The Pacific Northwest According To Jeff Foxworthy

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 it has not recently erupted, it is not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, Veneto's and Torrefazione's.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon.
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima, Tacoma and Willamette.
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.
16. You are not fazed by 'Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,'
and 'Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers.'
17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.
20. You notice, 'The mountain is out' when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or t ourists.
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.
26. You measure distance in hours.
27. You often switch from 'heat' to 'a/c' in the same day.
28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, StillRaining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer ), Deer & Elk Season (Fall).
30. You actually understood these and will probably forward them...

 

L I have seen this before...but it is sooo true LOL

 

HAHAHAHA

 

pretty much says it all but...........does it make us Rednecks........

 

nope... number nine is the distinguishing factor lol

 

Sad part is we can too.........

 

so true...

 

Can definitely taste the difference....i am not a starbucks fan...I have it on occassion, but find it to be bitter in comparison to others. Of course I don't like SB either LOL

 

we all know that Seattle's best coffee is Starbucks!

 

AS long as they keep making coffee flavored beer I am happy.......yes we have coffee flavored beer

 

The mountain is not out today.

 

I'm almost tempted to put this up at the top of the PNW page as an announcement.

The list is SO true...

 

You have the power........do it.........do it.........PNW is the best Forum.

 

LOL I have one to add to the list. You get pulled over by CHP for doing 85 in a 60 during a snow storm. Yes that just happened to me BTW LOL

 

LOL I have one to add to the list. You get pulled over by CHP for doing 85 in a 65 during a near white out snow storm. Yes that just happened to me on the way down to the GFs parents place.

 

ow down.........CHP has no idea what they are doing in the snow.....plus you can bust up the pretty WRX

 

#31 you do NOT slow down for a winding road in the mountains

 

#32 if it rains after 1day of being dry, traffic comes to a standstill

 

What are we going to do with you Kirby? Slow down we want to see you at the next M&G... I'm gonna tell your Dad!

 

LOL you and 2nd Jenn both. HA HA, It is pretty smooth sailing the rest of the way down there, just a few rain storms but no more snow. Yay, ha ha. Hopefully, the car will be done by the next M&G too. :-)