06-18-2007, 10:30 PM | #1 |
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Growing up rural
Did anybody else here grow up in a rural area? Not rural in the sense that some may think Salt Lake is rural, but 5,000 people rural.
Although I have no interest in moving back to my hometown of Price, Utah, I do miss some aspects of the area. There were great debates over Ford v. Chevy and Coke v. Pepsi. One of the most memorable times was when Wal-Mart first came into town and soda pop was being sold at a ridiculously low price. K-Mart got in on the action and thus began the great pop wars of '89. People were loading up their pickups with $1 six-packs. It lasted about two weeks, but it was the talk of the town for a year. I know some others here grew up rural, were there any great debates in your hometown? I'm sure the Heber natives on this board have great memories of arguing over whose train set was the coolest or which Sanderson brother was the cutest. |
06-18-2007, 10:35 PM | #2 |
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I spent significant time in the following megaplexes, Coleville, California, Minden, Nevada, Carson City, Nevada and Reno, Nevada. Not exactly the world's largest metropolises around.
Growing in redneck country has its charm, even if the gals can spet chew just as far as the guys.
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06-18-2007, 10:42 PM | #3 |
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06-18-2007, 10:43 PM | #4 |
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I did. So did my wife. Her graduating class was 27 people. I need to share some stories when I get a minute. Not as enthralling as Surfah's HS adventures, but we had some good times.
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06-18-2007, 10:53 PM | #5 |
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Perhaps he was presenting another explanation for brown at the edge of his unit as opposed what others might suppose.
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06-18-2007, 10:55 PM | #6 |
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Not to unhijack the thread, but Flash's hometown is population 1010. Should drop into the three digits by sometime next year.
You've heard of one-stoplight towns? This is one step down from that. I think there's one fourway stop. |
06-18-2007, 11:08 PM | #8 |
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Mona, Utah and Roosevelt, Utah.
When mom bounced a check at the grocery store, Dad knew about it before she even got home with the groceries.
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06-18-2007, 11:09 PM | #9 |
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Coleville had a population of 64 with one school house. Admittedly I only visited it during the summer months.
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06-19-2007, 12:23 AM | #10 |
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I did too. College Station, TX.
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