freakygirl
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You might be from the Northwest
if.......
1. Know the state flower
(Mildew)
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the
trash.
3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
4. Know
more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. Know more people who own boats than air
conditioners.
6. Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7.
Stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal.
8.
Consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real
mountain.
9. Can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and
Veneto's.
10. Know the difference between Coho, Chinook, and Sockeye
salmon.
11. Know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, and
Willamette.
12. Consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. Can tell the
difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.
14. In winter, go to work
in the dark and come home in the dark-while only working eight-hour days.
15.
Never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. Are not fazed
by "Today's fore-cast: showers followed by rain", and "Tomorrow's forecast:
rain
followed by showers".
17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sun
breaks".
18. Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
19. Know
that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
20. Can point
to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud
cover.
21. You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you
can actually see it.
22. Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above
50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
23. Switch to your sandals
when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
24. Have actually used your
mountain bike on a mountain.
25. Think people who use umbrellas are either
wimps or tourists.
26. Knew immediately that the view out of Frasier's window
was fake.
27. Buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old
ones after such a long time.
28. You measure distance in hours.
29. You
often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
30. You use a down
comforter in the summer.
31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your
wife knows how to use them.
32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to
fit under a raincoat.
33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter
& Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer) Deer & Elk
season (Fall).
if.......
1. Know the state flower
(Mildew)
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the
trash.
3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
4. Know
more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. Know more people who own boats than air
conditioners.
6. Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7.
Stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal.
8.
Consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real
mountain.
9. Can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and
Veneto's.
10. Know the difference between Coho, Chinook, and Sockeye
salmon.
11. Know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, and
Willamette.
12. Consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. Can tell the
difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.
14. In winter, go to work
in the dark and come home in the dark-while only working eight-hour days.
15.
Never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. Are not fazed
by "Today's fore-cast: showers followed by rain", and "Tomorrow's forecast:
rain
followed by showers".
17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sun
breaks".
18. Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
19. Know
that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
20. Can point
to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud
cover.
21. You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you
can actually see it.
22. Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above
50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
23. Switch to your sandals
when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
24. Have actually used your
mountain bike on a mountain.
25. Think people who use umbrellas are either
wimps or tourists.
26. Knew immediately that the view out of Frasier's window
was fake.
27. Buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old
ones after such a long time.
28. You measure distance in hours.
29. You
often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
30. You use a down
comforter in the summer.
31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your
wife knows how to use them.
32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to
fit under a raincoat.
33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter
& Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer) Deer & Elk
season (Fall).
