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

[Winger Ed.]

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".

[contender1]

Excellent.
Sometimes,,, truly good people do get elected.

A little side note;
Definition of a small town; "It's a place where everybody knows who's check is good, and who's spouse isn't."

[Budzilla 19]

Little town I grew up in, “Longville” , the town signs were, .................. exactly 1,000 feet apart!!!! Hahaha.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

The previous Mayor of Glencoe, owned the local Hardware store.
He had the personality of a used car salesman. I kind of liked the man, but he did like to spend the City's money and I wasn't crazy about that, but I guess that's how small towns become large towns?

[sparky45]

You know you live in a small town when the city's water tower is the tallest structure within the city limits.

[StuBach]

“Of the people, for the people”


Seems I’ve heard that somewhere before… would be nice if more politicians were of the people so maybe they’d be for the people too.

[lightman]

I consider myself living in a small town, population of around 2800. The tallest building in town is the local bank and its 2 stories. But we can drive 30 miles in 3 different directions and be at a Walmart Supercenter or a nice place to eat.

Its been a good place to work and live.

[bedbugbilly]

I grew up in a rural area wheee we had a small town and everybody used to know e veyody else.

I remember being at the local "coffee table" at the restaurant one day with my Dad and there were a bunch of the locals sitting around solving the world's problems when the subject of "small towns" came up. One guy asked . . "How do you know when a town is a "small town". One of the local farmers piped up and simply said . . . "When you mail your cousin a birthday present and your wife get's it the next day." Never forgot that and have often chucked over it

[quilbilly]

You know you are in a small town when the big social event of the week is going to the dump and you know most of the people there.

[Armorer77]

In the late 1970's I rode through a small town , signs on both sides of the post . PO / general store .

[Larry Gibson]

My town was so small after not seeing anyone to talk to for so long I was depressed and looking up said" God please help me". A few moments later a voice boomed out....."I'd like to son but where the hell are you......"

[blackthorn]

I grew up in a rural area wheee we had a small town and everybody used to know e veyody else.

I remember being at the local "coffee table" at the restaurant one day with my Dad and there were a bunch of the locals sitting around solving the world's problems when the subject of "small towns" came up. One guy asked . . "How do you know when a town is a "small town". One of the local farmers piped up and simply said . . . "When you mail your cousin a birthday present and your wife get's it the next day." Never forgot that and have often chucked over it

I found this to be particularly amusing because in 1992 my wife of 32 years decided to move to England to cohabit with her first cousin. Now, this may seem to some like a major catastrophic event but it was the best decision she ever made! That decision has allowed me to meet and marry the best and finest woman in this world---bar none! We have been together since shortly after wife #1 left, releasing me from a very bad bargain made in the idiocy of youth! I did get two great sons, a lovely Granddaughter and a great Grandson out of the first deal, along with three awesome step kids and three step-grand kids. So, all's well that ends well!!!

[MaryB]

When you get a text that a strange car is in town and to watch for it... then get one saying to ignore it, Mr X got a new car today and is bringing it home(yes people knew before he drove it home!).

We have a town text tree, send a text to it and it goes out to everyone. Water alerts mostly, or a call for help..

[sundog]

You know you are in a small town when the big social event of the week is going to the dump and you know most of the people there.

Oh, yeah! The Sunday rat shoot.

[Shawlerbrook]

Our small town doesn’t have a stop light or Post Office and Mrs. shawlerbrook won as Town Supervisor yesterday with 143 votes.

[Winger Ed.]

Today I had to make a run to the horse Doctor to get some pills for willie, our 17 yr. old little tatter tot.

I went through a neighboring community of about 900 that's 7-8 miles from here.
They don't have a traffic light, but in 'downtown', there was a big flock of buzzards chowing down on a recent road kill---- it was a deer.

[Geezer in NH]

You know you live in a small town when the city's water tower is the tallest structure within the city limits.

or don't have a water tower as there is no water system in town. Everyone has their own well.

[MrWolf]

My mailing address is the small town with a population of around 500. I am not even in the same county, maybe 5 miles from there and the boundary goes another 10 miles or so past me. Folks see my address and ask why would you live there? Have to explain in next county as it is a known drug area.

[RogerDat]

If your drivers license lists you PO box as the address. Ex father in law had that where he lived in north Florida.

If the local monster truck that is some young mans pride and joy gets dwarfed by the farm equipment using the main four intersection in the center of town. Good thing size don't matter because that fellows truck roof didn't make it to the top of the tires on the tank trailer going through next to it.

If a good neighbor is defined as one who only burns their garbage when the wind is blowing toward the woods and not toward your house.

If there is exactly zero chance of going through the nearest Walmart without your wife meeting someone she hasn't seen in "forever" so you spend at least 15 minutes catching up with a 50% chance that someone they both know and haven't seen in ages will come along and join in.

Yep those are all the clean ones I can recall.

[Winger Ed.]

Good thing size don't matter because that fellows truck roof didn't make it to the top of the tires on the tank trailer going through next to it.
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Rules of the road around here is very clear about when coming to a intersection where a stop sign is on all corners---
and two or more people pull up to it at the same time----- whoever has the biggest tires goes first.