Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 that when Dad turned on his electric razor the trolly stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Joe, SASS #24061 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 that the "Welcome to..." and "You are now leaving..." signs were on the same pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The dogs had to wag their tails up and down. Not enough room for a side to side wag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 A poke and plum town... Poke yore head out the window and yore plum outta town. CPK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The town biddy had to spy on herself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 There wasn't room for the "Welcome To.." sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 If you stood on Main street, on foot would have to be in the county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Actually true - our phone number was 8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The town biddy had to spy on herself! My town was so small, it only had one town biddy! That's a good thing, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 In order to paint traffic lines, the road had to be widened Instead of hoses, the Fire Department uses water pistols You had to make a reservation to use the parking meter During snowstorms, salt was spread using a salad shooter The class valedictorian had both the highest & lowest averages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Jen Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 --that no one locked their doors --that everyone knew everyone else, which we weren't always happy about. --that you could walk end to end in ten minutes --that it had the cleanest air you ever did smell --that the only thing we knew about the outside world was Lucile Ball, Johnny Carson, and Walter Cronkite, and the curious thing about that was that you never remembered what he was talking about, just that he was on. --and our phone number? I don't remember, but it was a party line. Two rings and it was us. --but still, that curious critter, Santa Claus found his way into our home every year, even without the aid of a fireplace. That was a magic farm, that was. Where Grandpa could land his plane in the wheat field, where we polished the kitchen floor with our socks, and, poor as the dickens, enjoyed more family love than I've ever remembered since. Ah! Aunt Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pay Dirt Norvelle #90056 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Our town was so small that when you yawned your arms were in two different counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Jen Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 My town was so small, the preacher sang louder than the choir. the school's out parade was just me, walking out. the town picnic only had one dish, and that was deviled eggs, and that was because I made it. we had no sheriff. but we didn't break the law. Aunt Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Taft Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 that when Dad turned on his electric razor the trolly stopped. You had a trolly?!?!?!!??!?!!?! Dadgum!! y'all was uptown! True story, we once started a tractor tire rollin' at the east end of town and it rolled a quarter mile out the west end of town. And we rolled it for about 30 feet before we let go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The town shared a zip code with it's larger neighbor. (In 1974 that was the case for eight places in the US, in two of those cases the larger neighbor was in a different state.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Buckhorn,SASS 51727 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Dang 40 Rod !! You had electricity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Windshadow Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Our Town had the last one room school in Conn. Grades 1 to 8 one room one teacher first day of class in first grade I learned to fold a sheet of paper into a cup as we were not supposed to drink from the dipper that was chained to the rock up stream form the privy by the brook that ran behind the school house. My first grade teacher was actually my older sister who was in the 5th grade she was the de-facto teacher of grades 1 and 2 When I was young before reapportionment in state elections one vote from our town was worth the same as 47,000 Hartford votes Because so much land was lost during the depression Most of the town was actually either State forrest or the Yale research Forest. Our farm was only 175 acres (one 7 ac pond one 5 ac and a nice trout stream and a fine waterfall where the sawmill foundations were) but we were surrounded by unused state forest so it was like we had a few thousand acres. nearest neighbor was about a mile away And it was a wonderful place to grow up. no crime etc. ( when did get a "resident State Trouper" when they built the Interstate through in the late 50s but before that the town sherif was also head (and all) of the DPW and drove the only town truck and school bus. the only biz in town was the charcoal kilns and the volunteer Fire Dept. (with one ex army pre WW2 fire engine) was known as the town chimney savers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Roan Hardesty Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 My town was so small that the dairy only had one cow. The milkman made his deliveries on foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Our town is STILL so small that rush hour is at 3 P.M. when school lets out and lasts 5 minutes. The hitching posts in town are not for decoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouchy Greg, SASS#71981 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Actually true - our phone number was 8! ========================================= Our phone number in the 1950's was 77M, and we had party lines. If someone was using the line and you wanted to talk to a neighbor, you just stepped out on the front porch or stuck yer head out a window and yelled down the street for 'em. When I tell that one to my wife when she emails or texts a satellite-bounced message to the neighbor across the street, she just rolls her eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Dang 40 Rod !! You had electricity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah. We'd scuff around on the rug and then touch the wires. We once had the only phone in our neighborhood and when someone called one of our six neighbors we'd run over to get them. The school district owned the houses and rented them to teachers and staff (Dad taught and Mom was secretary to the Superintendent and the high school Principal), so they paid the phone bill. The next year we moved into a big old house in the middle of an apple orchard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 We had a chimney fire once, I ran next door (700 ft) and asked the neighbor to call the FD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Our town was so small, you could mis-behave three blocks away and get your butt tanned by every other kid's Mom on your way home. And still get a whuppin when Dad got home that evening!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 When we picked up the phone and the operator asked what number we wanted, and we gave it to her, she told us that party wasn't at home right now. When I was a kid, and sick, the doctor made a housecall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Our town was so small that when we had a parade, there was no one left to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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