[Paddlewise] (Fwd) HUMOR: You Might Live in the Pacific Northwest...

I was going to send an email telling the Northwesterners to
email me if they wanted to see this. Then I realized that #7 does
*kind of* have something to do with kayaking. :-) Being a born and
raised in Oregonian I found this very funny.

Brian

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You might be from the Pacific Northwest if you . . . .

1.      Feel guilty throwing an aluminum can in the trash.
2.      Use the words "sun breaks" and know what it means.
3.      Know more than 10 words to describe a cup of coffee.
4.      Obey all traffic laws EXCEPT "keep right unless passing."
5.      Never go camping without waterproof matches and ponchos.
6.      Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7.      Hear the word "ferry" and think of boats-and long waits.
8.      Know more people who own boats than own air conditioners.
9.      Stand on a deserted street corner in the rain waiting
	for the light to change.
10.     Know at least eight people who work for Intel or used to
	work for Tektronix
11.     Are amazed by an accurate weather forecast.
12.     Consider if it doesn't have snow on it or has not
	recently erupted, regardless of altitude, it is a "hill"
	not a "mountain".
13.     Only honk your car horn if a collision is imminent; NEVER
	for anything else.
14.     Go to a really nice bar and sit at a table.
15.     Invite twice as many people as you really want to a party,
	since only half will actually show up.
16.     Consider etiquette a foreign word.
17.     Complain about Californians as you sell your house to one
	for twice what you paid for it.
18.     Know what Lutefiske is.
19.     Personally know someone from Alaska.
20.     Resent being called a "weirdo".
21.     Consider floating bridges a pain in the butt, not an
	engineering marvel.
22.     Drool at the world's worst B-B-Q sauce.
23.     Find a wallet with S500 in it, and give it all back to
	the owner.
24.     Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon.
25.     Know how to pronounce "Sequim", "Puyallup" and "Issaquah. "
26.     Used to live somewhere else, but don't admit it in public.
27.     Consider swimming an indoor sport.
28.     Can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and
	Thai food.
29.     Have roots in Idaho or Montana, but wanted a high paying job.
30.     Are currently working as a computer consultant in Seattle.
31.     Have ever tried to get a job in Alaska, especially a summer
	job only.
32.     Think skiing always means being covered from head to toe,
	on snow or water.
33.     In winter, go to work in the dark and go home in the dark,
	but only have an eight hour day.

				BONUS ROUND

You live in Portland if...
* You know the vast differences between Coffee People, Torrefazione, and
  Starbuck's.
* Every July 1st, it takes half a day to find your sunglasses and
  sunscreen.
* You remember the date, severity, time of day, where you were, and
  how long you were out of power for every winter weather event for
  the last five years.
* You know what and when the Columbus Day storm was.  Bonus for
  having been there.
* You go to a coffee bar and see two guys get into a fight over who
  makes the best IPA.
* Own more than 10 articles of clothing that have microbreweries/
  brewpubs printed on them. Bonus for embroidered
* You know that Boring is a place, not an adjective to describe
  your job.
* You can point in the direction of two or more volcanoes even though
  you can't see them due to clouds.
* You have a bookstore, coffee bar, and brewpub within walking
  distance of your house.
* You can give a 30-minute monologue on infill and the Urban Growth
  Boundary.
* You think downtown is 'scary' because you were panhandled there
  once.
* When you drive out of town, every other guy in a pickup truck looks
  like the governor.
* You can name more than 10 beer styles and their hop profiles.
* When the weather gets above 50 degrees, you put on your shorts, but
  you still wear your hiking boots and parka.
* When the weather gets above 60 degrees, you replace your hiking
  boots with sandals.
* You think people who use umbrellas are wimps.
* You are sitting at a red light surrounded by Subaru Legacy Outbacks.
* "Today's forecast, showers, followed by rain.  Tomorrow: rain,
  followed by showers" doesn't faze you.
* You can't wait for a day with "showers and sunbreaks".
* You can go skiing after work.
* A tree or mudslide has ever damaged your house or car.
* You live equidistant to a symphony hall, a winery, and a volcano.



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