Far-Flung Farmington

In today's Pioneer Press, there is an article about the Parade of Homes. One of the builders quoted is described as building starter homes in "far-flung communities such as Farmington." It's awesome being far-flung in Farmington. When you live way out in the boonies, the Saturday night entertainment options are meat raffles at the Eagles club and spaghetti dinners at the VFW. Parking is always free in downtown Farmington, and you can go head out to the bar without having to change into a tube top to fit in with the crowd there.



Plus, the Farmington steakhouse has an on-going special of $2.35 for a chopped steak, salad, and baked potato. I love to take meat-eaters there when they come out to visit Farmington. It's great saying, "I'm going to treat you to a steak dinner!" They get such a happy look on their faces.



You can have as many toys as you want in Farmington. There is no city ordinance against parking cars, boats and RVs in your front yard. A couple of years ago the city council tried to pass an ordinance banning this practice, but the Farmington police protested. About 40% of the homes in Farmington would be in violation, and ticketing them all would take up an inordinate amount of the department's resources.



Far-flung Farmington - featuring cars in front yards, spaghetti dinners and the cheapest steak around. A place where a sweatshirt is always more appropriate than a tube top, and no one care if your new shoes are Highlights or Manolos. I love it! Come over next weekend and join me and my neighbors for a beer in the garage. A few of them have TVs out there, even equipped with cable. We can watch Monster Garage in the garage. See you there!