Nov 24, 2005 22:29
You Know You're From Lewiston/Clarkston Valley When...
The wind is faster than your truck.
You feel guilty when you recycle, because that creates less jobs at Potlatch.
Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
In March, your vehicle is 43% mud.
You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
You leave your keys in the car and the next morning it's still there.
You've crossed a street when the "Don't Walk" sign is on and there are 5 cars lined up to go through the intersection.
You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you.
You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
You can see the stars at night.
In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark -- while only
working eight-hour days.
People drive 200 miles to shop in a real mall.
You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
Your great grandmother is older than the courthouse.
The bumper jack in your pickup will lift a house.
You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your
hiking boots and parka.
You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
A girls' basketball game fills the gym.
You've actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
A rodeo is more popular than a rock concert.
You know exactly who Lewis and Clark are, and are bemused at how excited everyone is about them in Seattle.
You can fish, golf, and go skiing all in the same day if you try hard enough.
You've used the phrase, "Clarkston, WA. . .It's right next to Lewiston, ID. . .Yes, I'm sure it exists. . .Yes, I'm sure. . It's about two hours south of Spokane. . .Oh, of course you know where Spokane is!"
You've driven to Spokane because it has the nearest Hot Topic or other trendy store.
Yellow light means "follow the car in front of you no matter what."
Your worst fear when riding your bike in the summer is that you will crash and get trapped under the bike and cook to death on the pavement.
Democrats are like salmon, they are on the endangered species list.
You know all about E. coli, and you know where to swim/not to swim in order to avoid it.
You wave to someone on the freeway because you recognize the truck.
Your highschool is full of white boys dressing 'black' and listening to hip-hop, but no actual black people.
You talk about a combine and people don't wonder what you are putting together.
In the spring, every tenth car you pass is a tractor.
You have to wait for a flock of sheep to pass you on the road.
You know why people pay money to watch "pig wrestling."
The STD rate per capita is higher than anywhere else in either state, including Seattle.
You've golfed where the hazards include wagon wheel ruts from the Oregon Trail.
You've ever flown commercially and at least once seen grazing cattle higher than the flying plane.
You look at a Sacajawea coin and say, "Oh, I saw a statue the other day that looked much better."
You know what a finger steak is.
You've ever given a snow shovel or an ice scraper as a gift...and not as a joke.
You've hung out at Sherri's night after night, because, really, where else is there?
You prefer to ski at the place it takes chains on snowtires to get to.
The smell of rotten eggs smells like home, because of Potlatch.
Everyone you know works or has a relative who works at Potlatch.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Lewiston or Clarkston.