- You have no concept of humidity without precipitation
- You throw an aluminum can in the trash and feel guilty
- You use the word "sun breaks", and know what it means
- You can't wait for a day with "Showers and sun breaks"
- You only turn on your windshield wipers to "intermittent"
- You know more than 10 ways to order a cup of coffee
- You complain about Californians as you sell your house to one for twice its value
- You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho
- You know the exact location of 15 drive-thru espresso stands in your neighborhood
- You stand on a deserted street corner in the rain, waiting for the "Walk" signal
- You know more people who own a boat than an airconditioner
- You obey all traffic laws, except "Keep right, except to pass"
- You let other drivers merge in front of you
- You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Veneto's
- You consider swimming an indoor sport
- You think that if it has no snow on it, or has not erupted recently, it's not a real mountain
- You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food
- You understand what people mean when they say "pop"
- You consider a floating bridge a pain in the butt, not an engineering marvel
- You know what lutefisk is (visualize Ballard, ufdah)
- You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a really fancy restaurant
- You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you can't see through the cloud cover
- You personally know someone from Alaska
- You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists
- You find a wallet with $500 and give it back to the owner
- You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Rainier, and Issaquah
- You used to live somewhere else, but won't admit it publicly
- You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon
- You knew immediately that the view out Frazier's window was fake
- You are amazed at an accurate weather forecast
- You switch to your sandals when it gets above 60 degrees, but keep your socks on
- You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain
- You would be miffed if the store were out of your favorite brand of water
- You have ever ordered a "half caff/decaf, nonfat mocha grande with raspberry whip" (or know what it is)
- You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50--, but still wear your hiking boots and parka
- You feel you've grown up with Bill Gates and can't figure out why people can be so mean to him
- You know the difference between "Today's Forecast: showers followed by rain", and "Tomorrow's Forecast: rain followed by showers"
- In the winter, you go to work in the dark, come home in the dark, and yet only put in an 8-hour day
- The bride & groom registered at REI
- If someone ran your car off the freeway, you might drown
- Half your friends work at Microsoft and Boeing
- Fifteen blocks away is a good parking spot
- You read the Stranger for the personal ads, even if you'd never answer one of them!
- You try to read a book and drive at the same time
- "Capitol Hill" doesn't mean legislation, it means drag queens
- If the temperature gets over 80 degrees Fahrenheit, it's a "heat wave"
- If the temperature goes below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, it's "record cold."
- 40 days and 40 nights of torrential rain doesn't sound like Biblical floods - it sounds like a typical spring.
- The guy in the $5000 suit is the vice president of the company. The company's president is the guy in Dockers and a polo shirt.
- When someone says he's cruising for Dicks, you know he's not soliciting you - just hungry.
- If you know what "Acres of Clams" is
- If you put an empty soda can in your purse to recycle it later
- If summer begins with Folklife and ends with Bumbershoot
- If you consider a beer list to be equal to the wine list.
- Seven blocks of alternating one-way streets seems perfectly logical
Showing posts with label Northwest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northwest. Show all posts
Friday, August 3, 2007
You might be in the Pacific Northwest if...
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