I know this is a late reply and such - but my first modem was a 300 baud screamer (heh) - so a slow connection could look fast to me otherwise (not as fast as w

I know this is a late reply and such - but my first modem was a 300 baud screamer (heh) - so a slow connection could look fast to me otherwise (not as fast as what I have currently, tho). As far as getting 10 acres to work for me - well, I wasn't thinking that route (ie - farming). More just doing odd jobs to make the tax payment; I'm pretty good with mechanically inclined stuff - I also can work a welder, plasma cutter, grinder, etc. Or - maybe I could get a cheap 3D printer and/or laser cutter and do stuff with that. Everything else would be completely paid off, and otherwise I'd be off-the-grid (electric from solar/wind, water from a well, then a septic tank - I guess I might have to budget for maintenance of that stuff, too). I'm thinking, though, I might still be able to commute into jobs - where I'm thinking about locating isn't too far away from work - though it'd be a long commute (50-75 miles each way).