Things that happen in your small town that you wonder if it happens everywhere?

[stumblinhorse]

I wanted to start a thread to confirm that there is not much difference in some of the strange things that go on small towns. Anything goes.

For me, we only get USPS mail 3 days a week(M,W,F) in the late afternoon. Packages that won’t fit in a small mailbox won’t be delivered. If you get a package you have to have a tag to pick it up at the post office. So if something arrives on Friday afternoon at the post office, the website will say “available for pickup“, but you can’t pick it up until Monday afternoon when they put the tag for the package in your box. And then you have to hurry before the post office closes at 5pm.

 

[m1garand762]

Our post office has 1 delivery route and serves 3 townships of maybe 1500 people, very well could be more as it’s mostly Amish and they have 85 kids each but we get delivery 6 days a week. The lobby has 24 hours access. My small town does not plow roads after dark or on Sunday it makes getting to work a chore in the morning. Once you make it to the county or state roads it’s clear sailing

 

[RustyA]

Same deal here in Northern WI. Used to have great service from USPS. Had same rural carrier for years. Bought largest mailbox for pkgs. If it didn't fit in mailbox on road carrier would bring to house in summer, leave in bin at end of driveway in winter. Mail service 6 days a week. Now lucky to get three deliveries a week, no regular carrier, mostly subs on our route. One carrier left larger packages on the ground by mailbox on township road. Fortunately one of our neighbors brought them to the house for us.

 

[Cougsfan]

My small town has a Chinese restaurant that could easily qualify as one of the worst restaurants in the State. On the other hand, we have a indoor plant store that qualifies for one of the best indoor plant stores in the State (never mind it is the only store I have ever seen that only sells indoor plants)

 

[Jstpssng]

I have a PO Box. They used to lock the door after hours but now I can get in anytime that I need it. For packages too big they will leave a key to a larger box. For items which are too big for that I have to visit during regular hours.

When I moved here in 2003 there were 2 stores in town, one was a convenience store with gas and diesel, open from 4:00 AM- 8:00 PM. The other was just a convenience store owned by an older couple. I think it mostly gave them a chance to get out of the house and see their friends.
Now there are no stores in town, and I have to drive 20 miles in any direction for fuel.

 

[stumblinhorse]

We have 8 class 3 Tesla charging stations and probably 1 Tesla in a 50 mile radius.

We have 1 stoplight.

 

[stumblinhorse]

My small town does not plow roads after dark or on Sunday it makes getting to work a chore in the morning. Once you make it to the county or state roads it’s clear sailing

My county plows wind rows for at least 100 yards up wind of the roads. If that is on your property you get your driveway mostly plowed by the county.

 

[RustyA]

Funny thing is I go out to main road to get my mail today and a Chewy box with $100 worth of prescription dog food is in the snow bank next to mailbox

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Just now USPS just delivered a package to garage where I am. They're pretty nice here.
We're pretty fortunate although nobody wants to work, they need delivery people.

 

[stumblinhorse]

Funny thing is I go out to main road to get my mail today and a Chewy box with $100 worth of prescription dog food is in the snow bank next to mailbox

FedEx did the same to me today. New muck boots 600 feet from my house at the edge of the road. Luckily I saw them as they did it. Because there was a car slowing down to snatch them up…