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So, while trying to fall asleep earlier this week I thought to myself how interesting it is to work in a smaller community.  I was thinking about how many times you interact with your friends, neighbors and family as we work.  We handle their calls for help and send the required services in the same amount of time we would with anyone elses' family, neighbors, and friends.  Although some would argue and complain that because you work in a small community you would show more favor in how you send a response to calls to those you know.  I am not going to say that metropolitan areas don't do their jobs, or do have a personal relationship with their callers, but they just don't have the same connection.  I think those that live in a rural community have many benefits they never think of, they know their emergency service personnel, their dispatchers, their police officers.  You may never see the same officer in larger cities.  Small communities know struggle from lack of transportation services, to lack of jobs to attract and keep people in the community.  Cities, may not even notice a factory or restaurant closure and may consider it more commonplace. 

I just think that rural areas have their benefits too, which people fail to mention or see.  I wanted to shed some light on it.  I have been rather busy and probably will be for the rest of the month.  I am working on a couple of projects.  One of them is work related the other is just a hobby, but it keeps me busy. 

I have again had every intention of trying to write, but I can't sit down and find anything to write or slow myself down enough to put it down so I don't forget.

Still no comments on any of my blog posts, so I am guessing if anyone is reading my posts that they are not worth a comment, a thank you, or anything just to acknowledge reading the blog.  I don't know how much longer I could or will continue to post without someone speaking up to say thanks for the stories and they enjoy reading them and want more.  Maybe I just don't write they way that others would like to read, or my stories don't live up to the stories told in fictional tv.

Anyways I guess I am a little down and that may be my own fault, or the lack of motivation from lack of readers.  I don't know it also could be the lack of sleep.  I wish you all the best and please let me know if you are reading!  So I can be motivated to continue.

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