Moving to the country

[Grumph]

The only important point which has not been covered is kids schooling. Live in the country with kids and you're a full time taxi service.
Even if the bus stops at the gate, anything after hours or weekends will require YOU to do transport duty.

But, hey, that's what correspondence schools and boarding schools were invented for.....

[Swoop]

Having a bit of land will enable you to follow in the footsteps of the kiwi farmer.
If it hasn't rained for a week, it's a "fucking drought" and that you "deserve government financial support" because of it.
It it has rained recently, it's a "fucking flood" and that you "deserve government financial support" because of it.

Also, never look at a weather forecast, as that might inform you to get animals out of the impending doom of *insert whatever type of weather disaster here* rather than actually taking proactive measures to avoid said disaster.



Plus, as others have said: you get to be a taxi service to kids and plan ahead for your trips to town for supplies.

[Smifffy]

Having a bit of land will enable you to follow in the footsteps of the kiwi farmer.
If it hasn't rained for a week, it's a "fucking drought" and that you "deserve government financial support" because of it.
It it has rained recently, it's a "fucking flood" and that you "deserve government financial support" because of it.

Also, never look at a weather forcast, as that might inform you to get animals out of the impending doom of *insert whatever type of weather disaster here* rather than actually taking proactive measures to avoid said disaster.



Plus, as others have said: you get to be a taxi service to kids and plan ahead for your trips to town for supplies.

And you can get a farmlands card and get a massive discount off everything, and you never have to pay tax ever again

[Swoop]

And you can get a farmlands card and get a massive discount off everything, and you never have to pay tax ever again

That's the spirit! Thanks for playing.

[Mike.Gayner]

And you can get a farmlands card and get a massive discount off everything, and you never have to pay tax ever again

Jeez, a lot of butt-hurt Aucklanders on here. I'm a 100% townie, but I have quite a few rural clients, all of whom pay their fair share of taxes. And trade prices are hardly something exclusive to the agri sector.

Aside from which, I don't intend on being a farmer at any scale.

[huff3r]

I'm about to do exactly that... almost. Moving from a low socioeconomic suburb in Palmy, to right on the edge of Sanson. I'm getting 3 acres, rainwater (way better than palmys shit water), a 2 bay and a 3 bay shed, modernised 3 bedroom ex-state house (relocated), and my rates are going down $800 despite the property being worth $150k more.

Admittedly I can see my neighbours, the house on the left is approx 100m away, and the right less than 50m. But I don't envisage it being a problem, as they are lifestylers too (and the neighbours house is brand spanking). I will have a longer commute, however might be moving jobs out round there anyway later in the year (if they'll take me ), and I'm looking at sorting out a new motorcycle because of it

It helps that my GF also has horses to eat the grass. Don't let your missus get horses. They eat money as well as grass.

[RGVforme]

The only important point which has not been covered is kids schooling. Live in the country with kids and you're a full time taxi service.
Even if the bus stops at the gate, anything after hours or weekends will require YOU to do transport duty.

But, hey, that's what correspondence schools and boarding schools were invented for.....

Not a bad point but the pros may well be.....

Actually spending more time with your kids(Even in the car)
Smaller classrooms numbers more one on one teacher time.
More adventurous rounded make their own fun kids.
More room for kids to play
Less chance of them getting run over or picked up by the local pedofile on the way home.
Teaching your kids to cook so they can instead of just buying takeaways.

Yeah having to drive them around would be a real bastard.lol

[sidecar bob]

Less chance of them getting run over or picked up by the local pedofile on the way home.

Aren't pedophiles allowed to live in the country now?
Does everyone walk to town? In absence of footpaths I'd venture that it's probably easier to get run over, especially by the range of agricultural & commercial vehicles that frequent country roads.

[Akzle]

Akzle - you thoughts are illuminating. Unfortunately I'm a 100% townie looking for the "lifestyle", which will hopefully include few to no animals, so I'm just the kind of person to piss you off. On the other hand, I'd be happy to lease a couple of acres for kiwifruit/cropping/grazing to a neighbour to save myself the effort of mowing a lawn.

My greatest desire is distance between myself and neighbours.

no cunt likes townies. Thats why you're moving...

Go to a place with likeminded lifestylers, or find a way out bush block and adjust your attitutde.

Kiwifruit is a generational crop. Not just something you lease a paddock out for a year or two.

Grazing possible, needs fences and water at your cost, loading yards/ within driving distance for the stock. Cropping only likely if it's easy contour and close to, ie your neighbour is already doing it.
Haylage possibly your best bet, but again, economies of scale and distance to...

Orchards are well worth having though not a quick return on investment. Bees will bring in honey if not money. (i can eat a shitload of honey...) llamas and goats are the only lawnmower animals (i hate sheep).
Fattening/finishing/runoff stock is an option if you have the acreage.

Buy a farm and employ a farm manager.

[RGVforme]

Aren't pedophiles allowed to live in the country now?
Does everyone walk to town? In absence of footpaths I'd venture that it's probably easier to get run over, especially by the range of agricultural & commercial vehicles that frequent country roads.

Its down to numbers there mate.

More cars intersections to cross dickhead blind drivers and chance getting stalked by a pedo in town.
More so when biking to school.

Tractors ect do tend to go a bit slower and the drivers not texting just split their coffee or rushing home in time for shitland street.

More things further away than walking distance in the country so less walking to things more bus/ mum/dad driving you point mentioned.

"Less chance"

Nice try though.....

[Duncan74]

Paedophile. Not pedofile, peedopfyle or any other corruption.

/Pedant

[T.W.R]

27yrs living rural
Started with 4.5 acres freehold, have sold off 6 sections over the years & still sitting on another 6 and the place has still increased in value 800%

Some call it a lifestyle some say life sentance but its all in what you do with it. The quality of life is far in excess of anything the city can give, the sense of community is something townies could only dream of & the peace and quiet is worth its weight in gold.
Can travel into the city faster than most take to get across a couple of suburbs. Have one of the highest rated primary schools across the back paddock; community well water with the highest quality grade in the whole region.
No continuous drone of traffic as background noise or other bullshit disrupting anything.
Can leave things unlocked for days without fear of being stolen or broken into.....no freaks or creeps liable to pay unexpected visits onto the property.
Better than fucked up urban city living and people hiding behind falsified mortgage controlled quality of life any day of the week

[Berries]

Tractors ect do tend to go a bit slower and the drivers not texting just split their coffee or rushing home in time for shitland street.

Ha ha. Spent the last week helping out on the farm driving tractors to bring in the bales. Every time I pulled out on to the road on a blind corner with forks extended I worried that someone would be coming around the corner. Every time I turned right back in to the paddock I was aware that I was not looking over my shoulder to check for traffic, and fuck knows if it had indicators. Made me realise even more that if I do fang around a blind corner and end up in the arse of a Massey Ferguson it is my fault as much as the dude driving it.

Fucking farmers.

[F5 Dave]

A mate bought a lifestyle block which was hidden on the side of a suburb. Like being in the country without the soul destroying commute he was doing .

Had to do a few things, makes some runs, build a few things.

His money went on mini tractors/mowers, his time went on being a slave to the earth. Motorcycles? Yeah, nah.

[sidecar bob]

I looked at moving out to McLarens falls road up the kaimais before I bought the townhouse I'm in now.
My decision was affected by two things. The first was my mate Murray that lives up there, he asked me "do you want to live in the country or sleep in the country" I thought about that really hard, the second was a council planner I knew that delt with a heap of complaints from ex city lifestyles complaining of noise & "disruption" to their quiet country living.
She said, the country is a working industrial area, which due to the nature of the work, has no defined knock on & knock off times & can be noisey, smelly, dusty, toxic (spray drift) you wouldn't move into an industrial subdivision between a shift work factory & a truck stop & complain about disruption, neither should you move in between a dairy farm & a kiwifruit pack house & do the same.
The country is also full of reclusive weirdos that don't relate well to other people as this thread demonstrates, that is why they moved to the country in the first place, so your chances of having a difficult neighbour are far higher than in the city.