The Move Continues

[The Troll]

We're "almost country" being on the edge of town with agricultural fields right across the road. . . As far as the eye can see. . . 

Right now the farmer is having a retention pond dug on the north end of that field because it floods every spring a ruins his crops anyway. . . And the local municipality (and the power company) have been asking him to do so in order to help relieve some of the periodic flooding that happens in the area too. . .

A neighbor and I asked the farmer if he's going to put fish into it. He laughed and said he really hadn't thought about that. We both told him that if he didn't we would! 

  I know what you up to.  Some of the biggest bass taken here in Indiana come from small farm ponds. 

[Palehorse]

  I know what you up to.  Some of the biggest bass taken here in Indiana come from small farm ponds. 

And let's not overlook irrigation ditches. The biggest smallmouth bass I have ever caught in my life, was caught in an irrigation ditch in Fountain County, Indiana!    (Fed by the Wabash)

[The Troll]

  It sounds more like a small creek to me.   Could you see her fin when you snagged her off the nest.   

[Palehorse]

  It sounds more like a small creek to me.   Could you see her fin when you snagged her off the nest.   

No, it was pretty damned deep there though. . . 

She hit a sinking Rapala (3 inch) in golden roach finish; underneath the one lane state built bridge that traversed the gap, carrying the gravel road over the ditch line. . .

That fish jumped so high when I set the hook, she slapped herself hard on the bottom surface of the bridge too. . .    (But you did get the time period right; it was spring spawn time. . . ) 

For the record: I released her. . .

[Y]

I have to say that the school system is what attracts me to that town.......I live in the school district, but not in the town.  It has a nice park, a great little league system....it's location is great for those who want to commute to indy to work...I think there are many good people who live there.

But, I know all it takes is ONE bad incident, such as you experienced Y, and I understand your logic.

It is not a perfect town, by a long shot....but it does have some nice qualities to it.

It wasn't one bad incident, Hank, every one of those things I described are different points in time over several decades.  The town, as a structure, has some nice attributes, as far as people and town government, not so much so.

[Y]

  The  wife and I live in Pendleton for a short while.  We found the town full of cliques.  If you were new and weren't in one of them, you were nothing. 

  The town is now full of Yuppies who want to act rich and have and far as I am concerned the whole town and police department seems so phony.   

Bingo!  Give that man a see-gar!   

[Y]

You guys have Pendleton figured out.   Having grown up just south of town, and not in town, I have experienced everything you guys mention.  I got along great with the folks from Ingalls and Markleville, but some of the Pendleton crowd was a different story.  A few were fine, but there was one or two bunches.........

One thing for certain, we were not going to live inside the city limits of Pendleton, or anywhere else.  Country living was our only absolute requirement for our move, and we did just that.  Not having children at home really freed us up, and allowed us to live anywhere.  I can definitely say, being back in the countryside is wonderful.  We are really enjoying this house and it's location.

Yup!  If you're not from P-tucky, you don't 'belong'.  It's the same thing in my lil' burg of F-tucky.  I've been here a quarter of a century and yet I'm still an 'outsider' - of course it doesn't help that I've never played those small town games, especially the political ones where there are different rules for certain people etc..   

I'd prefer to live outside of a burg, but my health requires I'd better not be too far from immediate medical attention if necessary.