I just got this via email, and they are all true!
(I know this may have been posted before, either by me or some of the other Florida bloggers. But there's no harm in re-posting it, right?)
*Socks are only for bowling.
*You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.
*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.
*Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
*You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
*You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
*Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
*You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got
dark.
*You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
*You dread love bug season.
*You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances. You know them as Andrew, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.
*You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.
*You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
*'Down South' means Key West.
*Flip-flops are everyday wear. .Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.
*You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
*You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
*A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
*You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer.
*You've hosted a hurricane party.
*You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee and Micanopy.
*You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
*You were 5 before you realized they made houses without pools.
*You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
*You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years.
*You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba. '
Good one; I've seen most of them, but not all... :)
Posted by: pam at April 4, 2008 4:14 PMWe were the only green tarp roof in our area.
And, it's not Jeanne, it's that b!7c4 Jeanne, at least in our house. We were find with Charlie and Frances, but that b!7c4 Jeanne did us in (likely because we had just visited with Frances and Charlie).
of course I've hosted hurricane parties! I live in Florida!
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at April 4, 2008 4:35 PMhee hee, it's funny 'cause it's true...
Posted by: arcanai at April 8, 2008 10:45 AM