Just went to the bank to withdraw some cash...

[Kev Murphy]

Police have a breatho test in operation, 4 cars waiting, 2 more following me.
Cop stepped back from first car, and waved me through, past the other cars.
Local  ... they know I don't drink. 

I make a point of always waving to them in passing, as with the cabbies and bus drivers.

The beauty of a smaller town... I'm almost a local here, only been here for 25 years?

A couple of the local boys often drop in for a cuppa after end of shift, as they know I'm a bit of an owl.
(and I make a better coffee than the servo, which is the only other place open at this hour)

[Sicman]

Your never considered a local until your buried in the dead centre of town 

[Kev Murphy]

I always wondered why the 'dead centre' of town is always way off to one side, geographically?   

Maybe it's because I don't think drivers would appreciate speed humps in the main street?

[hobs]

Spent 5yrs working at Portland. Small towns do have an advantage of at least knowing the locals. Was there from 2001 to 2006. Now working at Whyalla (3yrs) soon to end and will end up back in my home town of Maitland near Newcastle. Enjoyed my time in Portland. Nice place to settle.

[Kev Murphy]

Here's one for the books, Hobs,,,, I was born and raised in Whyalla... left there finally 1972 on a 3 and a half year working holiday around Aus after I got home from the Army, and after I toured Europe, UK and the US in '69, went back into the army for another four years in 76, and moved to Portland from the gold coast 1990

Lockhart street was home, just down from the Memorial oval school. Mum used to run the kitchens at various pubs over the years...
from the Whyalla, Spencer, Bay View, Gowrie, Sundowner, and Eyre Hotels between early fifties and late '70s... I used to own and operate a couple of Des's Cabs as a sideline between '70 and '72.

Stinky Pete used to live a block away on Bradford and Ward street corner, and attended Memorial Primary when I started my apprenticeship at BHP 1965, His dad was Headmaster at Hinks Avenue School.

 Small world, aint it?

[Mypod]

Yep, nothing beats living in a small rural town and getting to know the local police. I'm a Volunteer Ambulance officer as well so I get to work side-by-side with out local  from time to time. They all know that I ride a blue ST1100 and don't drink. It's not the first time I've been waved through a breatho while the cars have been stopped...gotta love those who protect us