Why I like living in a small town
- The cops know me and my truck on sight (we only have two officers on the island). If they see me speeding, they just wag their finger at me.
- I never have to eat by myself on Saturday nights or Sunday afternoons. I just sound really pathetic when I call my friends and one of them will invite me over.
- If I'm buying something and realize I forgot my wallet or don't have enough money on me, I'm told to catch them next time I'm there.
- I can get really good barbecue.
- I can lock my wallet and keys (I have a touch keypad on my door) in the truck without worrying about someone breaking in.
- I know all the kids in my neighborhood.
- If someone hasn't seen me in a couple of days, they call to check on me.
- I don't have to tell waitresses what I want to drink, they already know (coffee in the AM, Diet Coke in the PM).
- Many of the stores here still set up accounts. It's so cool to be able to run and pick something up in a hurry and just say, "Put it on my account."
- This is really part of #9: When I say "Put it on my account.", I don't have to tell them my name. They already know it.
- People know my truck and wave when they see me driving by.
posted by Peach Pod at 2:42 PM
5 Comments:
Small town life sounds wonderful. A part of me has always wished I could live like that. The other part of me knows with certainty that I could not survive without Target, Kohl's, Express, Starbucks any number of take out establishments and a cash machine all within minutes of home.
I feel like a lucky girl because on the mainland about 4 miles away a Target is opening in about a month and we are getting a Starbuck's on the island! Wahoo!
I loved growing up in a small town - I wouldn't have changed that for anything.
It always helped me out with the cops too; I never got in much trouble (though I should have) because I babysat most of their kids.
And I go back often enough that everyone still knows me, it's a wonderful feeling.
why i don't like living in a small town:
"so, liv, who's (fill in the blank) f@#*&^g?"
everyone knows everything.
I love the idea of living in a small town... and everytime I visit a small town I wish I lived in one, but I am also a total city boy (even though I lived in the country for a while)- I need certain "city things" - Hm... perhaps I could find a small town thats pretty close to the city. That might work.
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