You know you're from a small town if...

>>> You spend two hours in the grocery store to pick up a gallon of milk and butter, because you have to have a conversation with 90% of the people you pass by.

>>> You can go to the gas station and just say "charge it" 

 

>>> The only traffic jams in town happened because a tractor was somewhere up the road trucking' along.

 

>>> To buy anything other than groceries, you had to drive 45 minutes to the nearest mall/shopping center.

 

>>> When you grow up thinking that Arby's was a treat, but had to drive an hour and into another state to get it. 

 

>>> Teachers always referred to you by your parents, who they also taught 20 years earlier.

 

>>> Your backyard is bigger than any Walmart parking lot.

 

>>> You have a party and invite only family and close friends you grew up with...which means the whole town is there.

 

>>> You gave directions according to the only stoplight in town.

 

>>> You went to school with kids from 10 other small towns

 

>>> If you weren't at church, someone would be knocking on your door or calling you afterwards to make sure you were ok

 

>>> When the highlight of the summer was Candy Cone opening for a few months so you could get ice cream cones

 

>>> When you can't ever get away with ANYTHING because everyone knows your parents or had permission from your parents to whoop your butt!

 

>>> You don't have to tell your doctor your family history because he already has them all on file

 

>>> When a chain restaurant or store opens and the whole town is excited about it

 

>>> Fresh food was always abundant (blueberries, vegetables from the garden...and deer meat on the regular lol)

 

>>> When everyone in town know which car you drive...

 

>>> You never lock the doors to your car. Or you never, ever lock the door to your house and probably couldn't even locate your key since it's been so long since you've used it

 

>>> People either leave town straight out of high school...or become lifers