You know you live in a small town when...

[snowwolfe]

It didn't make the national news, but our town had a election too.
We got a new mayor- our recently retired, very popular, Police Chief, who won with 156 votes, to the incumbent's 130.

I never met the guy, but looking at his bio- it lists he grew up near here, career Police Officer, blah, blah, blah,
and he's also a 'auto parts specialist'.
Mrs. Winger looked him up on the city web site with pictures...

Today, I was doing some of the 60,000 mile maint. on the '06 F250, and made a parts store run.
We were watching the election coverage for here and Virginia, and when our results were in, Mrs. Winger
asked me if an old fat guy waited on me at the parts store, ,,,,, or if I saw one there,,, other than myself.

I said yeah, friendly old guy, knows his stuff too.
He works part time, off & on. I'd seen and talked to him before.

She then informed me, "He's our new mayor".

Don't get out and vote much? LOL

[JLF]

My town is small that when I put the second gear to my vehicle I am already outside the town

[Cosmic_Charlie]

When your sixth grade teacher lives next door and the doctor 5 doors down. When your mother can send you as a 10 yr. old to pick her up a pack of Virginia Slims at the grocery store and charge it.

[varmintpopper]

Small Towns stay small because every time someone gets pregnant, a couple Guys leave town.

Good shooting

Lindy

[Wilderness]

And then there are the characters, usually alcoholic, who can find a place in a small town, but who would be wasted on somewhere bigger. Our barber was a functioning alcoholic, prone to the DTs. One day my father went in for a haircut. Trembles was at the barber's chair, cutting someone's hair, but standing on a box. "What's with the box Trembles?" Reply: "The snakes are bad this morning".

[BunkTheory]

You truly know you live in a small town when you can claim that your not bribing the judge, or arresting officer because "its not a bribe to give your uncle a birthday gift"

[Idaho45guy]

Went to the only bar/cafe in town the other night for dinner and I walked in and got a personal greeting by name from the bar staff. Then I noticed that the special was a burger named in honor of a local gentleman that turned 80 that day. I ordered the special and about 15 minutes later, the birthday boy arrived to thunderous applause from the entire place.

It was heart-warming to see a community and business come together to honor a good man on his 80th birthday.