[USA filter] Even with the new disclosures I can't figure out how much Medicare pays for just a hospital or nursing home room - 24 hours. Just the room charge.
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posted by cda
on May 13, 2013 -
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I was given some photographs of old relatives that were found in a box in my great-grandfather's house after he passed away. All but one photo is someone I can identify. I have no information on that one photo, which is of an old woman standing on a path in front of a farmhouse. I'd like to at least get an idea of the era so I can begin narrowing down the identify of the woman.
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posted by lbo
on Mar 13, 2013 -
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When living in the city I had no problem finding photographers to look to for new ways of seeing that particular environment. Now that I live in a fairly rural area, I'm looking for recommendations of photographers—particularly contemporary ones—who have an interesting take on rural or wilderness photography. I'm specifically not looking for landscape/wildlife photography of the long-lens-ken-rockwell variety, but other than that anything goes. A couple things that come to mind as examples are Lee Friedlander's
New Mexico stuff or Stephen Shore's
lonely dirt roads (although iconic 50s gas stations are in short supply on the Gulf Islands.)
posted by Lorin
on Mar 7, 2013 -
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A few years ago (at least 3 years but probably 5 or more), I was driving with my mom and we saw the extremely decorated house in these pictures:
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posted by jaimystery
on Jan 16, 2013 -
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I've been trying to find a book I read as a kid, way back in the mid-to-late-seventies. My memories are sketchy, but this is what I've got:
About a girl growing up in a small community, maybe in the mountains, or maybe just very rural. She had an extended family which included two unmarried aunts and a grandfather. It took place over a summer. She thought her first period was the result of eating a large amount of strawberries. It was written in first-person perspective, I think.
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posted by Brody's chum
on Jan 15, 2013 -
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What are some good sources - blogs or books - for learning what everyday life is like in different parts of the world?
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posted by kristi
on Jan 15, 2013 -
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I was wondering if there are good examples of crime novels set on farms or based around agriculture. Novels like In True Blood, or Gillian Flynn's Dark Places or the new Image Comics series Revival. I'm interested in discovering if there's more crime fiction not set in cities, but more rural and based around farming.
posted by Peemster
on Jan 14, 2013 -
28 answers
I am moving to the Tri-Cities in Washington State next month, to a scenic, quasi-rural part of the area. While the Tri-Cities have fast Internet, my specific address is a bit out of the way, and it looks like Frontier Communications might be my only DSL option out there. They do have a 25 Mb plan, but the reviews are not great. It's less important for fun, but I need fast Internet for my work. Am I screwed? How can I get the best Internet speed and reliability in this scenario?
posted by Atrahasis
on Dec 19, 2012 -
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I'm looking for suggestions for middle-class to upper-middle-class rural areas around the Bay Area.
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posted by anonymous
on May 17, 2012 -
12 answers
How can someone who is a average computer user boost the satellite internet speed in rural area?
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posted by ConnieL
on Apr 9, 2012 -
11 answers
Moving to a big, foreign city from a very small American town- what skills or situations should a country lady be aware of? In other words, how do I not die and/or not go crazy from the people? So. Many. People.
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posted by Bibliogeek
on Apr 3, 2012 -
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I'm moving into a cabin (not too rustic, but pretty rural) in the woods for at least six months to live on my own. I'm looking for general living tips as well as advice on what to do if/when I get lonely.
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posted by Lutoslawski
on Oct 3, 2011 -
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My girlfriend and I are considering moving for a fairly short period (probably 3-6 months) from our expensive NYC apartment to an inexpensive, secluded house somewhere in the Northeast (upstate NY, Vermont, etc.) We would like advice on where/how to do this.
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posted by Dr. Fetish
on Aug 31, 2011 -
16 answers
Over the last week I have been unable to connect to any websites on the senate.gov domain.
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posted by terrapin
on Aug 11, 2011 -
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Leaving the big bad city *for good*: with my set of professional skills, what jobs could I undertake from home, if I were to move to a very rural setting?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 26, 2011 -
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Where, in America (or Southern Canada), can I attend workshops to learn about British hurdle-making, traditional fence-making, and other coppice crafts? Preferably, in the Midwest, but anywhere East of the Rockies would be considered.
posted by Chrischris
on May 10, 2011 -
1 answer
Why, in the middle of winter (now, in Central MI), would a farmer plow under only a strip of land in the middle of his (previously harvested but un-tilled) field?
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posted by Chrischris
on Mar 4, 2011 -
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Last minute long weekend holiday getaway, Doable? Advice needed on taking a belated Valentines long weekend with my sweetie. We're in NYC and would prefer to drive. (Or take a train if the place is really acessable). A very nice hotel in the country would be great, we don't need a bunch of outside entertainment - beautiful scenery a plus. We're looking to leave late Thursday or early Friday and return early/mid-Monday.
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posted by Great Swell
on Feb 14, 2011 -
4 answers
Please recommend articles/books/etc. which talk about broadcast media and American suburbia in the 1970s and 1980s.
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posted by mykescipark
on Jan 27, 2011 -
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25 year old single female (kinda) city mouse might go country mouse. How well advised is this move?? I would like to hear from people that have done this and loved it or hated it.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 29, 2010 -
28 answers
What, if anything, is suddenly missing from the daily lives of rural, conservative Americans? How can I better understand the Tea Partier's point of view?
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posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot
on Nov 15, 2010 -
49 answers
Help me relax and enjoy a long weekend in the country. The lonely, no cell signal, no internet country...
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posted by pointystick
on Aug 16, 2010 -
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Going' To A Cabin In Maine For A Week -Filter: So it looks like I'm spending a week in Palermo, ME at a friend's cabin by the lake. What did you wish you did during your rustic cabin adventure? What did you wish you brought? Tips for surviving or enjoying? Fun stuff to see in the area or places or food that can't be missed? Fun things to do with your SO along? We'll have a bike, a car, running water and some limited internet access.
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posted by The Whelk
on Aug 10, 2010 -
28 answers
My wife and I moved small, rural town of 10,000 about a year ago. I've yet to meet a single local geek. Tell me how to meet them!
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posted by petehern
on Jun 4, 2010 -
22 answers
How hard is it to see a movie in a movie theater in rural areas? Is the experience significantly different from seeing a movie in a theater in a city?
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posted by bubukaba
on May 15, 2010 -
58 answers
I have occasional depression. I live in a rural area. How do I find treatment without health insurance? Or are there alternative methods besides one-on-one counselling?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 12, 2010 -
15 answers
I understand the danger parvovirus poses to puppies, but what are the
odds of a puppy contracting the disease in the US (specifically Alameda County, California)?
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posted by zippy
on Sep 1, 2009 -
10 answers
I am looking for an essay by Wendell Berry where he talks about urban America's dismissive biases toward rural America, and critiques this attitude.
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posted by jeffmshaw
on Aug 7, 2009 -
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I'm looking for pretty/ interesting blogs about homesteading and living in rural areas
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posted by Sijeka
on Feb 4, 2009 -
19 answers
Is is possible to purchase commercial satellite internet service and equipment in the US to install and use in Jamaica?
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posted by humannaire
on Dec 7, 2008 -
6 answers
What are some books or other resources that can help me become a better political organizer in rural areas?
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posted by abkadefgee
on Aug 13, 2008 -
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Do hillbillies still exist in the US? I am refering to the type of people who lived like families parodied in the Beverly Hillbillies television show (which I loved growing up). Any well-known studies/books of the hillbilly lifestyle and origins? How true to hillbilly life were the clothes, accents, lifestyle of that show?
posted by vizsla
on Jul 9, 2008 -
47 answers
What was the name of this BBC documentary? It was broadcast sometime around 2000. It was about how Britain has changed post-WWII, dwelling on rail closures due to the
Beeching Axe, the construction of the motorways, and the subsequent death of the 'traditional' rural Britain. Its tone was pretty melancholic, and it was (to me) quite a moving piece.
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posted by Kiwi
on May 17, 2008 -
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I'm looking for broadband internet connectivity options for my (quite non-tech-savvy) in-laws. They live in a somewhat rural area in Wisconsin where no cable or DSL service exists.
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posted by gazole
on Jan 1, 2008 -
21 answers
Moving out to the country and have a hunger to watch some good old (or recent) Westerns. What are your favorites and why?
posted by zaebiz
on Nov 15, 2007 -
34 answers
