You might be from the Pacific Northwest if:

by Mulan 14 Replies latest social humour

  • Mulan
    Mulan

    These were great...........of course those of you who don't live here, might not get them, but I sure did!! (I am having a hard time getting everything to show up here!!!!)

    1. You know the state flower (Mildew)
    2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
    3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
    4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
    5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
    6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant. 7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk"
    Signal.
    8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is
    not a real mountain.
    9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, 's Best, and
    's.
    10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
    11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Willamette, Puyallup, Issaquah, Yakima. It's amazing how the National newscasters absolutely butcher those names.12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
    13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.
    14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark -
    while only working eight-hour days.
    15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho. (that's the truth)
    16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,"
    and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
    17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sun breaks."
    18. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
    19. You know that Boring is a town in and not just a state of mind.
    20. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see
    through the cloud cover.
    21. You notice, "The Mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can
    actually see it.
    Hardly anyone calls Mt. Ranier, anything except "the mountain"
    22. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still
    wear your hiking boots and parka.
    24. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
    23. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks
    on.
    25. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
    26.You knew immediately that the view out of Frasier's window was
    fake.
    27. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old
    ones after such a long time.
    28. You measure distance in hours.
    29. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
    30. You use a down comforter in the summer.
    31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.
    32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat. 33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall).
    34. You actually understood these jokes!

  • Robert_V_Frazier
    Robert_V_Frazier

    Ah, yes. I remember it well! I moved from Tacoma six years ago. Florida is much nicer! I like hot weather and commuting by bicycle nearly every day. Druther face the occasional hurricane than the depressing overcast skies of western Washington.

    My favorite true story about the climate there: A teacher in a public school in Tacoma was teaching a class of first graders the names of the colors. You know the drill, "What color is grass?" "Green." "What color is milk?" "White." "What color is the sky?" "Grey."

    Robert V Frazier

  • BrendaCloutier
    BrendaCloutier

    Last year in Oregon 677 people fell off of their bicycles ..... and drowned!

    Seattle #1 per capita in:

    AA meetings
    Pounds of coffee consumed annually (hmmm a correlation?)
    Boats owned
    Sunglasses purchased (and lost)

  • Mulan
    Mulan
    My favorite true story about the climate there: A teacher in a public school in Tacoma was teaching a class of first graders the names of the colors. You know the drill, "What color is grass?" "Green." "What color is milk?" "White." "What color is the sky?" "Grey."

    Yes, we are known for being able to distinguis 28 subtle shaes of grey.

  • drwtsn32
    drwtsn32

    Beautiful blue skies here, as usual! But then again I live in the desert side of the state.

  • ChrisVance
    ChrisVance

    Mulan, I lived in Olympia and then in Seattle from 1968 until 2000 and I don't get this one. PM me if you don't want outsiders to know.

    You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.

  • avishai
    avishai

    You think a frisbee is used to bail out the barbecue.

  • avengers
    avengers

    you know how to pronounce Tigard.

  • Odrade
    Odrade

    And Aloha.

    The jumper cable thing...

    Oregonians leave their headlights on all the time, because they drive to the mall or wherever on a dark overcast day, turn em on, and forget to turn them off when they go inside. Always carry your jumper cables!!!


    LMAO @ the "bail out the barbecue" I think mine is rusted shut!

  • ChrisVance
    ChrisVance

    I get it!

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