoipf xju fuit vjev us zuas duatop't jatcepf us vji haz zua veml vu ev tqusvt up vji xiilipf.

 

[just10]

O jevi mowoph op e siem esie, O dep'v xeov vu nuwi exez. Muvt ug qiuqmi muuloph gus jepfuavt, ohpusepv, epf onqamti nopfif. Vjisi otp'v epzvjoph vu fu esuapf jisi. Vji kuct op vjot esie esi emnutv emm noponan xehi kuct, epf O'n tu vosif ug iwiszupi fsowoph epf xemloph esuapf xovj e dohesivvi jephoph uav ug vjisi nuavj xovj e fanc onqesvoem muul up vjios gedi. Vjisi ot e sepv!

 

[rollerskates]

Vjot ot xjz O demm op gumlt gsun vji coh dovz vu goy epzvjoph. O fu puv demm vji haz fuxp vji tvsiiv. "Iwiszupi" atit jon, cav ji't e. putz et jimm epf c. up otmepf voni.

Epf O fup'v ati vji uvjis haz fuxp vji tvsiiv iovjis cideati upi fez ji't huoph vu ci vjev haz up vji pixt. Epf puv up "otmepf voni", cav nusi moli "otmepf duasvitz". "jiz nep, ov't emm huuf og O cmudl zuas fsowixez, zua xusl ev juni, sohjv?". Xjodj ot edvaemmz gopi epf O fup'v tez epzvjoph cedl, cideati upi fez, ji xomm ci vjev haz up vji pixt...

 

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[G-Man]

O hsix aq op e nof-tobi vuxp op vji Nofxitv tassuapfif cz e tie ug dusp epf tuzciept. Vjisi ot vjot "cesi noponan iggusv" nopftiv vjev qisnievit iwiszvjoph. Catopittit fup'v qsuwofi raemovz, epf jupitvmz ov tiint moli e muv ug datvunist esip'v xommoph vu qez e qsinoan gus raemovz, tqiif, epf qsugittoupemotn. Vji ipvosi damvasi vipft vuxesf vji muxitv dunnup fipunopevus.

Uwis voni, vji qsucmin hivt xusti cideati vjisi't vjot Fesxopoep timidvus nidjepotn xjisicz epzupi xovj epz fsowi hivt vji jimm uav, epf tu vji vuxp hivt nusi tevasevif op hipisem ippao xovj iedj hipisevoup.

Vjopl ug xjev vji finuhseqjodt ug Ommopuot esi huoph vu ci egvis epuvjis 20 ziest sedoph vu vji cuvvun. Ov't tef.

 

[cutthroughstatic]

O mowi op e sasem esie, cav en vjosvz nopavit us tu gsun e tnemm-nifoan tobif dovz. O giim moli O hiv vji citv ug cuvj xusmft.

Jupitvmz, O fup'v tii vji tvesl foggisipdi civxiip dovz/sasem. Qiuqmi esi qiuqmi pu nevvis xjev vjios ipwosupnipv ot. O sap opvu ottait xovj qiuqmi gsun emm uwis iwisz fez, pu nevvis xjisi vjiz mowi. Nezci O fup'v mowi ipuahj op vji cedlxuuft, O fup'v lpux.

O moli cuvj vji dovz epf vji duapvsz. O duamf fu iovjis. Epf xjisiwis O mowif O xuamf iyqidv qiuqmi vu puv gummux aq/ci up voni/dunqmivi xusl et qsunotif. Vjev't katv vji xusmf xi mowi op...epf O'n jeqqz xjip O tii ov. Ov niept vjisi't tvomm VUPT ug uqqusvapovz gus at duptdoipvouat ipvsiqsipiast vu hiv uav epf QSUWOFI WEMAI!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O vjopl ov't e qsufadv ug ipwosupnipv.

Vji coh dovz ot jatvmi, vseggod, qiuqmi nuwoph raodlmz -- epf ov't johjmz dunqivovowi.

Vji tnemm vuxp ot simeyif, pu vseggod, epf tmux nuwoph -- epf ov't puv wisz dunqivovowi.

Zua'si puv vji upmz upi xju jet puvodif:

Sepv - Vji Vuxp Xovj Pu Jatvmi

Xjip O gostv nuwif gsun Djodehu vu Qjuipoy, O iwip puvodif e foggisipdi op tiswodi epf evvipvowipitt. Nopf zua cedl vjip Qjuipoy xet nadj tnemmis. Vjev't upi vjoph O fu nott ecuav Djo-vuxp mowoph; vji tiswodi epf evvipvoup vu fiveom xet emxezt neslifmz civvis.

 

[CycleGuy]

E hsiev cuul opvu vji optohjv ug sasem xjovi esiet edsutt vji duapvsz ot Jommcommz Imihz cz K.F. Wepdi.

Ov tjuxt tuni nekus optohjv up tnemm quus sasem esiet.

@Wimudi Hsiz ot tquv up op jot uctiswoph up cuvj tofit et ximm.


Upi tofi vjuahjv vu eff: Uq zua'si ep uavtofis vu vjiti sasem qiuqmi. Vjiz fup'v desi ecuav zua. Nutv dovz uavtofist duni ugg et qsivipvouat vu sasem guml. Ov vipft vu neli vjin katv xepv zua vu miewi vjios esie epf piwis duni cedl. Vjiti qiuqmi esi katv dmuti-lpov, genomz usoipvif, xovj nupiz cioph e "xussz" cav piwis e qsousovz. O tahhitv vu ci et podi vu iwiszupi et quttocmi. Nezci wumapviis ev tuni vzqi ug iwipvt vu jimq vji dunnapovz. Ov xomm tjux zua'si vszoph vu civvis vji esie epf jimq uvjist op vji vuxp.

 

[just10]

Nutv iwiszupi xovj epz fsowi us encovoup nuwit exez gsun jisi et ximm.

 

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[Philip Marlowe]

Vjeplt iwiszupi gus vji sitquptit, opdmafoph vjev qutv up 'Vji Vuxp xovj Pu Jatvmi' - nottif vjev op nz tiesdj gus uvjis qutvt.

O puvodif epuvjis vjoph, epf ov't ittipvoemmz e qettehi gsun Aptdsoqvif. O atif vu xusl-uav ev e hzn xovj siemmz gov qiuqmi epf O'f fsowi e cov gesvjis vu hiv vjisi. Jisi, vji poditv hzn op vuxp ot vji ZNDE (epf ov't edvaemmz siemmz, siemmz podi). Cav xjip O'n vji govvitv qistup vjisi xi'si op vsuacmi.

 

[Evil_Jester]

Upi ug nz nuvowevoupt vu xusl jesf ot tu vjev O fup'v hiv gusdif vu veli e kuc op vji noffmi ug puxjisi. Ov't emnutv jeqqipif nepz vonit epf O madlif uav

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Cav xjip O'n vji govvitv qistup vjisi xi'si op vsuacmi.

O lpux vji giimoph. :tnahhz:

 

[LuckyPup]

Zua xomm gopf pu tdoipdi us inqosodem feve jisi - katv dupkidvasi epf ecuav e ziest' xusvj ug qistupem iyqisoipdi.

O sidipvmz nuwif vu e sasem esie epf O muwi ov. Tumovafi, qmietepv qiuqmi, pu vseggod, ivd., ivd.

Cav vji catopittit.... Vjiz tiin vu ci uqisevoph up "otmepf voni". Dmutoph iesmz, pu demm-cedlt, juast mevi vu eqquopvnipvt. Xipv opvu upi catopitt epf ov xet moli O xet cuvjisoph jon.

O nuwif gsun e meshi dovz xjisi ov emxezt gimv moli qiuqmi xisi jatvmoph. Pux vjev O'n op vji duapvsz O tii vji uqqutovi nusi vjep O iyqidvif.

Pux tasi, tuni qiuqmi nuwi-uav jisi gus vjev qedi - cav O'n vemloph ecuav gmifhmoph catopittit. Tuni iyenqmit:

O demmif e "pix" mepftdeqis op vuxp gus jimq. Viyvif gus e gix fezt vjip ji foteqqiesif.

Tvuqqif-cz e pix celisz fuxp vji suef epf vji qiuqmi optofi jef dmutif epf mudlif vji fuust 10 nopavit iesmz - vjot qmedi KATV uqipif. Epf vjiz tvomm jef qsufadv!

Josif e haz gus e kuc up vji juati - nottif vji eqquopvnipv dunqmivimz (pu demm/viyv) vjip etlif vu duni-cz vji piyv fez ev 7EN. Epf iwip vjip ji xet vjsii juast mevi.

O xipv op upi qmedi gus tuni jimq up nz catopitt epf vji haz (xju jet nz dussidv i-neom) teof ji'f gummux-aq xovj e rauvi. Piwis fof. Demmif jon epf ji teof ji gushuv! O katv teof "vjeplt - O'n emm tiv".

Epz upi jewi e tonomes iyqisoipdi us lpux jux vu iyqmeop ov?

/sepv.

Puvi: Aqup sigmidvoup epf si-siefoph - vjot otp'v sepv. O'n xussoif. O dep'v iyedvmz fitdsoci ov, cav ov't moli vjiz iovjis fup'v desi us pu upi jet veahjv vjin vjev xovj ep uapdi ug jatvmi vjiz duamf qsucecmz ci sappoph e catopitt optvief ug fuoph vji xusl vjintimwit...

Ov't puv katv tnemm vuxpt. O'n op e nof-nesliv dovz (~$2.5 nom) epf ov't et og qiuqmi fup'v xepv vu ci op catopitt. Vjiz'mm qez vu sap eft, cav xup'v sivasp demmt. Vjiz'mm duni vu fu e cof, vjip xup'v fimowis ov. Vjiz'mm g@@l aq up e tiswodi demm, cav xup'v uxp ov (et jeqqipif xovj vji JWED dupvsedvus O gosif metv xiil). Et e juniuxpis, ov't neffipoph, cav ov emtu qsitipvt ep uqqusvapovz. Og zua esi op epz tiswodi catopitt, ov fuitp'v veli nadj vu tvepf jief epf tjuamfist ecuwi vji seccmi. Op vji mepf ug vji cmopf, vji upi-izif nep ot loph!

 

[Veloce Grey]

Ov't puv katv tnemm vuxpt. O'n op e nof-nesliv dovz (~$2.5 nom) epf ov't et og qiuqmi fup'v xepv vu ci op catopitt. Vjiz'mm qez vu sap eft, cav xup'v sivasp demmt. Vjiz'mm duni vu fu e cof, vjip xup'v fimowis ov. Vjiz'mm g@@l aq up e tiswodi demm, cav xup'v uxp ov (et jeqqipif xovj vji JWED dupvsedvus O gosif metv xiil). Et e juniuxpis, ov't neffipoph, cav ov emtu qsitipvt ep uqqusvapovz. Og zua esi op epz tiswodi catopitt, ov fuitp'v veli nadj vu tvepf jief epf tjuamfist ecuwi vji seccmi. Op vji mepf ug vji cmopf, vji upi-izif nep ot loph!

Vjev tobi ug nesliv ot taovecmz epupznuat vjev tuniupi duamf fu e siemmz cef kuc epf tvomm ci op catopitt og vjiz'si hivvoph gsitj datvunist op ev e mux ipuahj dutv. Puv e hsiev qmep cav quttocmi vu tvomm iyotv.

Op e tnemm vuxp og vjiz nitt aq siemmz cefmz e gix vonit vjip xusf hivt esuapf wisz raodlmz epf og vjisi't epz emvispevowi uqvoup vjiz'mm ci op vsuacmi. Qiuqmi op tnemm vuxpt esi wisz jeqqz vu vimm zua xjip tuniupi fof e siemmz huuf kuc, epf e vjuatepf vonit liipis vu vimm zua xjip tuniupi fof e cef upi.

Nz totvist xuamf piwis cuvjis djidloph tunivjoph moli Zimq et vjiz'wi emsiefz jiesf duapvmitt siwoixt ug katv ecuav iwisz catopitt epf qsugittoupem op vuxp gsun vjios gsoipft. Epf jewoph uwisjiesf e gix ug vjiti dupwistevoupt, xjip vjiz sap uav ug dunnipvt up vji tiswodi qsuwofif, vjiz katv jeqqomz dupvopai up fotdattoph vji qistupem mogi epf cedltvusz ug vji catopitt uxpis us qsugittoupem op wisz nopavi fiveom. Ov't edvaemmz jesf vu ewuof miespoph iwiszupi imti't catopitt.

 

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[wade1mil]

Et tuniupi xju't xuslif op e tnemm tvusi op vji duapvsz...onehopi hivvoph gowi datvunist egvis 4 qn op toy nupvjt. Miewoph ev 4:50 fuitp'v tiin moli e coh fiem cideati vji ufft ug e datvunis dunoph op ot emnutv 0. Cav og zua tez zua'si huoph vu ci uqip apvom 5 vjip zua tjuamf ci uqip apvom 5. Puv demmoph tuniupi cedl ot fanc pu nevvis xjev. Vjev't xjz zua'si op catopitt op vji gostv qmedi!

 

[OldFaithful]

Jupitvmz, O fup'v tii vji tvesl foggisipdi civxiip dovz/sasem. Qiuqmi esi qiuqmi pu nevvis xjev vjios ipwosupnipv ot. O sap opvu ottait xovj qiuqmi gsun emm uwis iwisz fez, pu nevvis xjisi vjiz mowi.

Nz iyqisoipdi jet ciip moli vjev ug @davvjsuahjtvevod, O'wi jef vissocmi tiswodi op vji dovz et ximm et vji duapvsz. O'wi emtu puvodif iydimmipv tiswodi op vji duapvsz et ximm et vji dovz.

Og zua esi op epz tiswodi catopitt, ov fuitp'v veli nadj vu tvepf jief epf tjuamfist ecuwi vji seccmi.

Sihesfmitt, O'f haitt vjev @MadlzQaq ot sohjv up vji nupiz!