Posted by:
pollythinks
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Date: July 12, 2020 10:07PM
My grandmother lived in Kaysville, and I stayed a week or so with her when I was about 19 yrs. old. I went to the wood-made post-office for her (right around the corner from where she lived).
Her 2nd husband had a speeding deal for people going too fast through the small community, whereas the police would give them a speeding ticket and the offender paid the debt in my grandmother's living rm., via her current (at the time) husband. As a 'thank-you' for sending in the customers, they pierodacclly gave the officer a cash-reward. The downtown street was about 6 blocks long. (And yes, it was a deliberate speed trap.)
So how else is one going to 'earn' a living there without such a scam?
At that time, it basically was a Mormon farming community. However, I couldn't tell you if that is true today.
Also, the local Ward had bats in its bell-free--really. So, it helped keep the attendees amused during the services (at least me).
Also, in winter--when the snow was thick enough to cover the 3 ft. board which covered the water-ditch, one had to be careful to guess correctly just where the ditch step-over was hidden under the snow.
Now, back to your question: At the time I went there, it was (as to my supposition), just about an all-Mormon town--not to say that everybody automatically went to church.
One of my father's sisters had a farm down the dirt lain from my grandmother's house. While she and my father are long-gone now, I am still in touch with one of my Aunt's sons.
Something else: Where we in busy So. Calif. all know to lock our car doors to keep a car from being stolen, my Aunt used to kid me about my question as to why they kept their car keys in their vehicle, which they kept in the barn--with it's doors wide open. She said, "Who's going to steal the car, the cows?"
Well, It wasn't the cows who stole the car in the wide-spread dirt road one used to get to the barn. Instead, it was a genuine car thief who likely well knew the habits of farmers around the town, and drove it away--never to be seen again. Of course, no one dreamed of bothering to get car-theft insurance.