I adore my new town. There is relatively no traffic (although I do find myself yelling at the slow drivers. Hellloooo... I have to have something to road rage about!) It is a picturesque town with easy access to the ocean and the White Oak River. It has beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I am constantly amazed when people chit-chat in the stores. When I lived in the DC area, I could conduct a purchase of a loaded grocery cart without the cashier even bothering to grunt out a hello. People here talk about everything from the weather to family to what was on TV last night. It is a very relaxed and charming change of pace for me.
Having said that, there are things in this town of just over 900 residents that make me laugh. I once had a Taco Bell craving at about 9:15 PM so I jumped in my car for the quick drive only to discover that it was closed. How the hell can you have the so-called "4th Meal" when it closes at 9 PM!!?!?! The streets definitely roll up early around here.
The best is this conversation I overheard Walgreens:
Little old lady: Do you sell milk here?
Clerk: Yes, ma'am. Lowest price in town.
Heh! Too bad "in town" consists of Walgreens, Lowes Food grocery store and two gas stations! Not a great deal of competition.
11/17/08
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I love when people complain about having to drive "all the way across town" for something...a whopping 5 miles. And there's really no traffic issue here, either.
My town is only 3 miles long! In fact, those stores that I mentioned are in the adjacent town of Cape Carteret. Here is the break down of my town:
Grocery store: 0
Drugstore: 0
Gas station: 1
Antique stores: 6
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