Happiness is NOT city shaped

[NorthernRaider]

The wife and I were born and raised in teesside among the desolation, mega pollution, crime and filth, Even when we became preppers we tried at first to be urban survivalists but everything was loaded against us. then our son was born and me being me I utterly refused to accept the situation, we moved around Teesside two or three times but never it felt right. Then little one started school and it was a new build 500 kid primary school education factory without a soul, character or atmosphere, Where chavs disruptive brats were rewarded if they behaved !!!! ( no I never fathomed that out either). So along came another five house moves in six short years, we lost almost every penny wee ever had and we will be paying a big mortgage til I'm 79 ( or dead)
But we finally realised its not just a house that makes for a happy secure family, but the environment as well. So 8 years ago this week we moved again , but this time out to an ex mining village that was just recovering from the blight of coal mining, houses were still affordable. We have not looked back at all, Brat moved to a Victorian run down, tatty village school and he thrived with caring teachers, gray not concrete playing fields and only 180 kids in total. We found allotment holders and small holder to sell us fresh grub, Crime in our village is deemed as major is grafitti.