Guessing I live in a small town

[old2soon]

   Right outa the gate NOT a Complaint!  Sittin on my neighbors front porch directly across from my house yesterday just breezin and enjoying the cooler day and the sunshine. Mail truck parks in front he takes out his bag locks up the truck starts walking and then comes up to where we were sitting and hands my neighbor his mail then hands me mine!  And the continues on his route. Told him if you have a package that NEEDS to be on my porch!  He laughed and told me No package today.
    Another way I know small town our local rag is a weekly that comes out on Tuesday. I've had the cashiers ask me once or five times-Dennis you getting a paper today?  RIDE SAFE.

[carolinarider09]

Ahhh yes, a small town.   I just am not much of a socializer.   My small town has a BBQ place, a Chinese Restaurant, a Western Auto Store, a State Farm Insurance Agent (about three years old now), a Drug Store (where they know me by name now, well last name), two churches, and a jam up hardware store (use to be an Ace Hardware but I think the costs got a bit high so its now a "Do it Best" hardware store). 

I attend the City Council meetings making sure the Police Chief knows me (well the Mayor does too). 

Anyway, it is the small town I picked 15 or 20 years ago to retire in and it has been ok since we moved here in 2012.

[Valker]

I moved to my small town in 1981. It was supposed to be for a one year teaching job, but I taught here 40 before retiring. I've been in the same house since 1999 (almost as long as I've had my Valk). My favorite story about small town is about our postal service here. My name and address is: Eric West 1923 Grape Lane. I got a letter once addressed to: Harry Quest 1923 Grey Plain. It wasn't delayed even a day. If you don't get it-say both names and addresses out loud. 

[Jess from VA]

I once got a letter delivered to my base defense counsel office in Turkey, addressed to The Enemy of the People.

It wasn't even addressed to my base address/bldg number. (and it wasn't to me, just a rambling rant about the Air Force)

After I got done laughing, I called our mail room and asked who the comedian was.   

They wouldn't say.   

[cookiedough]

old2soon, you must not live in too small of a town if the delivery guy has to LOCK UP his truck before delivering to you?  most small towns no need to lock up belongings, even though I do, I know several people in my town of 1100 people do not like my neighbors.   

was wondering what most people on here consider a 'small' town?  IMO small towns are under say 5000 people population.  10000 people is mid-sized and anything over 20K is a large city. 

[carolinarider09]

The notion of the population of a small town is sort of interesting.   The small town in which I live is small, about 1,200.   But, that is the population of the "area" inside the city limits.  There are many areas outside of the Town's City Limits that have the same town as their address but are not within the City Limits.  

I am willing to bet, they consider themselves as "part of our small town".  

[old2soon]

old2soon, you must not live in too small of a town if the delivery guy has to LOCK UP his truck before delivering to you?  most small towns no need to lock up belongings, even though I do, I know several people in my town of 1100 people do not like my neighbors.   

was wondering what most people on here consider a 'small' town?  IMO small towns are under say 5000 people population.  10000 people is mid-sized and anything over 20K is a large city. 

    I asked him about locking the truck. He informed me Post Office RULES and I have NO Reason to doubt him. I may reside in a small town BUT we have some problems here that are similar to larger locales. Drugs drunk driving and once in awhile vehicle thefty. NEVER said it as Perfect! RIDE SAFE.

[scooperhsd]

When we were living in NC, we lived outside a SMALL (~600) town called Youngsville, about 8 miles from Wake Forest (and ~20 miles NNE of Raleigh). We considered ourselves part of Youngsville (we were certainly in their fire District). Things were usually pretty quiet and laidback in Youngsville.. sure miss that place..

[Oss]

Funny how perspective works

I always thought the Bronx was a small town when I was growing up

1.427 million (2020)

When we moved to Orangeburg  I could not drift off to sleep as I was used to the #2 train half a block away all those years.  And WTF are crickets makin so much racket anyways?

It seems to me to be much safer than Manhattan these days.   

[Jess from VA]

I once lived a town so small, when you plugged in the electric shaver, the trolley stopped.   

(this, from an old comedy album I have)

[f6john]

My small community.



About 100 houses or so, one way in and one way out. I like that we don’t offer a way to make the community a pass through to other places. We are surrounded by cattle farms and a few horse farms, and a smattering of row crop farms, mostly corn. I guess it may be cheating to call it a small town because we don’t have any businesses or mayors and city councils but it feels like one anyway. I know many of my neighbors and we have sidewalks all through Indigo Run and no one is afraid to get out and walk at night. It’s 7-8 miles to Richmond and I can see the lights of the city from my house and that’s close enough.

I live in the second house on the left on the street on the left side of the picture. It suits me at this point in life although I would like some shade trees.

[cookiedough]

My small community.



About 100 houses or so, one way in and one way out. I like that we don’t offer a way to make the community a pass through to other places. We are surrounded by cattle farms and a few horse farms, and a smattering of row crop farms, mostly corn. I guess it may be cheating to call it a small town because we don’t have any businesses or mayors and city councils but it feels like one anyway. I know many of my neighbors and we have sidewalks all through Indigo Run and no one is afraid to get out and walk at night. It’s 7-8 miles to Richmond and I can see the lights of the city from my house and that’s close enough.

I live in the second house on the left on the street on the left side of the picture. It suits me at this point in life although I would like some shade trees.

Yah, seems like farmland converted into big nicer homes.  At least not all homes I hope cookie cutter same design and style that look alike?  AGREE, get some trees or bushes or something no one looks like has any shade or trees or bushes anywhere. 

[f6john]

My small community.



About 100 houses or so, one way in and one way out. I like that we don’t offer a way to make the community a pass through to other places. We are surrounded by cattle farms and a few horse farms, and a smattering of row crop farms, mostly corn. I guess it may be cheating to call it a small town because we don’t have any businesses or mayors and city councils but it feels like one anyway. I know many of my neighbors and we have sidewalks all through Indigo Run and no one is afraid to get out and walk at night. It’s 7-8 miles to Richmond and I can see the lights of the city from my house and that’s close enough.

I live in the second house on the left on the street on the left side of the picture. It suits me at this point in life although I would like some shade trees.

Yah, seems like farmland converted into big nicer homes.  At least not all homes I hope cookie cutter same design and style that look alike?  AGREE, get some trees or bushes or something no one looks like has any shade or trees or bushes anywhere. 

There were a lot more trees, but unfortunately too many Bradford Pears were planted early on and a few storms have decimated a lot of them. I lost a mature Bradford and a Blue Spruce since I moved here. I have set out 4 more trees, three of them being red oaks, which I probably won’t live long enough to see them provide any shade. It was a 300 +/- acre cattle farm and there are some large older trees scattered around. Lots of variety in floor plans and elevations, but if you don’t like brick you are in trouble!