I was born, raised and continue to live in "rural America" (35 miles north of the Kansas border in SE Nebraska - plan on getting back to 'the city' once my recently-deceased parents' estate is resolved to my humongous family's satisfaction, etc) and EVERYTHING he states completely hits the nail on the head. Sadly, the meth-storm is a VERY real tragedy in the sparsely populated environs (lot of farms, equipment, copper from irrigation systems, etc, is routinely pilfered; and they commit crimes typically amongst themselves - Darwin's theory of continuing to 'thin out the herd'). I've developed city tastes the 30 years I spent in various ones but rural-america people - at least here in the midwest i speak of - don't hesitate to help their neighbors or INTRUDE on their neighbors if that's the case, are typically respectful, etc. I'm thankful I had the upbringing I did in the environment that I did.
This is why red areas yell "keep them out! no illegals allowed!"
I was born, raised and continue to live in "rural America" (35 miles north of the Kansas border in SE Nebraska - plan on getting back to 'the city' once my recently-deceased parents' estate is resolved to my humongous family's satisfaction, etc) and EVERYTHING he states completely hits the nail on the head. Sadly, the meth-storm is a VERY real tragedy in the sparsely populated environs (lot of farms, equipment, copper from irrigation systems, etc, is routinely pilfered; and they commit crimes typically amongst themselves - Darwin's theory of continuing to 'thin out the herd'). I've developed city tastes the 30 years I spent in various ones but rural-america people - at least here in the midwest i speak of - don't hesitate to help their neighbors or INTRUDE on their neighbors if that's the case, are typically respectful, etc. I'm thankful I had the upbringing I did in the environment that I did.