KY Jon, that's a hilarious story. Kinda like how the idiots around here complain about the small airport - which was here before any of them ever were born.
King,I just don't know where you are coming from. No one is looking down on apartment dwellers. I'll bet those apartments shown cost at least as much per month as the payment on a modest house. As for land being so easy to come across I can tell you that in more and more populated areas it is getting very difficult to find any land free for recreational use. Nova Scotia? A fantasy land. Spend some time in Houston and you'll sing a different song.