I'm HOME!!!
Just for Yom Kippur, unfortunately. Is it sad that I kinda don't want to go back?
Yeah...it is.
Anyway, I saw this on a friend's facebook, and had to share, because it is so funny and SO true!
You might be a Floridian if...
"Down South" means Key West
"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.
Flip-flops are everyday wear.
Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too
Socks are only for bowling
Orange juice from concentrate makes you vomit
Tap water makes you vomit
Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to Florida.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in
five minutes
All the local festivals are named after a fruit.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store,
but everything to do with shade.
Your winter coat is made of denim
You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites
You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65
You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer,
not summer but really hot, and Christmas.
It's not "pop." It's "soda."
Anything under 70 is chilly.
You've hosted a hurricane party.
You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the
best rides.
You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.
You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, Okahumpka and
Loxahatchee.
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than have a
boat yourself.
You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include various fish, the
NRA and a confederate flag.
You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
You know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!
You could swim before you could read
You have to drive north to get to The South
Know that a Blue Angel is a pilot and not a heavenly being.
~Know that when the Blue Angels fly, take off work for a holiday, get to the beach early and plan on stayin all day.
~Don't even give a screaming roadside preacher a second glance.
~ Accept that you are the only people in the country who toss mullet AND eat them.
~ Support Frank Patti
~ Know which bathroom to go into at McGuire's Irish Pub.
~ Pour your Bushwhacker out on the boardwalk, to avoid Pensacola Christian College students.
~ Know that, when traveling on I-110 and you get static over the radio, the "Hot Doughnuts Now" light is on at Krispy Kreme.
~ Know these street names in order and know they are actually the same road:
Saufley Field Road, Michigan Avenue, Beverly Parkway, Brent Lane, Bayou Boulevard, and Perry Avenue, and, don't forget Mobile Highway, Cervantes Street, Scenic Highway, Highway 90.
Added bonus if you can explain it to a visitor or tourist!
~ Eat fried mullet.
~ Cried when you learned that J's bakery was closing and you celebrated upon its reopening.
~ Think a graffiti covered bridge is actually a local landmark, instead of a vandalized eyesore.
~ Kissed the moose.
~ Know the Oyster Bar is closed on Tuesdays.
~ Start most of your directions by saying "turn left at Jerry's Drive-In."
~ Must drive on at least three roads undergoing construction wherever you go.
~ Call a drive to Nine Mile Road a ?road trip.?
~ Know that you had better pull over for funeral processions.
~ Know that, when arriving in Gulf Breeze from the 3-Mile Bridge, you immediately do the posted 35-mph speed limit and honor that speed limit through Gulf Breeze proper.
~ Have gotten a speeding ticket in Gulf Breeze.
~ Go to the beach over the Navarre bridge instead of the Gulf Breeze bridge, to save a buck in tolls.
~ Explain to visitors that it is not the harbor they smell, but the Main Street sewage treatment plant.
~ Would never drive to the beach to the Blue Angels show, preferring to go by boat instead.
~ Arrange your social calendar around Blue Angels weekends.
~ Think the four seasons are "almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas."
~ Know Roy Jones has a chicken house.
~ Call Scenic Highway "The Bluffs."
~ Moved back to Pensacola more than three times.
~ Have been asked to join every world religion while enjoying an evening in Seville Square.
~ Attend Thursday night summer concerts in the park, enduring blazing heat and 98% humidity.
~ Know the correct pronunciation of Texar Drive, Reus, Bobe, and Brainerd Streets.
~ Still call Perdido Beach "Gulf Beach."
~ Have waited in line for over an hour when a new chain restaurant comes to town.
~ Know at least 3 people involved in the Sandshaker scandal.
~Have witnessed at least 5 cars running a red light at any given intersection.
~You own a generator and have a year?s supply of water and gas stockpiled for next year's hurricane season.
~ Remember when Pensacola Beach didn't resemble Beirut.
~You know that Superior Furniture on the corner of Davis and 9th has been 'closing' for the past 10 years.
~Know that Davis Highway has been under construction forever.
~You HATE Davis Highway and will do almost anything to avoid it.
~You can pick a PCC student out of a crowd and never be wrong.
~Avoid the PCC students but when you see groups of them at the mall or Walmart on the weekends, you laugh.
~Continue to rebuild after every hurricane because why would you live anywhere else?
Yeah...it is.
Anyway, I saw this on a friend's facebook, and had to share, because it is so funny and SO true!
You might be a Floridian if...
"Down South" means Key West
"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.
Flip-flops are everyday wear.
Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too
Socks are only for bowling
Orange juice from concentrate makes you vomit
Tap water makes you vomit
Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to Florida.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in
five minutes
All the local festivals are named after a fruit.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store,
but everything to do with shade.
Your winter coat is made of denim
You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites
You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65
You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer,
not summer but really hot, and Christmas.
It's not "pop." It's "soda."
Anything under 70 is chilly.
You've hosted a hurricane party.
You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the
best rides.
You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.
You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, Okahumpka and
Loxahatchee.
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than have a
boat yourself.
You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include various fish, the
NRA and a confederate flag.
You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
You know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!
You could swim before you could read
You have to drive north to get to The South
Know that a Blue Angel is a pilot and not a heavenly being.
~Know that when the Blue Angels fly, take off work for a holiday, get to the beach early and plan on stayin all day.
~Don't even give a screaming roadside preacher a second glance.
~ Accept that you are the only people in the country who toss mullet AND eat them.
~ Support Frank Patti
~ Know which bathroom to go into at McGuire's Irish Pub.
~ Pour your Bushwhacker out on the boardwalk, to avoid Pensacola Christian College students.
~ Know that, when traveling on I-110 and you get static over the radio, the "Hot Doughnuts Now" light is on at Krispy Kreme.
~ Know these street names in order and know they are actually the same road:
Saufley Field Road, Michigan Avenue, Beverly Parkway, Brent Lane, Bayou Boulevard, and Perry Avenue, and, don't forget Mobile Highway, Cervantes Street, Scenic Highway, Highway 90.
Added bonus if you can explain it to a visitor or tourist!
~ Eat fried mullet.
~ Cried when you learned that J's bakery was closing and you celebrated upon its reopening.
~ Think a graffiti covered bridge is actually a local landmark, instead of a vandalized eyesore.
~ Kissed the moose.
~ Know the Oyster Bar is closed on Tuesdays.
~ Start most of your directions by saying "turn left at Jerry's Drive-In."
~ Must drive on at least three roads undergoing construction wherever you go.
~ Call a drive to Nine Mile Road a ?road trip.?
~ Know that you had better pull over for funeral processions.
~ Know that, when arriving in Gulf Breeze from the 3-Mile Bridge, you immediately do the posted 35-mph speed limit and honor that speed limit through Gulf Breeze proper.
~ Have gotten a speeding ticket in Gulf Breeze.
~ Go to the beach over the Navarre bridge instead of the Gulf Breeze bridge, to save a buck in tolls.
~ Explain to visitors that it is not the harbor they smell, but the Main Street sewage treatment plant.
~ Would never drive to the beach to the Blue Angels show, preferring to go by boat instead.
~ Arrange your social calendar around Blue Angels weekends.
~ Think the four seasons are "almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas."
~ Know Roy Jones has a chicken house.
~ Call Scenic Highway "The Bluffs."
~ Moved back to Pensacola more than three times.
~ Have been asked to join every world religion while enjoying an evening in Seville Square.
~ Attend Thursday night summer concerts in the park, enduring blazing heat and 98% humidity.
~ Know the correct pronunciation of Texar Drive, Reus, Bobe, and Brainerd Streets.
~ Still call Perdido Beach "Gulf Beach."
~ Have waited in line for over an hour when a new chain restaurant comes to town.
~ Know at least 3 people involved in the Sandshaker scandal.
~Have witnessed at least 5 cars running a red light at any given intersection.
~You own a generator and have a year?s supply of water and gas stockpiled for next year's hurricane season.
~ Remember when Pensacola Beach didn't resemble Beirut.
~You know that Superior Furniture on the corner of Davis and 9th has been 'closing' for the past 10 years.
~Know that Davis Highway has been under construction forever.
~You HATE Davis Highway and will do almost anything to avoid it.
~You can pick a PCC student out of a crowd and never be wrong.
~Avoid the PCC students but when you see groups of them at the mall or Walmart on the weekends, you laugh.
~Continue to rebuild after every hurricane because why would you live anywhere else?