Weirdness.

They were so used to the conveniences and oddities of  city life. Starting over here in the country, lots of things that they took for granted changed. And likewise the way they lived, made a bit of a U-Turn too.

A few things she noticed right away.

"1. We have a 'gallon limit' on garbage. Once we surpass that limit, we get charged per bag.
"2. Anyone who drives by our home waves, whether or not they know us. And likewise, when we drive down our street it is customary to wave at anyone outside their house.
"3. People in the country don't typically appreciate a pit bull. Most people don't mind our black lab mix once they see her, but when our pit bull steps out, they step back. (she doesn't get to meet very many people here, but I think she keeps us safe.)
"4. We cannot get unlimited internet. We have surcomed to counting Gigabytes like they are going out of style.
"5. No unlimited internet means... NO NETFLIX. This is a big one. We are learning to adjust.
"6. Water?? We need to go get water, since the new house and gutter system is not set up. And do you know how much water costs?? $0.25/100 gallons! We fill up at the neighboring town's police department. They have a quarter machine for city water. And we bring it home.
"7. If you are at a store and you need assistance, you wait until they are done talking to their friends, who may or may not be workers at the store also. People seems to know everyone here. Being "on the clock" does not mean 'stop and help the customers' here, apparently.
"8. When you don't have running water, you don't really need more than a gallon of water to wash your whole body, including washing and rinsing your hair.
"9. People who talk about going to the country to get some quiet time, might not have ever been there before. Between the frogs, birds, crickets, squirrels and cicadas, there is no quiet here.
"10. There are more stars in the sky than I even knew possible."

Things were just slow there. And from a City Girl's point of view, inconvenient. No one seems to be in a hurry to get anywhere or do anything. But then again... isn't that why they are there too? It was just going to take some getting used to.