Growing up rural

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I once spent a week in Delta, Utah visiting a floormate from my freshman year at BYU. I got there and said "so what do you guys do here?" He said it was Friday night, so we'd go cruising. Turns out it was just us and some 4H babes out there. Very disappointing.

The next day his dad handed us each a shotgun and said we could go fishing. We went out and shot carp from a high bank at the side of a creek. Now THAT was living.

What? No spot-lighting rabbits in the alfalfa fields at night? You missed out, buddy.

[nikuman]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

What? No spot-lighting rabbits in the alfalfa fields at night? You missed out, buddy.

Better than this is hunting rabbits at night in the winter with no other weapon than the snowmobile you are riding.

Ah, good times.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by nikuman

Better than this is hunting rabbits at night in the winter with no other weapon than the snowmobile you are riding.

Ah, good times.

Yes indeed. That is the ultimate way to hunt rabbits. Chasing through the desert on a dirt bike is a close second.

[marsupial]

Originally Posted by danimal

Marsupial grew up in a rural community -- town of less than 3,000 pretty close to a town of 15,000 (estimates). We were just there visiting after going about 5 years without a visit and it was surprising how different it felt to be in small town America. I'm not sure about their local debates, but I'd rather skip them all together and be in the city.

Jamestown, Calif. The population sign said 900 when I last lived there. I doubt it's grown much since. And after living in Dallas, it seems even smaller.

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by marsupial

Jamestown, Calif. The population sign said 900 when I last lived there. I doubt it's grown much since. And after living in Dallas, it seems even smaller.

Where's Jamestown?

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by marsupial

Jamestown, Calif. The population sign said 900 when I last lived there. I doubt it's grown much since. And after living in Dallas, it seems even smaller.

Wait, I thought CA was one big metropolis?

TIC ... I'm a native. But tons of people from UT and elsehwhere think that CA = Anaheim.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by FMCoug

Wait, I thought CA was one big metropolis?

TIC ... I'm a native. But tons of people from UT and elsehwhere think that CA = Anaheim.

Why would University of Texas students think that? Backwards hicks I guess.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by YOhio

Why would University of Texas students think that? Backwards hicks I guess.

You actually expect Longhorns to think? After they're done dowing a few brewskis, it's the best they can do to walk the line the officer requires of them.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Archaea

You actually expect Longhorns to think? After they're done dowing a few brewskis, it's the best they can do to walk the line the officer requires of them.

This from a guy who lives in Vegas. Ha.

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by cougjunkie

We used to go up to the dream mine all the time. You would always hear stories about an old man guarding the gate and how he would shoot at you. I never did see him.

No there was no old man up there while I was there. But I did have to walk up there to the little community right below the mine to collect fast offerings, which was quite a hike.