Hi P/K,

I guess SW Missouri area would be a good none "sheeple" place to be then....the Ozark Plateau sounds cool...."a wooded hilly region of rivers and narrow winding lakes"....according to my Atlas. Sounds like Pitman's type of scenary...you should post some pic's of where you are because it sure sounds beautiful.

I went to Dorset over here to do a course with some guys your old regiment were named after (just kidding <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ) and all the locals would say when you said how lovely Dorset was....because it has no motorways going through it and is quite unspoilt...was that "if ye like it like this....tell no-one"....and they are right. The best places only stay that way if you can keep them quiet....I live in wild scenary in one of our national parks....and you can see as many tourist hill walkers as sheep some days on the hills....and not a single one of them would probably be wearing a fixed bladed knife. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sad.gif" alt="" />