Small Towns
Apr 2, 2013 11:20:59 #
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>> SMALL TOWNS
>> Those who grew up in small towns (or on the farm) in the 40's, 50's Or 60's
>> will laugh, and relate, when they read this.
>> Those who didn't will be in disbelief and won't understand how true it is.
>>
>> 1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
>> 2) You know what 4-H/ FFA means.
>> 3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, river bank or in the
>> middle of a dirt road.
>> 4) You used to "drag/cruise" Main St. or the Highway.
>> 5) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
>> 6) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
>> 7) 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.)
>> 8) The golf course had only 9 holes with sand greens or cotton seed hull
>> greens?
>> 9) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
>> 10) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a
>> dark vehicle for this reason.
>> 11) The town next to you was considered 'trashy' or 'snooty,' but was actually
>> just like your town.
>> 12) You referred to anyone with a house newer than 1950 as the 'rich' people.
>> 13) The people in the 'big city' dressed funny, and then you picked up the
>> trend 2 years later.
>> 14) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station, the dairy bar,
>> or pool hall.
>> 15) 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.
>> 16) The coach suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
>> 17) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference. What Stop
>> light? Not one in our small town.
>> 18) When you decided to walk somewhere, 5 people would pull over and ask if you
>> wanted a ride.
>> 19) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
>> 20) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
>> 21) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
>> 22) There was no McDonalds. But we had the Clara's cafe.
>> 23) The closest city was an hour away.
>> 24) Most people used reel type/push lawn mowers.
>> 25) You've pee'd in a wheat field/cornfield/hayfield/barn lot.
>> 26) You probably started driving a tractor to plow/disc/etc by the time you
>> were 10 years old.
>> 27) Most people went by a nickname.
>> 28) The guys kept their guns in the car/truck so they could go hunting after
>> school.
>> 29) They had been hunting with a gun since they were 7 years old.
>> 30) The car/truck you drove belonged to dad and was probably the only family
>> vehicle besides the tractor and grain truck.
>> 31) Eight out of ten high school boys, could tune a car's engine; four out of
>> ten could rebuild that engine.
>> 32) There was a huge crowd in town on Saturday night.
>> 33) Farmers could actually "trade" their eggs/milk/cream/chickens for groceries
>> and other goods at some of the local stores.
>> 34) You had heard of but not yet seen a TV program.
>> 35) You laughed your head off reading this because you know it is true.
>>
>> And, you forward it to everyone you know who may have lived In a small town so
>> they can laugh, too.
>> I would not have wanted to have been raised any other way!!!
>> It was "the best"!
>>
>>
>> SMALL TOWNS
>> Those who grew up in small towns (or on the farm) in the 40's, 50's Or 60's
>> will laugh, and relate, when they read this.
>> Those who didn't will be in disbelief and won't understand how true it is.
>>
>> 1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
>> 2) You know what 4-H/ FFA means.
>> 3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, river bank or in the
>> middle of a dirt road.
>> 4) You used to "drag/cruise" Main St. or the Highway.
>> 5) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
>> 6) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
>> 7) 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.)
>> 8) The golf course had only 9 holes with sand greens or cotton seed hull
>> greens?
>> 9) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
>> 10) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a
>> dark vehicle for this reason.
>> 11) The town next to you was considered 'trashy' or 'snooty,' but was actually
>> just like your town.
>> 12) You referred to anyone with a house newer than 1950 as the 'rich' people.
>> 13) The people in the 'big city' dressed funny, and then you picked up the
>> trend 2 years later.
>> 14) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station, the dairy bar,
>> or pool hall.
>> 15) 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.
>> 16) The coach suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
>> 17) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference. What Stop
>> light? Not one in our small town.
>> 18) When you decided to walk somewhere, 5 people would pull over and ask if you
>> wanted a ride.
>> 19) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
>> 20) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
>> 21) You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
>> 22) There was no McDonalds. But we had the Clara's cafe.
>> 23) The closest city was an hour away.
>> 24) Most people used reel type/push lawn mowers.
>> 25) You've pee'd in a wheat field/cornfield/hayfield/barn lot.
>> 26) You probably started driving a tractor to plow/disc/etc by the time you
>> were 10 years old.
>> 27) Most people went by a nickname.
>> 28) The guys kept their guns in the car/truck so they could go hunting after
>> school.
>> 29) They had been hunting with a gun since they were 7 years old.
>> 30) The car/truck you drove belonged to dad and was probably the only family
>> vehicle besides the tractor and grain truck.
>> 31) Eight out of ten high school boys, could tune a car's engine; four out of
>> ten could rebuild that engine.
>> 32) There was a huge crowd in town on Saturday night.
>> 33) Farmers could actually "trade" their eggs/milk/cream/chickens for groceries
>> and other goods at some of the local stores.
>> 34) You had heard of but not yet seen a TV program.
>> 35) You laughed your head off reading this because you know it is true.
>>
>> And, you forward it to everyone you know who may have lived In a small town so
>> they can laugh, too.
>> I would not have wanted to have been raised any other way!!!
>> It was "the best"!
>>
Apr 2, 2013 11:32:29 #
Ian826
Loc: Bangor. North Wales
Yes but how come I remember all those things but can't remember what I had for breakfast this morning ?
Apr 2, 2013 13:07:02 #
Here where I live,...
It's 50 miles to the nearest traffic light from where I live now,....and I like it.
Anything over 6 cars on the road,..is traffic.
The only strange people in town,...all leave by September to go back home.
I drive slow,...cause I'm watchin for deer and moose.
Banks are closed on weekends,...never figured that one out?
It's not the end of the world,...but you can almost see it from here.
I wasn't born here,....but got here as quick as I could ;-)
Marty
It's 50 miles to the nearest traffic light from where I live now,....and I like it.
Anything over 6 cars on the road,..is traffic.
The only strange people in town,...all leave by September to go back home.
I drive slow,...cause I'm watchin for deer and moose.
Banks are closed on weekends,...never figured that one out?
It's not the end of the world,...but you can almost see it from here.
I wasn't born here,....but got here as quick as I could ;-)
Marty
Apr 2, 2013 14:01:53 #
stevenelson wrote:
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8) The golf course had only 9 holes with sand greens or cotton seed hull greens?
8) The golf course had only 9 holes with sand greens or cotton seed hull greens?
That was my small home town, Colfax, Iowa, population 2000 with a 9-hole golf course with sand greens. Finally converted over to grass greens in the late '70's.
Apr 2, 2013 21:53:45 #
Three cars at THE 4 way stop sign was a traffic jam.
You could see both ends of town at the same time.
The train station had 4 seats in the waiting room.
I love small towns.
You could see both ends of town at the same time.
The train station had 4 seats in the waiting room.
I love small towns.
Apr 2, 2013 22:09:55 #
Apr 3, 2013 08:34:00 #
I was raised on a ranch near Yampa Co. Went to a one room school with grades 1 thru 12 (15 students.) Brings back many memories.
Apr 3, 2013 09:07:20 #
Bultaco wrote:
I was raised on a ranch near Yampa Co. Went to a one room school with grades 1 thru 12 (15 students.) Brings back many memories.
Bet you had a funny looking basketball team!
:D :D
Apr 3, 2013 11:50:27 #
Being from the County Seat all 5 roads came together in front of the courthouse. That was where they had the gazeebo built for the politicians who passed thru would have a place to give their speeches from. And on Saturday night Ms.Clara, she worked for the mayor, would hang a big white sheet from it and they used it if for a movie screen. Every one who had their crops in would fix a dish and come to the movie.
You could ride down any road and when passing a farm house if you saw a X on the gate you knew that they would feed a hobo if one would stop and ask.
If there was ever an emergency at home, barn on fire or a calf was stuck half in and half out and you needed the vet you knew all you had to do was pick up the phone, you were on a party line with 8 or 9 other families someone was always on the phone and all you had to do was say help.
You could ride down any road and when passing a farm house if you saw a X on the gate you knew that they would feed a hobo if one would stop and ask.
If there was ever an emergency at home, barn on fire or a calf was stuck half in and half out and you needed the vet you knew all you had to do was pick up the phone, you were on a party line with 8 or 9 other families someone was always on the phone and all you had to do was say help.
Apr 3, 2013 12:34:14 #
Apr 3, 2013 12:56:21 #
The youngins think all this technology is better.
I am not sure.
Some is and a lot is not.
I am not sure.
Some is and a lot is not.
Apr 3, 2013 16:45:51 #
Brings back the days. When people ask how many were in my Senior class and I say 22. I get funny looks. When I stqarted training for Track & Cross County running I couldn't count the number of people who asked me if I needed a ride home. Does anybody remember counter checks"? The local stores would keep a stack of blank checks from the local bank, if you forgot your checkbook you used one of those. That'll never happen again!
Apr 4, 2013 05:05:47 #
I grew up in the 70's/80's, but I can relate. Our town had a traffic light put in when I was a senior in high school. I remember getting annoyed that I had to stop and wait. Now there's several of them, with turning lanes and everything. Our high school had grades 7-12. Everyone knew everyone. Back in the day, you could get to the high school from my friend's house 3 miles up the road through trails in the woods. Can't do that now, it's all built up. We used to take her 4 wheelers through the trails all the time after school.
Our town has turned in to a popular place for people who have money. The people who have lived there all their lives are finding they can't afford it anymore.
Where I live now is where my husband grew up. He tells me all the places that his grandfather used to take his cows to graze and I find it funny because now it's become busy streets and businesses everywhere. Back then it was grazing land.
Our town has turned in to a popular place for people who have money. The people who have lived there all their lives are finding they can't afford it anymore.
Where I live now is where my husband grew up. He tells me all the places that his grandfather used to take his cows to graze and I find it funny because now it's become busy streets and businesses everywhere. Back then it was grazing land.
Apr 11, 2013 08:33:09 #
I grew up in Fort Cobb, Ok. I had a population of about 700 counting the dogs & cats. Great place to grow up. I probably would have been in jail several times if I had grown up in a big city. :lol: :lol: :lol: P.S. I was in the biggest class that ever hit the school [45] most were half as big.
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