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  1. 08-16-2013, 12:26 PM #1
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    Default City Girl Gone Country

    Hi everyone!

    I am new to this site as well as to living in the desert and mountains. I recently moved out of the city of Chicago to the NW AZ area. Yep, I gave up the business suits, cocktail dresses, 4 star hotels and Mercedes for hiking shoes, jeans, tent and a Jeep and do not regret it for a moment!! I just hope everyone can be patient with me when I ask questions as I know little to nothing about the wilderness but am learning and want to learn all that I can. I may ask some fairly silly questions. I look forward to getting to know the members on this site and learning from each of you.

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    Hello and welcome from Florida. If silly questions were a problem, they would have kicked me out of here a long, long time ago. Feel free to ask away.
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    So glad you made it out of Chicago! We still are there 2-5 days/week in the shadow of the Sears tower. Welcome
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    Welcome home. Interesting that you made such a drastic change in your life without having the information to do it. I guess sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith. Check out the search feature. There are tons of threads on almost any subject. But don't be afraid to ask.
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    I must say that I miss the pizza! Oh and Portillo's hotdogs and Italian Beef! I don't miss the traffic though. It is amazing the stars I can see here at night. I like the bible verse. One of my favorites. My move out here was totally directed by God. I was moving to Florence Italy but he brought me out here. It has been quite and adjustment to say the least. I don't like snakes, bugs or any other creepy thing. I almost wet my pants the first time I saw a sand cricket! I have not adjusted to them yet. Blow snakes! HA! They say they are "good" snakes. I say "not" especially when you are going p in the woods and one stares you in the face. Scorpions. Rattlers. Long gone are my cute flip flops that's for sure! I have gone to battle with the fire ants out here. I lost the first round and ended up screaming and yelling with my pants off! Mud works good for fire ant bites come to find out. I have not figured out why they names sunspiders with "sun" since they only come out at night. Hideous things! Despite my loathing of such creatures I have found more peace out here than I have known. It is truly an adventure... Have a wonderfully blessed day!!! DL
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    Welcome.......................from where you should have moved too.
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    Thank you.. This was truly a leap of faith! I was going to move to Florence Italy. I do not regret the move for a moment. To taste fresh spring water is amazing! Oh and the smell of sage brush! Simply divine! I am looking forward to learning more about the lifestyle that I have chosen. I want to live naturally and honestly, I want to live off the grid. I learned how to dry meat from this website. Way cool!!! I am glad I came across this site.....
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    Howdy Welcome aboard.
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  10. 08-16-2013, 01:42 PM #10
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    Those snakes help keep the vermin in check. Think about a home full of mice the next time you find a snake and thank him (or her) for their appetite!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    Those snakes help keep the vermin in check. Think about a home full of mice the next time you find a snake and thank him (or her) for their appetite!!
    How come ya dont feel that way about Gators !!!
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    Because you can't trust a dinosaur and they don't eat mice. The eat people and I don't relish being on the menu. (Get it? Eat people? Relish? I slay myself)
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    Welcome to the Forums! Just in case you were wondering, a good Béarnaise sauce will keep well in the back of a Jeep for about 12 hours. A Bordelaise will easily survive for 2 full days.
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    Welcome to the forum. It sounds like you love your change of pace.
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    About your user name. Jeep luv fungal. I don't know........That just has a fearful ring to it.
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    Well.......if you get a fungal together with a fungi it could be a match made in heaven.
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    Welcome, there are no silly questions ask away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Rat! View Post
    Welcome, there are no silly questions ask away.
    There is one , and that is " what's the best survival knife"
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    Welcome, congrats on escaping Chicago!
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