A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}

I bought a small 1/4 acre lot and built a house on it almost 23 years ago. I bought northeast of town where there aren't any deed restrictions as I am a ham radio operator. I wanted to be able to put up a tower and have my antennas. On two sides of me were hundreds of acres of pasture land with lots of cattle. 22 1/2 years later I am surrounded by 1000s of homes. The county just approved 800 homes to be built down the street from me. My quiet country street now has a lot of traffic and they are planning to 4 lane it. It is unbelievable how much growth has sprung up around me. That is one of the reasons we purchased a travel trailer and now the motorhome so we can get away from all the craziness. I have been blessed with really good neighbors that have been living here from before I moved in. If it wasn't for them and my house being paid for I would move but unless I moved way out east, it would be no different. I don't know how the infrastructure keeps up with all the housing. We get our water from Lake Manatee and I can't believe there is enough water in the lake to keep up with all the new homes.

Burch