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This man knows of 'where of he speaks.':saeek: It will take you about a year to figure out where you can fuel up ... few and very far between!you dont actually live in montana until you spend 5 entire winters here.
and this one doesn't count.
At least we agree on somethingAs a proud Montana hippy, I can state emphatically that I can do without Spokane Washington.
Lots of non ranch working Montana transplants...me being one of them. The problems "Montanan's" have with newcomers is that many times the folks who have decided to relocate here from the city or metropolitan life after experiencing the beauty of Big Sky country...decide it's time to make Montana feel like their old home. AKA...Bozeman is often referred to with a smile or smirk as BozAngeles. Great town that has seen significant change over the last 15 years. Missoula and Kalispell have seen the same to differing degrees. Eastern MT, where I live, not so much as it's not the postcard Montana that many see when they visit...and we're good with that! I hear North Dakota is niceIf not working on a ranch makes you a fraud, there are lots fraudulent Montanans.
Unfortunately, true about Bozeman. 1980 population was 21,645. It was referred to as a 'cowtown'. There was an 8-mile true separation between Bozeman and Belgrade. Lived up Bridger Canyon for a time--across from "The Cold Smoke", some of the best skiing around. Bozeman began to change in the 90s. Now the population is just under 40,000 and she continues to grow. Heartbreaking.Lots of non ranch working Montana transplants...me being one of them. The problems "Montanan's" have with newcomers is that many times the folks who have decided to relocate here from the city or metropolitan life after experiencing the beauty of Big Sky country...decide it's time to make Montana feel like their old home. AKA...Bozeman is often referred to with a smile or smirk as BozAngeles. Great town that has seen significant change over the last 15 years. Missoula and Kalispell have seen the same to differing degrees. Eastern MT, where I live, not so much as it's not the postcard Montana that many see when they visit...and we're good with that! I hear North Dakota is nice.
Well sah, if I had a cat that had kittens in the oven, I wouldn't call 'em biscuits!Around heah, you're not "from Maine" unless you can document native status going back seven generations.