Last minute adventures
Stephanie and grandpa leave tonight. *sniff* I won't be able to go to the airport with them though..we had to say our goodbyes yesterday. That's sad..I bonded and got close to Stephanie. Hopefully she'll visit us again. Yesterday we went goldpanning and went blueberry picking on Murphy Dome. We were lucky enough to see Mt. McKinley before it clouded up!
1.) Go to google and type in "You know you're from [your country/state] when..."
2.) Cut and paste the list
3.) Bold or italicize items that apply to you.
You know you're from Alaska when..
1. You have ever been asked if you use Canadian/Russian currency.
2. You have ever been asked if you live in an igloo.
3. Power outages don't seem to bother you.
4. You laugh at people who wear coats when the temperature drops to 50°F.
5. You refer to Lower-48ers as foreigners.
6. You know what a Lower-48er is.
7. Spam/pilot bread/tang are part of your regular diet.
8. You cannot imagine life without duct tape.
9. It takes only a 15-minute drive to "get away from it all".
10. The town you live in is "away from it all".
11. You don't understand what's so exciting about seeing a moose wandering through the middle of town.
12. A snowmachine/ATV is a necessity, not a luxury.
13. A snowmachine is something you ride, not something that makes snow.
14. Dressing up means putting on your cleanest flannel shirt.
15. You need 4-wheel drive all year long - for the snow and ice during the winter, and the potholes during summer.
16. Six to eight inches of snow is "a little bit".
17. It drives you crazy when people pronounce the "l" in salmon or the "p" in ptarmigan.
18. It drives you crazy when people don't pronounce both k's in Knik.
19. It drives you crazy when people pronounce Valdez "val-dehz" instead of "val-DEEZ".
20. Anything above freezing is T-shirt weather.
21. Going outside doesn't necessarily involve the outdoors.
22. You've ever had to put on long johns, sorrels, snow pants, T-shirt, button-up flannel, light jacket, heavy coat, scarf, face mask, thick hat, and thick gloves just to walk a few blocks to the store.
23. You think Lower-48ers are wimps for closing schools, businesses, etc., when it snows six inches.
24. The only way to get to the town you live in is by airplane, weather permitting.
25. Texas seems awfully small and crowded.
26. You've had to expain that you don't live on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (some maps show Alaska as an inset by Hawai'i).
27. You need to drive 150 miles to get to a town that is only 50 miles away.
28. You think the Rocky Mountains are wimpy.
29. You don't even think of the Appalachian Mountains as mountains.
30. An SUV is a necessity, not some sort of status symbol.
31. You've ever told a Lower-48er that you live in an igloo, wrestle bears, wear animal skins, and eat whale blubber just to see if they believe you.
32. ...and they did.
33. You don't wash your car anymore, because the dirt is the only thing holding it together. (HAHA..I've seen some cars like that :P)
34. You wash your car, and five minutes later it's as dirty as it was before.
35. You have ever hit a pothole and totaled your car.
36. "There was a moose blocking my driveway" is an acceptable reason for being late for work or school.
37. Akutaq is occasionally part of your school lunch.
38. You know what akutaq is...
39. ...and you know how to make it.
40. When you hear Lower-48ers complaining about the harshness of their winters, you know they've got nothing on ours.
41. You only recognize two seasons: fishing season and waiting for fishing season.
42. Almost everything you'll ever need can be found at a hardware store or a sporting goods store.
43. You need an air conditioner when the temperature soars into the 60's.
44. Your three-wheeler/four-wheeler/snowmachine gets more use than your car or truck.
45. When giving someone directions, you've said "...and turn right when you come to the giant snow pile..."
46. You've ever had a snowball fight in the summer.
47. You've worn an evening gown/suit to the prom along with rubber break-up boots.
48. "The lights are out" isn't referring to a power outage.
49. When the lights are out, you go outside and whistle.
50. And you understand what this means.
51. You've had a check refused in the Lower-48 because they don't accept foreign currency.
52. You miss school for a week because the river isn't safe to cross.
53. You have never seen the summer star constellations.
54. You can tell how cold it is outside by the frost on the inside walls.
55. It has been -20°F for two weeks, warms up to 0°F and you call it a warm spell.
56. You laugh when the media makes a big deal about a magnitude 4 earthquake in California.
57. You would pay $10 for an old head of lettuce.
58. You get annoyed with movies/TV shows that have trees around Nome or polar bears in the Panhandle.
59. You cheered for Binky.
60. When making hotel reservations, you think nothing about asking if the room has its own private indoor plumbing.
61. You can't see right to drive unless you are looking through a cracked windshield.
62. If the airplane bounces only three times, you consider it a good landing.
63. You know the proper way to pronounce "Nunam Iqua" or "Asaacarsaq"...
64. ...you know where they are...
65. ...and you've been there.
66. You drive 65 miles per hour on a winding icy road during whiteout conditions and not even flinch.
67. You measure distance in hours, not miles.
68. Nobody seems to notice or care if you're at a social event wearing a camouflage hunting shirt, Carhartts, steel-toed boots, and a dirty baseball cap and you haven't shaven all week.
69. Your four food groups are fish, moose, Spam, and beer.
70. At least half of your friends have hit a moose with their truck at least once.
71. Your idea of sexy lingerie is an unbuttoned flannel shirt.
72. You don't need a freezer; you just keep your frozen goods on your porch.
73. You know at least seven ways to serve moose.
74. You have aluminum foil over your bedroom windows.
75. You can see the road through the holes in the floor of your pickup truck.
76. You leave your car running all night long because you're sure it will be too cold to start it in the morning.
77. Everyone automatically assumes you're a Jewel fan.
78. You think the Red Green show is a documentary.
79. You see nothing odd about barbecuing when the temperature is -20°.
80. You get tired of people asking if you eat penguins.
81. You've ever used your snowblower on your roof.
82. Your brake light is a piece of red cellophane and duct tape.
83. Your school has ever served fish head soup for lunch.
84. You know ten ways to prepare Spam.
85. You listen to one of Jeff Foxworthy's You Might be a Redneck jokes and think "Hey, I've done that."
86. While on vacation in Hawai'i, you see a beautiful girl in a bikini and picture her in snowpants and a parka.
87. You wear black steel-toes boots with your suit and tie.
88. You don't know anybody who doesn't own a snowmachine or 4-wheeler.
89. You prefer the smell of mosquito repellent over your wife's perfume.
90. All your clothes came from Cabelas, LL Bean, or the Salvation Army.
91. You know at least ten words/phrases of Russian, Japanese, and/or any Native Alaskan language (i.e. Yup'ik, Inupiaq, Tlingit, et. al).
92. You don't look north to find the north star; you look up.
93. Your snowblower gets more use than your lawnmower.
94. You think it's normal for a town to have all its businesses on one side of the road.
95. You've seen antifreeze freeze.
96. You've never taken your truck out of 4-wheel drive.
97. You've needed to use your car's sun visor at noon.
98. You've ever washed your car in below freezing weather.
99. You know if you tell your kids to "be home by dark" you won't see them until Fall.
100. You earn over $80,000 per year but still shop at Walmart.
101. The only stores in your town that are open on Sunday are the liquor stores.
102. You've had to explain more than one item on this list to somebody.
103. "Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net
3. Down south to you means Anchorage
5. Your school classes aren't cancelled because of cold
6. Your school classes were cancelled because of 20 feet of snow
7. You think of the four major food groups as moose, caribou, beer, and squaw candy
8. You think that moose season is a national holiday
9. You know what a real sockeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones
10. You know if another Alaskan is from the city or the village as soon as they open their mouth
11. You can spell words like Chatanika, Ninilchik, and Tuntutuliak
12. You've had cabin fever
13. You own moose nugget earrings
14. Mosquito dope is part of your daily attire
15. You think the song "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" is about spring time
16. Travel luggage consists of ice coolers (or boxes) wrapped with duct tape
17. A seven course meal is a sixpack and a can of SPAM
18. When you answer the phone and it's a wrong number, but you know the number of the person they were trying to call off the top of your head
19. You have bigger tires on your plane than on your car
20. Someone mentions "super cub" and you do not envision a tiny bear wearing blue tights and a red cap
21. Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often.
22. October is the month of your highest income
23. The reason you don't own a poodle is because an eagle ate the last one
24. Kids catch the bus in the dark and get off it in the dark
25. You know why they named it Chicken, Alaska
26. You know that road flares will start a nice bonfire
27. You take the door off the outhouse to see the aurora
28. Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck
29. You know a tail-dragger is an airplane, not a bad day at the office
30. You know that a Spenard Divorce involves a .357 magnum, not a lawyer
31. You like your neighbors
32. You know at least one pot grower
33. You put up with the pain of a toothache until the Permanent Fund Dividend checks come out in October
34. You know going "outside" involves a whole lot more than opening a door and walking into the yard
35. You know Bunny Boots aren't worn by bunnies or made out of bunnies
36. You know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes
37. You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists
39. You've washed your car while there was still snow on the ground
40. You know a honey bucket is really a bucket, but it's not really full of honey
41. You know that the Rat Net is not a rodent catching device
42. You learned to swim indoors
44. Your monthly veterinarian bill is more than your own medical bill
45. You know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos
47. Your local golf course has "happy hour" between 1:00 and 2:00 am (Maybe..)
48. The seat in your outhouse is lined with Styrofoam so your butt won't freeze to it when you have to sit down for a certain amount of time
49. You've had to set your alarm every three hours to go start you car and let it run for 20 minutes so hopefully it will start in the morning so you can go to work
50. Instead of plugging in your freezer, you just move it to the front porch
51. You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices: Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut
52. You can play road hockey on skates
53. You see signs saying Do or do NOT _____ but you never see any law enforcement people
Would you rather be lost in space with plenty of food and water but very little chance of anyone rescuing you or be stranded on a desert island with not enough food and water but with a good chance of being rescued? If there's a good chance of being rescued then the island
Today's trivia: The tallest dust devil ever recorded was 2,000 feet in height, lasted for seven hours, and traveled across the desert for more than 40 miles
1.) Go to google and type in "You know you're from [your country/state] when..."
2.) Cut and paste the list
3.) Bold or italicize items that apply to you.
You know you're from Alaska when..
1. You have ever been asked if you use Canadian/Russian currency.
2. You have ever been asked if you live in an igloo.
3. Power outages don't seem to bother you.
4. You laugh at people who wear coats when the temperature drops to 50°F.
5. You refer to Lower-48ers as foreigners.
6. You know what a Lower-48er is.
7. Spam/pilot bread/tang are part of your regular diet.
8. You cannot imagine life without duct tape.
9. It takes only a 15-minute drive to "get away from it all".
10. The town you live in is "away from it all".
11. You don't understand what's so exciting about seeing a moose wandering through the middle of town.
12. A snowmachine/ATV is a necessity, not a luxury.
13. A snowmachine is something you ride, not something that makes snow.
14. Dressing up means putting on your cleanest flannel shirt.
15. You need 4-wheel drive all year long - for the snow and ice during the winter, and the potholes during summer.
16. Six to eight inches of snow is "a little bit".
17. It drives you crazy when people pronounce the "l" in salmon or the "p" in ptarmigan.
18. It drives you crazy when people don't pronounce both k's in Knik.
19. It drives you crazy when people pronounce Valdez "val-dehz" instead of "val-DEEZ".
20. Anything above freezing is T-shirt weather.
21. Going outside doesn't necessarily involve the outdoors.
22. You've ever had to put on long johns, sorrels, snow pants, T-shirt, button-up flannel, light jacket, heavy coat, scarf, face mask, thick hat, and thick gloves just to walk a few blocks to the store.
23. You think Lower-48ers are wimps for closing schools, businesses, etc., when it snows six inches.
24. The only way to get to the town you live in is by airplane, weather permitting.
25. Texas seems awfully small and crowded.
26. You've had to expain that you don't live on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (some maps show Alaska as an inset by Hawai'i).
27. You need to drive 150 miles to get to a town that is only 50 miles away.
28. You think the Rocky Mountains are wimpy.
29. You don't even think of the Appalachian Mountains as mountains.
30. An SUV is a necessity, not some sort of status symbol.
31. You've ever told a Lower-48er that you live in an igloo, wrestle bears, wear animal skins, and eat whale blubber just to see if they believe you.
32. ...and they did.
33. You don't wash your car anymore, because the dirt is the only thing holding it together. (HAHA..I've seen some cars like that :P)
34. You wash your car, and five minutes later it's as dirty as it was before.
35. You have ever hit a pothole and totaled your car.
36. "There was a moose blocking my driveway" is an acceptable reason for being late for work or school.
37. Akutaq is occasionally part of your school lunch.
38. You know what akutaq is...
39. ...and you know how to make it.
40. When you hear Lower-48ers complaining about the harshness of their winters, you know they've got nothing on ours.
41. You only recognize two seasons: fishing season and waiting for fishing season.
42. Almost everything you'll ever need can be found at a hardware store or a sporting goods store.
43. You need an air conditioner when the temperature soars into the 60's.
44. Your three-wheeler/four-wheeler/snowmachine gets more use than your car or truck.
45. When giving someone directions, you've said "...and turn right when you come to the giant snow pile..."
46. You've ever had a snowball fight in the summer.
47. You've worn an evening gown/suit to the prom along with rubber break-up boots.
48. "The lights are out" isn't referring to a power outage.
49. When the lights are out, you go outside and whistle.
50. And you understand what this means.
51. You've had a check refused in the Lower-48 because they don't accept foreign currency.
52. You miss school for a week because the river isn't safe to cross.
53. You have never seen the summer star constellations.
54. You can tell how cold it is outside by the frost on the inside walls.
55. It has been -20°F for two weeks, warms up to 0°F and you call it a warm spell.
56. You laugh when the media makes a big deal about a magnitude 4 earthquake in California.
57. You would pay $10 for an old head of lettuce.
58. You get annoyed with movies/TV shows that have trees around Nome or polar bears in the Panhandle.
59. You cheered for Binky.
60. When making hotel reservations, you think nothing about asking if the room has its own private indoor plumbing.
61. You can't see right to drive unless you are looking through a cracked windshield.
62. If the airplane bounces only three times, you consider it a good landing.
63. You know the proper way to pronounce "Nunam Iqua" or "Asaacarsaq"...
64. ...you know where they are...
65. ...and you've been there.
66. You drive 65 miles per hour on a winding icy road during whiteout conditions and not even flinch.
67. You measure distance in hours, not miles.
68. Nobody seems to notice or care if you're at a social event wearing a camouflage hunting shirt, Carhartts, steel-toed boots, and a dirty baseball cap and you haven't shaven all week.
69. Your four food groups are fish, moose, Spam, and beer.
70. At least half of your friends have hit a moose with their truck at least once.
71. Your idea of sexy lingerie is an unbuttoned flannel shirt.
72. You don't need a freezer; you just keep your frozen goods on your porch.
73. You know at least seven ways to serve moose.
74. You have aluminum foil over your bedroom windows.
75. You can see the road through the holes in the floor of your pickup truck.
76. You leave your car running all night long because you're sure it will be too cold to start it in the morning.
77. Everyone automatically assumes you're a Jewel fan.
78. You think the Red Green show is a documentary.
79. You see nothing odd about barbecuing when the temperature is -20°.
80. You get tired of people asking if you eat penguins.
81. You've ever used your snowblower on your roof.
82. Your brake light is a piece of red cellophane and duct tape.
83. Your school has ever served fish head soup for lunch.
84. You know ten ways to prepare Spam.
85. You listen to one of Jeff Foxworthy's You Might be a Redneck jokes and think "Hey, I've done that."
86. While on vacation in Hawai'i, you see a beautiful girl in a bikini and picture her in snowpants and a parka.
87. You wear black steel-toes boots with your suit and tie.
88. You don't know anybody who doesn't own a snowmachine or 4-wheeler.
89. You prefer the smell of mosquito repellent over your wife's perfume.
90. All your clothes came from Cabelas, LL Bean, or the Salvation Army.
91. You know at least ten words/phrases of Russian, Japanese, and/or any Native Alaskan language (i.e. Yup'ik, Inupiaq, Tlingit, et. al).
92. You don't look north to find the north star; you look up.
93. Your snowblower gets more use than your lawnmower.
94. You think it's normal for a town to have all its businesses on one side of the road.
95. You've seen antifreeze freeze.
96. You've never taken your truck out of 4-wheel drive.
97. You've needed to use your car's sun visor at noon.
98. You've ever washed your car in below freezing weather.
99. You know if you tell your kids to "be home by dark" you won't see them until Fall.
100. You earn over $80,000 per year but still shop at Walmart.
101. The only stores in your town that are open on Sunday are the liquor stores.
102. You've had to explain more than one item on this list to somebody.
103. "Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net
3. Down south to you means Anchorage
5. Your school classes aren't cancelled because of cold
6. Your school classes were cancelled because of 20 feet of snow
7. You think of the four major food groups as moose, caribou, beer, and squaw candy
8. You think that moose season is a national holiday
9. You know what a real sockeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones
10. You know if another Alaskan is from the city or the village as soon as they open their mouth
11. You can spell words like Chatanika, Ninilchik, and Tuntutuliak
12. You've had cabin fever
13. You own moose nugget earrings
14. Mosquito dope is part of your daily attire
15. You think the song "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" is about spring time
16. Travel luggage consists of ice coolers (or boxes) wrapped with duct tape
17. A seven course meal is a sixpack and a can of SPAM
18. When you answer the phone and it's a wrong number, but you know the number of the person they were trying to call off the top of your head
19. You have bigger tires on your plane than on your car
20. Someone mentions "super cub" and you do not envision a tiny bear wearing blue tights and a red cap
21. Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often.
22. October is the month of your highest income
23. The reason you don't own a poodle is because an eagle ate the last one
24. Kids catch the bus in the dark and get off it in the dark
25. You know why they named it Chicken, Alaska
26. You know that road flares will start a nice bonfire
27. You take the door off the outhouse to see the aurora
28. Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck
29. You know a tail-dragger is an airplane, not a bad day at the office
30. You know that a Spenard Divorce involves a .357 magnum, not a lawyer
31. You like your neighbors
32. You know at least one pot grower
33. You put up with the pain of a toothache until the Permanent Fund Dividend checks come out in October
34. You know going "outside" involves a whole lot more than opening a door and walking into the yard
35. You know Bunny Boots aren't worn by bunnies or made out of bunnies
36. You know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes
37. You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists
39. You've washed your car while there was still snow on the ground
40. You know a honey bucket is really a bucket, but it's not really full of honey
41. You know that the Rat Net is not a rodent catching device
42. You learned to swim indoors
44. Your monthly veterinarian bill is more than your own medical bill
45. You know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos
47. Your local golf course has "happy hour" between 1:00 and 2:00 am (Maybe..)
48. The seat in your outhouse is lined with Styrofoam so your butt won't freeze to it when you have to sit down for a certain amount of time
49. You've had to set your alarm every three hours to go start you car and let it run for 20 minutes so hopefully it will start in the morning so you can go to work
50. Instead of plugging in your freezer, you just move it to the front porch
51. You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices: Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut
52. You can play road hockey on skates
53. You see signs saying Do or do NOT _____ but you never see any law enforcement people
Would you rather be lost in space with plenty of food and water but very little chance of anyone rescuing you or be stranded on a desert island with not enough food and water but with a good chance of being rescued? If there's a good chance of being rescued then the island
Today's trivia: The tallest dust devil ever recorded was 2,000 feet in height, lasted for seven hours, and traveled across the desert for more than 40 miles