[nagdu] Living in the country and NFB convention

[Julie J.]

Ummm? Debbie,  I'm confused again.  I never said my dream was to move to the 
country.  I said what I'd really like is a couple of acres and a house on 
the edge of town.  Jeeze  I can walk 6 blocks from where I am now and be in 
the perfect location.  6 blocks doesn't seem to be too much to add to my 
walk time to the downtown area.

And yes, I am an adult and understand the dangers of greeting random 
strangers on country roads.    I've lived in large cities and I know exactly 
what I'm trading in.  I'm glad to do it.

I think blindness does present some extra concerns, no matter where we 
choose to live, but I also believe that if I live in fear of what might 
happen, then no matter where I live I will never be happy or free in my 
soul.  We all have to walk our own path. all those paths don't look exactly 
the same, go in the same direction and some are pretty rough, doesn't mean I 
am on the wrong one though.

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Debby Phillips
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 9:52 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users ; 
nagdu at nfbnet.org
Cc: julielj at neb.rr.com
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Living in the country and NFB convention

Julie, I hope you get your dream, but just remember that that
peace and quiet has a price.  Where we lived, if the phone went
out, (which happened at least twice a summer) we had no cell
service.  My husband is quite healthy now, but there have been
times when his health was a bit precarious.  It was a very scary
thought to me to have no phone, to have to walk half a mile to
the road, and hope that if I waved somebody down it wouldn't be
some person high on Meth.  I may sound paranoid to you all, but
seriously you never know nowadays.  And it got pretty boring
walking the same half-mile lane.  Then in the winter we'd have
snow thigh high.  My brother-in-law said I'd make a great
advertisement for being snow birds in Florida or southern Cal,
which we eventually did.  Never again will I put myself in that
position.  I'll visit the country for weekends, or even a week,
but never again will I live in the country.  Yes, I enjoy the
peace and quiet, the animals, the wonderful smells, but ow never
again want to feel trapped or isolated.  (Our nearest neighbor
was like four miles away).    Debby and Nova who says that
wherever Mom is is okay with her.


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