Small Towns
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Don't know if anyone has seen this before, but I got in an e-mail. Anyone born or spent time in small town will get it
1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
2) You know what 4-H means.
3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the middle of a dirt road. On Monday you could always tell who was at the party because of the scratches on their legs from running through the woods when the party was busted. (See #6.)
4) You used to "drag" Main.
5) You said the "F"word and your parents knew within the hour.
6) You scheduled parties around the schedules of different police officers,because you knew which ones would bust you and which ones
wouldn't.
7) You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew
how old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents anyhow.)
8) When you did find somebody old enough and brave enough to buy
cigarettes, you still had to go out into the country and drive on
back roads to smoke them.
9) You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer your buyer dropped off.
10) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
11)The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
12) You didn't give directions by street names but rather by references.Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 blocks to Anderson's, and it's four houses left of the track field.
13) The golf course had only 9 holes.
14) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
15) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason
16) The town next to you was considered "trashy" or "snooty," but was actually just like your town.
17) You referred to anyone with a house newer then 1965 as the "rich people.
18) The people in the "big city" dressed funny, and then you picked up the trend 2 years later.
19) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station, the pool hall or the town bar.
20) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
21) The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
22) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference.(In our town,it would have been a stop sign)
23) When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
24) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
25) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
26) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
27) The closest McDonalds was 25 miles away (or more).
28) The closest mall was over an hour away.
29) It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower.
30) You've pee'd in a field.
31) Most people went by a nickname.
32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true, and you forward it to everyone who may have lived in a small town. I would not have wanted to been raised any other way !!!!!!
1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
2) You know what 4-H means.
3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the middle of a dirt road. On Monday you could always tell who was at the party because of the scratches on their legs from running through the woods when the party was busted. (See #6.)
4) You used to "drag" Main.
5) You said the "F"word and your parents knew within the hour.
6) You scheduled parties around the schedules of different police officers,because you knew which ones would bust you and which ones
wouldn't.
7) You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew
how old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents anyhow.)
8) When you did find somebody old enough and brave enough to buy
cigarettes, you still had to go out into the country and drive on
back roads to smoke them.
9) You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer your buyer dropped off.
10) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
11)The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
12) You didn't give directions by street names but rather by references.Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 blocks to Anderson's, and it's four houses left of the track field.
13) The golf course had only 9 holes.
14) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
15) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason
16) The town next to you was considered "trashy" or "snooty," but was actually just like your town.
17) You referred to anyone with a house newer then 1965 as the "rich people.
18) The people in the "big city" dressed funny, and then you picked up the trend 2 years later.
19) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station, the pool hall or the town bar.
20) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
21) The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
22) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference.(In our town,it would have been a stop sign)
23) When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
24) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
25) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
26) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
27) The closest McDonalds was 25 miles away (or more).
28) The closest mall was over an hour away.
29) It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower.
30) You've pee'd in a field.
31) Most people went by a nickname.
32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true, and you forward it to everyone who may have lived in a small town. I would not have wanted to been raised any other way !!!!!!
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32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true, and you forward it to everyone who may have lived in a small town. I would not have wanted to been raised any other way !!!!!!
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I live in a small town now but I wasnt born and raised in one, wish I was though
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I live in a small town now but I wasnt born and raised in one, wish I was though
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From: Airdrie, AB
I can relate to every one of those, my home town pop. was (& still is) 950 people. Its funny, I couldn't wait to get outta there when I was 17, now that I've been away for awhile, I wish I could move back.
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I lived in a small town in Az for about a year. I loved it there but good jobs were few and far between. But I remember one day listening to the local radio station and they were doing the local noon news. The lead story was that there is a new stop sign at the corner or Northern and Bank 
. I love small towns. I hope to move back some day.
. I love small towns. I hope to move back some day.
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All very true!
My hometown had 1200 people. We were the second largest town in the county. I graduated from 8th grade with 26 others. Graduated from the county highschool with 150 others. Moved away for college, but have recently moved back to the next town over with around 900 folks... I miss having all the parts stores, restaraunts, etc close by, but I don't miss anything else...
My hometown had 1200 people. We were the second largest town in the county. I graduated from 8th grade with 26 others. Graduated from the county highschool with 150 others. Moved away for college, but have recently moved back to the next town over with around 900 folks... I miss having all the parts stores, restaraunts, etc close by, but I don't miss anything else...
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If I sit back for a few minutes I could follow the street and tell you how many houses were in the town I grew up in. My guess would be 30 -40 going off a quick guess. The biggest business was the Post Office in the center of town.
Growing up we played a game called Kick the Can (kinda like hide and seek with teams) Every kid in town would play and the entire town was our feild. City limits was out of bounds.
Growing up we played a game called Kick the Can (kinda like hide and seek with teams) Every kid in town would play and the entire town was our feild. City limits was out of bounds.
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Great post. I grew up in rural Michigan in a town of 3100 people. We had 90 kids in each class. The high school house grades 7-12. There were no changing stop lights. Just 2 flashing red ones. No movie theater. They just got a McDonalds 5 years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca,_Michigan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca,_Michigan
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Originally Posted by BlueFlareside
Great post. I grew up in rural Michigan in a town of 3100 people. We had 90 kids in each class. The high school house grades 7-12. There were no changing stop lights. Just 2 flashing red ones. No movie theater. They just got a McDonalds 5 years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca,_Michigan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca,_Michigan
Tonight Im headin back out to town for the party in a buddy's new machine shed. Its finally warm enough to have the "shed shindig" as he called it in November when it was finished.
"Howl at the moon, shoot out the lights, its a small town Saturday night"
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From: 49 45' 40.76"N 119 10' 12.84"W Sol III ᐰ
this is Red Rock, Ontario, where I was born. Present population is around 1200. Not one single traffic light in the whole town. It was a great place to be a kid. You could go out of town for a few days and not have to worry if you forgot to lock your door or left your bike lying on the front lawn. Every thing would still be there when you got home. As the paper mill has been closed down, it may soon be a ghost town .
That's Lake Superior in the background.
Now I live in a city of 125,000 with lot's of traffic, traffic lights and crime
. More than once I've wished I was still in Red Rock...
regards
. That's Lake Superior in the background.
Now I live in a city of 125,000 with lot's of traffic, traffic lights and crime
. More than once I've wished I was still in Red Rock...regards
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Originally Posted by arrbilly
this is Red Rock, Ontario, where I was born. Present population is around 1200. Not one single traffic light in the whole town. It was a great place to be a kid. You could go out of town for a few days and not have to worry if you forgot to lock your door or left your bike lying on the front lawn. Every thing would still be there when you got home. As the paper mill has been closed down, it may soon be a ghost town .
That's Lake Superior in the background.
Now I live in a city of 125,000 with lot's of traffic, traffic lights and crime. More than once I've wished I was still in Red Rock...
regards
. That's Lake Superior in the background.
Now I live in a city of 125,000 with lot's of traffic, traffic lights and crime
. More than once I've wished I was still in Red Rock...regards
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Right now I live just outside a small town. I ran into town this morning to get some gas and took note to the population on the sign. 370 people in this town. It is even bigger than the one I grew up in.