You Know You're in New Mexico When... (Albuquerque, Santa Fe: middle school, bills)

[clairz]

Originally Posted by trailtramp

When you get off the plane at Sunport and there are only 500 people in the terminal instead of 5K or 50K.

1. When you know it's time to go to the airport to pick up your guests when you hear the twice-daily plane from ABQ fly over your house.

2. When the parking at the airport is free, unlike Logan at Boston, where it costs $11.00 for the two hours it will take you to find your person, get the luggage, and get out.

Note: The Clovis airport is just 7-10 minutes away from almost anywhere in Clovis. I always compare that to the days when we drove and hour and a half to the San Francisco Airport; and in later years, an hour and a half to the Boston Airport.

~clairz

[rybert]

Originally Posted by LEVOW

1. You know your in new mexico, when u swear, you just passed "Radiator Springs" on your trip to Albquerque

2. You know your in NM, when you start cussing out innocent dear, on your way to a camping trip in Cloudcroft [lil punks, almost made me crash like 5 times in march, must have been mating season lol]

3. You know your in nm, when that big yellow obnoxious liscence plate ruins a beatiful brand new lexus

4 You know your in nm, when u realize, you drove 2 hrs, to see a pigeon, a stray dawg, and a house cat, at the Alamagordo Zoo!

5. You know your in New Mexico, when you go to Chaparral and realize it just looks the same as it did 20 yrs ago.

You know you're in New Mexico when Lexi are few and far between (thank God)!

You know you're in New Mexico when every time time you cross the river you make a comment about how high/low it is this year. lol

You know you're in New Mexico when the Texans you've been talking to on the jet admit that they're going straight to Santa Fe with a short stop at the casino.

You know you're in New Mexico when Tesla ditched you for California (lame.).

[ziaAirmac]

...the local bank has eschewed the ubiquitous messenger bags, back packs and auto tool kits as a gift for opening a free checking account with a bag of red chile.




I couldn't make this stuff up. My wife and I were doing our annual super-cleaning of the 'fridge and discovered this bag. Interestingly, neither of us have an account with them, so it's origin is mysterious...

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by ziaAirmac

...the local bank has eschewed the ubiquitous messenger bags, back packs and auto tool kits as a gift for opening a free checking account with a bag of red chile.




I couldn't make this stuff up. My wife and I were doing our annual super-cleaning of the 'fridge and discovered this bag. Interestingly, neither of us have an account with them, so it's origin is mysterious...

Well, the chile powder still looks fairly fresh......LOL!!

[ziaAirmac]

Oh, I'm using it. You can bet on that

[Michelle1210]

you know your in New Mexico when the texans (tourist) out number the locals (Ruidoso)

[GregW]

You know you are in NM when you can still see stars in the western sky 15 min before sunup.

[WasSoggyInSeattle]

OK - I'm here now so... here's my two (I had three but can't remember the third one!!)

You know you are in NM when the radio announces it will talk about trading and they begin giving various crop and livestock prices, NOT the how well (or not) the NASDAC & NYSE are doing.

You know you are in NM when people stop using their turn signals!!!

[bradly]

You know when your in New Mexico when the car in the other lane warns you (flashes their lights) about a cop in the distance.. i love that becuase thats what most northern new mexicans do that anyway..

[stevie_2]

When you can have a chicken fried steak at The Hill Diner! (Los Alamos)

When the elementary school doesn't have a school lunch program.

When you define your travel route as the main road or the truck route

When you call the local bar "The Stink & Drink"

When happy hour is held at the VFW and you attend regularly Even though you have never served in the military.

When the closest Wal-Mart is 10 miles away.

When the best thing you have seen all day is the sign at the Colorado boarder.