It's a sad day on The Orchard Compound. We've been forced to start locking the gate again.
We installed this gate almost a quarter century ago. At the time it was to keep our livestock IN. Now it's to try to keep humans OUT.
A recent burglary was the first hint of crime in our little patch of paradise. Now, after several days of strange cars pulling in and out of here quickly very early in the morning, we decided something has to be done. So, the gate is closed again.
The Orchard Compound is only 30 miles from Seattle, just 11 miles from downtown Issaquah and about seven miles from Maple Valley. But once you get inside the gate you feel a million miles from civilization. We thought, naively, that we were immune from all the troubles everyone else has been dealing with. Uh...so much for that.
Folks who live out here have to deal with a bunch of crap: high taxes, zero representation in government, sanctimonious city dwelling environmentalists, and more. Now this.
God, I'm feeling like a survivalist. Excuse me while I tweak my motion sensing cameras and oil up my shotgun.
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