Parley Grove


You might be from a place like Parley Grove

 if....

 Third Street was on the edge of town.

your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.

the phone book had only one yellow page.

you ever went snipe hunting.

the reference point for all directions in town was
"the" stop light.


You might be from a place like Parley Grove

 if....


your idea of a traffic jam was three cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.


the restaurant closed at lunch so the waitress could go home to eat.

 

you could call a wrong number and enjoy a 15 minute conversation.

 

you didn't use turn signals because everybody knew where you were going.

 

you get a whiff of manure and think of home.


You might be from a place like Parley Grove

 if....


fun Friday nights involved cow tipping.


you could look out your window and know your passing friends would be waiting for you just to say “Hi.”

(Susan Story
Spanish Fork, Utah)


you played Annie-Eye-Over over your grandma's house and your friend's grandma's house at the same time!
(Ellen Clyde
West Valley City, Utah)


you could dial a wrong number and still talk for 15 minutes.


you never signaled turns because everybody knew
where you were going.

You might be from a place like Parley Grove

 if....


you think the start of deer season is a national holiday

getting paid minimum wage is considered a raise

you heard all the local news before it was published,
you just read the weekly to see if the paper got it right



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