Scary...
The most scary of all is that I really closely IDENTIFY with almost every one of these items. Ah!
Subject: LIFE IN SMALL TOWNS
Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this.
Those who didn't will be in disbelief.
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 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.
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 cornfield. (not this one, but I have pee'd behind a trailer at a lake in the middle of NO WHERE!)
31) Most people went by a nickname.
32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true!
Subject: LIFE IN SMALL TOWNS
Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this.
Those who didn't will be in disbelief.
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 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.
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 cornfield. (not this one, but I have pee'd behind a trailer at a lake in the middle of NO WHERE!)
31) Most people went by a nickname.
32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true!
posted by M at 1:30 PM
18 Comments:
UH-OH there is one missing
33. There are 20 Churches and 1 Grocery Store :)
What town did you grow up in?
Ha Ha!! I grew up in a small town in Matagorda County called Bay City.
Just came upon your site at random. I'm from a small town (3 stoplights now!) called Richfield, Utah, USA. My favorite part is that we would go on vacations for weeks at a time and leave all the doors unlocked!
Hey Leah!! WElcome to Dreamer's Reality! Glad you stopped by and hope you stop by again!! :-)
I remember those days. Also, when you would dial your friend and it only took 4 digits and not 7 or better yet 10 digits to call. :-)
Isn't it crazy? It's seems that most small towns all have the same m/o. We even had to go to a smaller town to go dancing. What's up with that???
From the looks of that comment, Tawmill and I may have grown up in the same town. :)
I still think that there should be an addition to the list that states: You knew you would never get pulled over for speeding as long as you remembered to wave at the cop.
lol! True, so very true! :-D
So, then what DOES 4H stand for or mean? I only know it has to do with farming or something don't it?
i worked in the country, so the only thing here that I could relate to, is the crazy guy in town who'd drive down the dirt road in his ride on lawnmower every day at the same time. we figured he was either getting mail at the p.o. or else it was beer run. LOL
LMAO.. omg I am scared I CAN relate to alot of those!! My town, I grew up in was known for parties at the gravel pit! Haaaa...
ahh good times.. good times!
Hello!! yeah, k-12, seen that a couple of times. For me it was parties in the barns. Man!, those were the best times of my life! Well, until Dave and Owen that is...:-)
Rowan, If I remember correctly, because I was in 4-H for a while, it's Heart, Hand, Home, Health. I think. It's been almost 30 years. :-)
I grew up in a small town, but it was a british small town, so I don't understand much of this.
So... once again Michelle I feel left out. What do you plan to do to rectify this?
Hmm... young lady... hmmm...
What's on your mind?
Dunno really, you decide.
Tell me what you childhood was like. Did you grow up in the states or England?
In England - that stuff on my profile is just a line from a song.
Childhood was lovely. Spent most of it in my room - not a lot has changed in 33 years.
:-)
Hasn't everyone been to a party at the gravel pit? Party at the Pit...!
Hey April! My favourite Party was held in a barn during a rain storm just off the banks of the Colorado River. Probably not the safest place to be, but there were about 50 of us there. Not too much could have happened. Geeze, none of us had cel phones back then, what if we had gotten hurt. No way I'd do that stuff now, well maybe...
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