Ever worked & lived in very remote area?

[bmccasland]

I lived on a fish hatchery at the end of 9 miles of dirt road on an Indian Reservation in the mountains of Arizona. 5 houses on the hatchery. I actually worked in a lab in town (17 miles away), so it wasn't that isolated. Was either snowed in or snowed out once or twice every winter. The town's economy was based on tourism, so the population would boom in the summer with all the summer-people. Lots of gift shops, not so much praticle things. Got to know the FedEx or UPS delivery man - both for the office and home stuff. On more than one occasion I chased him down, a particular Christmas Eve comes to mind. Since my lab was in town, and I lived on the hatchery, I'd often get the hatchery deliveries in the winter and take them home myself - the FedEx truck wasn't 4WD.

If you needed a specialist (medical) it was down-the-mountain to either Phoenix or Tucson, 4 or 5 hours away. Ditto for airport.

There are certainly more places more isolated, but it qualified. Life is bad if you don't get along with your neighbors, as you're going to have to depend on them for stuff. Ask the neighbors, do without, or run to town....

Living in remote areas is a completely different lifestyle. You have to be self sufficient. If you like going out a lot, want to see the newest movies, or have high maintenance medical issues, then it isn't for you. However, if you can amuse yourself, like a quieter life, think watching hummingbird wars over a cup of coffee in the afternoon is prime entertainment, then go for it!

[tulip]

No. But I actually considered a job in Nunavut. That would have been remote, at least from all I know (like trees). But the job was actually in a town, just a very remote town.

I did work in Alaska on a project, but it was in Juneau and despite what folks in Anchorage say, it's a real city, albeit on the small side.

Do tell--you movin'?