small town primer (thread for ruby)

let's talk small towns and outlying places

Small towns have their awesomeness and their soul-crushing aspects, sometimes equally but more often not.

Moving from a city to a small town a few years ago manifested in me being stunned to always run into someone I knew or worked with, no matter where I went. Grocery: boss; gym: dental hygenist; library: landlord; farmers market: coworker; etc.

Sometimes, that was really nice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcata,_California

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_East,_Pennsylvania

once stayed in a red cross shelter here. v v cuet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bainbridge_Island

loving the list of famous residents. juliet from lost below Tori Black - adult film star, Penthouse Cover Model?

have stayed on bainbridge island. a+ imo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety_Six,_South_Carolina

a+ name

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_(village),_New_York

Every July, the Village of Hamburg celebrates Burgerfest to commemorate the invention of the hamburger in Hamburg[dubious – discuss] at the Erie County Fair in 1885.

DUBIOUS

discus

i have spent a lot of time in hamburg so i don't think i can discus as i might be biased?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria_Oregon

hamburg:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/307321363_028de726ee.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/307321359_c534068c75.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods,_West_Virginia

hamburglar's grave up there?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton,_West_Virginia

it's a tree stump, you silly!

can't believe they buried him under a tree stump

A++++ thread, will check out all this small towns tomorrow after sleep.

if someone had told me a couple of years ago that i would actively want to move to a small town, i would have laughed in their face. lol ima old.

i would enjoy a small gowns thread if possible

arcata, CA:
+ liberal/progressive
+ moderate weather
+ under 20,000
+ super old movie theatre

- overpopulated by students
- overpopulated by stoners

HAPPY BIRTHDAY imo

congrats ruby! happy dayyyyy!!!!!<3

happy birthday to you, dear friend<3

Happy birthday!

thankig u xxx

I SAW DOLPHINS TODAY! BEST PRESENT EVER!

Happy birthday!

I got to see smoove and ytth yesterday and I had more wine than intended and stayed out way past my bedtime but it was so so so worth it. No regrets.

💗💗💗

aw<3

i saw a cuet pic

lol i was still a bit drunk when i woke up at 6.30 the next day! quincie would have partied all night if they hadn't closed the bar.

I forgot I had to be in DC for a 7:30 appt so my morning was a little rough!

idk if we have a thread for smoove but i want to wish her a happy birthday

+1

aw ruby, happiest of!

happy birthday ruby!!<3

happy happy ruby!

thanks guys!! <3

to get a mn license I need to go to a testing center at a location separate from the licensing center and take a written test (despite having a valid license from another state). that center is only open mon-wed. then I have to bring my test results to the licensing center to get an actual license. why????

sorry that's not quite for ruby just a small town "quirk."

i had to do this 20 years ago despite having a valid nc license!

iirc you just need to remember that your headlights are only good for 40 ft*

(* may not be precisely accurate)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

happy birthday dearest! 💗

oh ruby

aw thanks guys <3 <3 <3

i'm sorry for your loss

http://www.espnfc.us/report?gameId=431829

and i hope you're feeling better!

:( poor faroese people :(

i am feeling better! let's just hope it never ever happens again.

UM HAPPY BIRTHDAY

happy birthday, dearest ruby!

UM ditto

darling ruby, best of days to you!!!!

merry birthday ruby<3

i wish you were closer so i could buy you dessert.

awwwwww YOU GUYS <3 <3 <3 <3

so we're going back to the faroe islands in 2018 and i've decided on a plan:

- befriend as many locals as possible
- make a good impression by being awesome
- save up lots of money
- wait until neko dies of old age
- send heartfelt essay/letter to faroese government expressing how much we love the faroe islands and how we'll be the most patriotic faroese citizens of all time, if they let us
- buy a village
- live happily ever after

i seriously cannot stop thinking about living there.

I think you are onto something

pfft i got nicer islands than that

i don't believe you; the faroes are the nicest islands of all time

i don't think we exchanged more than 3 words with a faroese person while we were there, gonna have to work on my social skills for next time. they're rusty bc i have no social life beyond the internet.

i don't think we exchanged more than 3 words with a faroese person while we were there

my understanding from novels is that remote islanders prefer silence

deems may be a counter-example

hi <3

back atcha <3

zomg happy birthday!

<3 hb!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

HBB RR!!!

happy birthday, dearest!

happy birthday!

belated <3

late birthday smooches, dear ruby

dominant performance by føroyar against andorra in the nations league yesterday

klæmint olsen scored both goals, of course

ahh, we watched part of their match against latvia the other day! GO FAROES!