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You know you're in a small town when...

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Very Rusty
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@neilarini said
You find a dog's egg by your front door.
In the country dogs are very territorial, so that most likely wouldn't happen, unless of course the people had no dog. 😉

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moonbus
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A local letter or post card does not need a street address; just the name of the addressee will do.

Ghost of a Duke

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(A slight digression, but I once got lost in a small town, even though I'd lived there for 18 years).

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
(A slight digression, but I once got lost in a small town, even though I'd lived there for 18 years).
Truth or flummox?

Very Rusty
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@ghost-of-a-duke said
(A slight digression, but I once got lost in a small town, even though I'd lived there for 18 years).
Early stages of dementia?

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@neilarini said
Truth or flummox?
Entirely true. We were driving around an estate and kept going in circles. We had to pull over and ask directions.

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Very Rusty
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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Entirely true. We were driving around an estate and kept going in circles. We had to pull over and ask directions.

😞
It is actually a funny story!

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You have to ask the neighbors to get off of the phone so that you can make a call.

Very Rusty
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@wolfe63 said
You have to ask the neighbors to get off of the phone so that you can make a call.
wolfy you are going back some years ago. Does that kind of thing still exist in 2020?

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… you can agree on a job to be done around the house without needing a written contract.

Very Rusty
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@torunn said
… you can agree on a job to be done around the house without needing a written contract.
Yup, a handshake is good enough.

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Watching reruns of 'Top Gear' on telly.

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
(A slight digression, but I once got lost in a small town, even though I'd lived there for 18 years).
After how many pints at the only pub in the village?

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@wolfe63 said
You have to ask the neighbors to get off of the phone so that you can make a call.
You had a phone? O, we used to dream of havin’ a phone!

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
...you find yourself sitting next to your old headmaster on the bus.
And he addresses you by name.

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