| Growing up in a small town had it's ups
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| | wasn't thought of then, or they just
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| and downs. But oh, how I miss it.The
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| | didn't have enough room for them. It was
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| town was small, so small that you knew
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| | a great school. We had recess in the
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| everyone who lived there. It was nice
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| | morning and afternoon and walked home for
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| cause we had our own little
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| | lunch. Which kids don't do now a days.
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| community.There were no major stores
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| | We had one teacher for two grades. So
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| there. Only a small store that you could
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| | you really got to know her. It was a sad
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| buy bread and milk, that is, if you were
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| | time when they closed the school, and
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| there early in the morning, candy, pop,
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| | scary to ride a school bus to school.
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| and small things like that. They also
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| | And no more going home at lunchtime.We
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| had the old soda fountain with the bar
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| | had a lot of neighbors who put in big
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| that you could sit at and drink your pop.
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| | gardens and sell their produce. I
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| Something you don't see very often now a
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| | remember going down to one guys house and
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| days. In the summer you could buy
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| | buying tomatoes. I would tell him I need
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| tomatoes, potatoes and corn on the cob
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| | fifty cents worth of tomatoes. I would
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| fresh from the garden. They did have some
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| | be carrying a large bag of tomatoes home.
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| small stuff for the house but not much.
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| | What we pay five dollars for today would
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| We use to love to go up there with our
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| | probably cost us thirty cents back then.
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| pennies. You could buy candy back then,
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| | I don't know if everyone got that many or
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| 2 for a penny. And the bubble gum
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| | if he was just being generous cause
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| machine that had the specks on certain
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| | there were so many in our family and
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| gum balls. If you got that, you got ten
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| | fifty cents worth wasn't many. He sure
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| cents worth of candy free. Oh the
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| | did give us a lot. Corn on the cob.....I
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| pennies I would put in that machine. I
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| | would buy a dozen and he would always
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| thought that was great. Gum and free
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| | throw in some extra. What a guy.Everyone
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| candy on top of that. Remember when you
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| | looked out for everyone back then. Now a
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| could buy a candy bar, and I am talking
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| | days no one wants to get involved. Oh
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| one bigger than you buy now and it was
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| | and did I mention getting in trouble.
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| only five cents. A pack of cigarettes was
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| | You think no one sees you until you get
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| thirty two cents. Well the owners of the
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| | back home. Like the time I was on my way
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| store retired. Which, when I was growing
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| | to a friends house and walked down the
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| up I thought they should have been
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| | middle of the train tracks. Wow did I
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| retired many years before that. Their
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| | get my butt warmed up when I got back
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| kids didn't want to continue to run the
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| | home. That was a no no. Trains ran
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| store, they wanted to go to the city to
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| | pretty fast back then.And the time I was
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| live.We also had a post-office that was
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| | caught smoking walking up the road.
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| in the front room of a lady's house. We
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| | There were eyes everywhere, even if you
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| would go in there and look in the glass
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| | couldn't see them. I remember the time
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| window and see if there was anything in
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| | my sister and I would buy a pack of
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| our box. I use to get mad when they
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| | cigarettes. At the time I had a pack and
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| would tell me what was in my mailbox
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| | she didn't. She wanted some and I
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| before she would even give it to me.
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| | wouldn't give any to her. Well, I was
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| Like I said everybody knew everybody and
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| | out walking and lit up a cigarette, bang,
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| knew everyone's business. If you wanted
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| | lit another one, bang, the little brat
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| to know anything, just go to the post
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| | loaded half of my pack with the cigarette
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| office. You found out what was going on
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| | loads. Talk about mad. But who could I
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| in your town without even asking.Then we
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| | tell. I wasn't suppose to be smoking, I
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| had the old school house. I only went
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| | was only about 13 or 14 at the time. But
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| there for first, second and third grade.
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| | sooner or later I did get even with her.
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| The building was getting bad and they
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| | I could never find her cigarettes to get
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| decided to bus us out of town. The school
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| | even. Here years later I found a hard
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| only had four very large room, with a
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| | back book in the closet, opened it and in
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| cloak room between the rooms. Two rooms
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| | the middle of the pages, she cut out a
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| were on the first floor and two rooms
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| | hole as big as a pack of cigarettes.
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| upstairs. First and second grade was in
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| | What a smart idea. Of course, mom didn't
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| one room......Right side first grade and
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| | find it until she was grown and on her
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| left side second grade. Second room had
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| | own.I could go on and on about living in
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| third and fourth grade and upstairs was
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| | the little country town but I am running
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| fifth and sixth in one room and seventh
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| | out of steam.. If you ever lived in a
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| and eighth in the other. The other
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| | small country town when you were growing
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| grades were bused out. Each room was
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| | up then you can probably relate to this,
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| heated with a pot belly stove. Reminds
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| | if not then you don't know what you have
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| me of the old cowboy movies. Back then,
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| | missed.
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| they didn't have kindergarten, either it
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