I grew up in the Midwest, in the small, rural town Pell Lake, WI, which easily could have substituted for Mayberry.  It was the type of town where everyone knew your name, the people didn't lock their doors at night and kids played outside from sun up to sun down.  In middle and high school, I worked for my father at his lumber yard, where I was taught the importance of true customer service skills.  Growing up in this atmosphere helped instill i...