meme-tiem again!
from darkicedragon
1.) Go to google and type in "You know you're from [your location] when..."
2.) Cut and paste the list
3.) Bold or italicize items that apply to you.
You know you're from Arizona when...
You’ve signed so many petitions to recall governors you can’t remember the name of the incumbent.
You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
in the summer, practically every car not parked in a closed garage is overheating.
You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
rivers? in Phoenix? you must be joking, sir
You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
prefer the A/C myself. humidity: do not want
You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without flinching.
I flinch for anything over 110, no matter how many times I hear it.
You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour…and it will be over 100 degrees.
actually, it's more like two hours.
You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car, because your steering wheel is so hot.
cloth covers = gift from heaven
You can make sun tea instantly.
it's quite good, actually
You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
The best parking is determined by shade…..not distance.
You realize that “Valley Fever” isn’t a disco dance.
Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.
just let it run for a few minutes and it'll be back to normal =D
It’s noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the streets are totally empty of both cars and people.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at the checkout counter.
You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box.
Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse…..some fools actually try to jog.
you're not a fool for buying a mini-mister here. but you are one for jogging.
You know hot air balloons can’t rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon.
hey. hot-air balloons get hotter than 120 inside; they can still rise. also, hot-air ballooning is very popular...in the mornings and evenings ONLY.
No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car.
and those who do are insane
You see two trees fighting over a dog.
...I don't get this one at all
You can say “Hohokam” and people don’t think you’re laughing funny
You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River
actually, the only reason why there's more water in the Salt River than the street right now is because the dam broke
You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves
water parks = <3
You can pronounce”Saguaro”, “Tempe”, “San Xavier”, “Canyon de Chelly”, “Mogollon Rim”, and “Cholla”
and people who can't pronounce them get strange looks
You can understand the reason for a town named “Why”
also "Nowhere"
You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!
make sure your car's clean, first
You hear people say “but it’s a DRY heat!”
...but it is...
You buy salsa by the gallon.
I dislike spicy foods
Your Christmas decorations include sand and paper bags.
You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
people who think this should be shot, regardless of where they live (...except I think that'd be considered genocide in Japan...)
All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April.
You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.
before I drove a car with a cloth cover, I would go "I wish I thought of that..."
Most of the restaurants in town have the first name “El” or “Los.”
You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.
Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
just the stucco part.
Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
Most homes have more firearms than people.
Kids will ask, “What’s a mosquito?”
false. we have mosquitoes here. they usually like to hang around the people whose yards are flooded with irrigation half the day. West Nile Virus is terrifyingly common in the summer here.
People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.
why do they even SELL those kinds of cars here?!
You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you’re wearing shorts.
If you haven’t worked for Motorola at some time, you must be a newcomer.
....?
You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
I would also like to add that I consider cloudy skies with a light drizzle good weather.
1.) Go to google and type in "You know you're from [your location] when..."
2.) Cut and paste the list
3.) Bold or italicize items that apply to you.
You know you're from Arizona when...
You’ve signed so many petitions to recall governors you can’t remember the name of the incumbent.
You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
in the summer, practically every car not parked in a closed garage is overheating.
You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
rivers? in Phoenix? you must be joking, sir
You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
prefer the A/C myself. humidity: do not want
You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without flinching.
I flinch for anything over 110, no matter how many times I hear it.
You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour…and it will be over 100 degrees.
actually, it's more like two hours.
You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car, because your steering wheel is so hot.
cloth covers = gift from heaven
You can make sun tea instantly.
it's quite good, actually
You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
The best parking is determined by shade…..not distance.
You realize that “Valley Fever” isn’t a disco dance.
Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.
just let it run for a few minutes and it'll be back to normal =D
It’s noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the streets are totally empty of both cars and people.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at the checkout counter.
You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box.
Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse…..some fools actually try to jog.
you're not a fool for buying a mini-mister here. but you are one for jogging.
You know hot air balloons can’t rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon.
hey. hot-air balloons get hotter than 120 inside; they can still rise. also, hot-air ballooning is very popular...in the mornings and evenings ONLY.
No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car.
and those who do are insane
You see two trees fighting over a dog.
...I don't get this one at all
You can say “Hohokam” and people don’t think you’re laughing funny
You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River
actually, the only reason why there's more water in the Salt River than the street right now is because the dam broke
You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves
water parks = <3
You can pronounce”Saguaro”, “Tempe”, “San Xavier”, “Canyon de Chelly”, “Mogollon Rim”, and “Cholla”
and people who can't pronounce them get strange looks
You can understand the reason for a town named “Why”
also "Nowhere"
You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!
make sure your car's clean, first
You hear people say “but it’s a DRY heat!”
...but it is...
You buy salsa by the gallon.
I dislike spicy foods
Your Christmas decorations include sand and paper bags.
You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
people who think this should be shot, regardless of where they live (...except I think that'd be considered genocide in Japan...)
All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April.
You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.
before I drove a car with a cloth cover, I would go "I wish I thought of that..."
Most of the restaurants in town have the first name “El” or “Los.”
You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.
Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
just the stucco part.
Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
Most homes have more firearms than people.
Kids will ask, “What’s a mosquito?”
false. we have mosquitoes here. they usually like to hang around the people whose yards are flooded with irrigation half the day. West Nile Virus is terrifyingly common in the summer here.
People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.
why do they even SELL those kinds of cars here?!
You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you’re wearing shorts.
If you haven’t worked for Motorola at some time, you must be a newcomer.
....?
You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
I would also like to add that I consider cloudy skies with a light drizzle good weather.