It's more expensive to live here than other places, (you gotta work at least two jobs to scrape by) we have some pretty awful heat to tolerate in the summer, there's always some sort of tourist who's going to piss you off in the grocery store or gas station, and we're quite isolated from the big cities that have all the services and stores.
So why do we live here?
Because if we get our act together, on a Sunday afternoon, we can put the boat in the water in a matter of minutes and have the lake to ourselves.
It was nice; a small cooler of drinks, a bucket of KFC, and the quiet of the lake.
Later this year it won't be so simple. The water is crowded 24/7, the launch ramp is a nightmare because of the amateurs trying to either get on or off the water with daddy's big boat, and the noise from all the stupid ocean-size type boats make it not so peaceful.