Here are a few that show that coming from a really small community is an eye-opening experience.
Since then, we have found 3 different ways we are related, fortunately, all by marriage. "
kcamp2
2.
Indeed, a dead sheep had been found on the road leading to the dam.
No reason for the death was discovered."
Anonymous
3.
I’ve only lived here for a couple of years, so I never knew it was a hospital.
Just because they’re the bio lab and furniture storage now doesn’t mean the ghosts forgot."
ciwa00
4.
“The town my ex grew up in has a single stoplight.
It has its own holiday, and the town throws a party in the street.”
thood2254
5.
They all lived within a 1/2 mile radius of the bar.
I got pulled over after dropping off each friend.
dinocat923
6.
“One school Pre K-12.
All moms know each other.
As kids, we would be chased by sheep, hens, etc.
I took my best friend from outside of town, and on the road, I said ‘bump.’
He instantly missed it and asked me how I knew that.
The next stop was to let the chickens and a dog cross the road.
He was surprised.”
“The town I live in is so small that the bank tellers have account numbers MEMORIZED.
angelinapepperPhD
8. jfh21
9.
“Our local newspaper publishes a monthly crime report gathered from the police department’s public records.
“My mum grew up in a little English village where a lot of her family still lives.
gemface
11.
“Many years ago, I married someone from a very small town.
The salesman tore a piece of paper from a spiral notebook and DREW a check on it.
It didnt even have our account number on it.
He had us sign it, and that was that.”
censusprincess
12.
“I’m in a town of about 1000.
I was hanging clothes out on the line when a few cattle wandered down the alley.
So I called the sheriff and they knew who the cows belonged to.
Another time, a few pigs were rooting around the neighbor’s lawn.
The sheriff knew their owner, too.
“My husband is from a very small village in upstateNew York.
Random strangers (to me and my family, not my in-laws) kept congratulating them.”
melissaschreiner
14.
“Where I grew up, there were only five names in the City phone book.
I was related to all of them by blood or marriage.
When I first brought my husband home to meet my family.
The first thing one of my uncles said was, ‘You aint from round here?
Are ya boy?’
My response to him was ‘at least I know Im not related to him.’
pastellatte94
15.
“My grandparent’s town has a ‘roadkill list’ that you’re free to add yourself to.
But they must arrive in an hour, or the deer is no good.
lawyerlady
16.
“When we moved to a small town, we got the local newspaper.
melllvar
17.
The population varies from around 140 in the winter to maybe 300 maximum during summer or festivals.
smellysnail34
18.
My brother and I used to just play ‘car,’ where we would yell out ‘car!’
If we saw another car on the road.”
jeanielouise
19. prophetic_mind
20. aliahchappell
21.
Apparently, news like, ‘Mr.
Jones got a call from his son stationed in Georgia,’ were apparently considered newsworthy items!”
jomariem
22.My high school had ‘Drive your tractor to school’ day.
Multiple kids would drive their tractors, park them at the end of the lot, and ‘tailgate.’
buttfarts7000
23.
She would have us, her grandchildren, deliver the plates of hot food and her freshly baked rolls.
She knew them all by name and where they lived.”
“I loved small-time life in our small farming community.
We did not need GoFundMe or social mediajust one phone call to get the ball rolling.”
adoptcatsanddogs
25.
And forget having a variety of restaurants to enjoy.”
panda_13
26.
“Our local cigar lounge ( very small) is owned by a police officer and a Marine Colonel.
- Anonymous
27.
“I live in a rural small town in TN, about 700 people.
My 15-year-old son’s school is preK-12, right by the fire dept.
rcav29
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