YOU KNOW YOU ARE FROM ARIZONA IF: (I took out a few)
1. You buy salsa by the gallon.
2. Your Christmas decorations include a half a yard of
sand and l00 paper bags.
3. You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
4. All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after
October but clear out come the end of April.
5. You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.
6. Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El"
or "Los".
7. You think 6 tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.
8. You've signed so many petitions to recall governors that
you can't remember the name of the incumbent.
9. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
10. Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
11. You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing
funny.
12. You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.
13. You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in
the Rillito.
14. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
15. You can say 115 degrees without fainting.
16. Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
17. You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour and it will be
over l00 degrees.
18. Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
19. People break out coats when temperature drops below 70 degrees.
20. You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your
car.
21. The pool can be warmer than you are.
22. You can make sun tea instantly.
23. You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can
use your fireplace.
24. Most homes have more firearms than people.
25. Kids will ask, "What's a mosquito?"
26. People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are
automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.
27. You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead
of distance.
28. The AC is on your list of best friends.
29. Monday Night Football starts at 7:00 instead of 6:00.
31. You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
32. The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the
hot one.
33. You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro", "Ocotillo",
"Tempe", "Gila Bend", "San Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon
Rim", "Cholla", and "Ajo."
34. It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person
is walking on the streets.
35. You experience third degree burns if you touch any metal part of
your car.
36. You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're
wearing shorts.
37. Announcements for Fourth of July events never end with "in case of
rain......"
38. When someone asks how far you live from a location, it's always in
terms of minutes, not miles.
39. Everyone's smiling and talking about the great weather on rainy
days.
41. You have to explain to out-of-staters why there is no daylight
savings time.
42. your electricity bill is higher than your house payment
43. flip flops and tank tops make for suitable church attire.. ↓
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| Name: winnmom | Date: Aug 26th, 2007 11:28 PM |
2. Your Christmas decorations include a half a yard of
sand and l00 paper bags.
...I really , really, really, have to wonder about this....please fill me in!
Keep em coming gals, these are great! ↑ |
| Name: momo | Date: Aug 26th, 2007 11:37 PM |
| you know i have no idea about this one..hehe..i do know that people use little lunch sacks with candles in them..but the sand..hmm.. ↑ |
| Name: rain | Date: Aug 26th, 2007 11:43 PM |
| Name: bebe9281 | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 12:22 AM |
| A swamp cooler is a cooling unit on your roof that uses water to cool the house. ↑ |
| Name: rain | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 1:09 AM |
| oh, do you have one MoMo? ↑ |
| Name: momo | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 1:53 AM |
| no no swap cooler here..my ac doesnt even work right now..its 85 in my living room and over 90 in my other rooms..and we have a 4 fans going all the ceiling fans and a borrowed window unit..But we get a new ac unit tommorrow or tuesday..so excited ↑ |
| Name: codyjody | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 5:12 AM |
The sand is to hold the bags in place and the candles go on top of the pile of sand! (:
our air has been out for the last few days too! Cody just got up in the attic and fixed it himself for now. The air guy was here this AM and could not even do it... HMMM! It was @ 90 in all of our rooms as well! We have the air set at 70 right now so the kids could get to sleep! I feel your pain MOMO! We need a new unit soooooo bad... but we will have to put a few band-aids on it for now. It's gonna cost 4-5,000$ to get a new unit! grrrr. ↑ |
| Name: momo | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 6:10 AM |
| ahh cody i am sorry..we are in the same boat..you must own your house huh? I am fortunate to be a renter at this time..but this has been off and on for a month now..i am glad my 5 year old went to my moms this weekend, but poor kingston..he has lived in a diaper.. ↑ |
| Name: momo | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 6:10 AM |
like to add:
Not many people have pool heaters..we do however have pool chillers that drop the pool by 15 degrees ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: Aug 27th, 2007 12:06 PM |
That is great Momo. I love it!
The bags with sand and candles are luminarias. During Xmas a lot of areas of town get together and line their streets, driveways, walkways with them. It is THE form of decoration for Xmas in AZ.
I hate brushing my teeth when the water comes out hot like it does in the summer.
I have also taken showers instead of swimming because of how hot the pool was, ughh!
I hate swamp coolers! I swear they don't work worth a poop. They utilize humitidy to make the house cool so when it is butt hot during monsoon season it is like you have nothing. ↑ |
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