I now live in a town that is 30 minutes to everything...there is a grocery store in the town and two gas stations BUT everything closes by ten every night except the grocery store that closes at 7 during the weekdays and 3 on weekends...the other small towns were tourist towns...fishing resorts...so at least there were tons of restaurants and a couple stores open 24/7. I was so peeved the first week I lived in ada and I got an ice cream craving at 1030 at night...I was not driving 30 miles for a tub of ice cream!!
Im getting very used to spending my weekends in the twin cities...nothing like conveniences!!!