This is re-posted from my personal blog (http://billsreef.blogspot.com/)
People usually think I am from a big city when I say I am from NY, not realizing that much of NY is rural. I live out on the North Fork of Long island. My home is built on former farmland. I have a vineyard across one street and a farm on the other. I was almost late to an appointment today because I got stuck behind a tractor and the main road is a no passing zone.
People who live out here like to call its "God's country". Many like to think of themselves as having small town values, as if their values are better than other peoples
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