You know you're from Eastern Washington if... (Seattle, Spokane: countertops, house)

[xboxmas]

This isn't meant to offend anybody, this is just for fun. Add more if you like.

You know you're from Eastern washington if...

-75 degrees is too cold for swimming
-You farm or are related to somebody who farms
-You stay in the town you grew up in
-90 degrees is perfect weather
-You have an air conditioner
-You love the Cougars
-You have to drive 30 minutes or more to get to the next town
-You have an outdoor swimming pool or one of your neighbors does
-Your town has an outdoor swimming pool
-You dream of going to a bigger city during High School

add more if you wish

[scirocco22]

Shouldn't that one have been:

-You drive 30 minutes or more and you're still not in the next town

?




--'rocco

[mustang34]

Also when it rains you stare at it from your front door and say "wow"

[matthews028]

Too true. It's two hours to a city of at least a quarter of a million from my home. And rain... lovely. In that it's rare.

[BlueCowOnline]

you call Seattle-ites "Coasties" (and it's not a compliment)

you don't let your cat out at night because the coyotes will surely get him. (and, it's "ky-OTES", not, "ky-O-ties")

you know Moses Lake has a great Japanese restaurant, and Don's in Soap Lake is THE place to go for fine beef.

you know who Bonnie Guitar is,
and where Batman was from,
and why the band was Gary Puckett and The Union Gap,
and that "Louie Louie" was stolen.

if you hunt, you know how to pack a llama.
(just quarter it up like an elk)

PS: LOVE the....."when it rains you say "Wow". Add, "thank God" to that "wow"

[Puffywaun]

You know your from Eastern Washington if ...
A drive by is committed with a squirt gun or something that was a result of a hunting accident.
Our gangs or hoodlums are deer.
Speed limits are subjective especially during harvest (where 55 becomes 25).
You know that when your Hispanic neighbors tell you they are from "down South" they do not mean California or Florida.
Lentils are an ingredient in cookies.
You learned to drive by age ten. You also learned to shoot the 22. By age twelve, you can do both at once.
A grain elevator, ten people and, one mule make a town!
You know the "primitive" roads better than the highways.
The town scandal consist of the one- testicle mule that knocked up the pure breed Arabian mare.
Sex education happens in 4-H or your parents pasture. Although, your partners get confused when you grab the turkey baseter.
It is pronounced, "Warsh'ing'ton", "SpO' Can", "Lew'A'ston", "Wash'Tuck'Na", and "Yak'a'Ma". The state next to us is "I'Da'Ho". Learn to speak English for gods sake!
You learn that you can cross pollinate spegetti squash with honeydew mellon the hardway.
The banana belt ends with that invisible line at Rosalia where not only can you smell Spokane but, you begin to experience their weather.
"Exotic" pet is also subjective.
You are not confused when you see an "open range" sign and it applies to elk, emu, llama's and cattle. Nor are you confused when you see Zebra in a fenced pasture.
You know that a "thresher" is not a new Punk band the kids are listening too.
You remember when your spouse was in the first grade eatting glue.
You have cousins in the next town.
You know Hooper is not a last name.
"Big city life" refers to Pullman, Lewiston/Clarkston, or Walla Walla.
You care less about the stock market than you do the moisture content in your wheat.
You go to the post office or grocery to get the town gossip over the cup of coffee your brought in.
You would never be caught dead buying an onion from Idaho.
You spend more on vet bills than your own health care.
Your first car cost you $100.
You drive to Garfield to have breakfast.
You can say in public "Look at the hindquarters on him!" or "He is well hung" without anyone screaming sexual harassment. They know your talking about the livestock!
You know enough not to go down Almota road right after it has been grated or in the rain. You also know the "cattle falling" sign is not an understatement.
Your house is stocked for a 3 month long natural disaster. You do not know what that is going to be yet but, it will happen.
You understand the term "toll call" still applies even if your only calling across town.
You knew twenty years ago Washington had some of the best wines in the world.
You can spot an "outsider" because they do not wave at everyone they see.
When the town police officer addresses you by first name, it is a good thing!
You have a seperate budget for cheese, chocolate, coffee and wine. These are neccesity items.
You define survival gear as a CB, shotgun, a hunting knife, some water and a blanket. Tents are for wussys.
You are not concerned about how radio active granite countertops may be.
You find the bumper sticker, "I support small business", to be redunant.
You know where "Moo-U" and "E -Woo" are.
You frequently shop in Idaho to get great gas prices.
You do not go to the Indian Reservations to gamble.
Herbal medicine has a different implication for you.
When you buy cold or allergy medication - no one thinks you are a drug addict.
When you say you need to go mend fences, you are not talking about interpersonal relationships.
You find yourself saying more often than not, "You just do'nt get it!".
When you travel to Europe - they think you are Canadian. You simply reply with, "aye".
You know that the underground bunker's in the area are not for tornado's or in case we get "nuked". Likewise, you also know the helicopters over head are not there for traffic control.
Conspiracy smercy, Art Bell believes our UFO reports are real!
You know exactly what a grenade sounds like when it is detonated.

[NCWmark]

You know you are from Eastern Washington when...

-Your local authentic Mexican food burns the &%^@# out of your mouth, not like that fake gringo stuff you find in the big city.

-You know that some of the best comedy on television is watching the scenes from I-5 in Seattle on Northwest Cable News when a "snow storm" dumps a quarter inch of the white stuff on the shoulders of the road and the entire west side of the Cascades falls into a state of utter chaos.

-Your commute time is easy to figure out. "I live about 30 miles from work, that should take me about 30 minutes to get there."

-You actually know how to put tire chains on.

-You look in your rear view mirror and there is actually space between you and the car that is following you.

-You rarely have to "get away from it all"... because you usually are away from it all.

[cessna195]

Originally Posted by Puffywaun

You know your from Eastern Washington if ...
A drive by is committed with a squirt gun or something that was a result of a hunting accident.
Our gangs or hoodlums are deer.
Speed limits are subjective especially during harvest (where 55 becomes 25).
You know that when your Hispanic neighbors tell you they are from "down South" they do not mean California or Florida.
Lentils are an ingredient in cookies.
You learned to drive by age ten. You also learned to shoot the 22. By age twelve, you can do both at once.
A grain elevator, ten people and, one mule make a town!
You know the "primitive" roads better than the highways.
The town scandal consist of the one- testicle mule that knocked up the pure breed Arabian mare.
Sex education happens in 4-H or your parents pasture. Although, your partners get confused when you grab the turkey baseter.
It is pronounced, "Warsh'ing'ton", "SpO' Can", "Lew'A'ston", "Wash'Tuck'Na", and "Yak'a'Ma". The state next to us is "I'Da'Ho". Learn to speak English for gods sake!
You learn that you can cross pollinate spegetti squash with honeydew mellon the hardway.
The banana belt ends with that invisible line at Rosalia where not only can you smell Spokane but, you begin to experience their weather.
"Exotic" pet is also subjective.
You are not confused when you see an "open range" sign and it applies to elk, emu, llama's and cattle. Nor are you confused when you see Zebra in a fenced pasture.
You know that a "thresher" is not a new Punk band the kids are listening too.
You remember when your spouse was in the first grade eatting glue.
You have cousins in the next town.
You know Hooper is not a last name.
"Big city life" refers to Pullman, Lewiston/Clarkston, or Walla Walla.
You care less about the stock market than you do the moisture content in your wheat.
You go to the post office or grocery to get the town gossip over the cup of coffee your brought in.
You would never be caught dead buying an onion from Idaho.
You spend more on vet bills than your own health care.
Your first car cost you $100.
You drive to Garfield to have breakfast.
You can say in public "Look at the hindquarters on him!" or "He is well hung" without anyone screaming sexual harassment. They know your talking about the livestock!
You know enough not to go down Almota road right after it has been grated or in the rain. You also know the "cattle falling" sign is not an understatement.
Your house is stocked for a 3 month long natural disaster. You do not know what that is going to be yet but, it will happen.
You understand the term "toll call" still applies even if your only calling across town.
You knew twenty years ago Washington had some of the best wines in the world.
You can spot an "outsider" because they do not wave at everyone they see.
When the town police officer addresses you by first name, it is a good thing!
You have a seperate budget for cheese, chocolate, coffee and wine. These are neccesity items.
You define survival gear as a CB, shotgun, a hunting knife, some water and a blanket. Tents are for wussys.
You are not concerned about how radio active granite countertops may be.
You find the bumper sticker, "I support small business", to be redunant.
You know where "Moo-U" and "E -Woo" are.
You frequently shop in Idaho to get great gas prices.
You do not go to the Indian Reservations to gamble.
Herbal medicine has a different implication for you.
When you buy cold or allergy medication - no one thinks you are a drug addict.
When you say you need to go mend fences, you are not talking about interpersonal relationships.
You find yourself saying more often than not, "You just do'nt get it!".
When you travel to Europe - they think you are Canadian. You simply reply with, "aye".
You know that the underground bunker's in the area are not for tornado's or in case we get "nuked". Likewise, you also know the helicopters over head are not there for traffic control.
Conspiracy smercy, Art Bell believes our UFO reports are real!
You know exactly what a grenade sounds like when it is detonated.

[skinem]

...you pass two cars on the way into town and wonder where in the world everyone is going today.

...you know what the sun looks like.

...you don't think twice about driving an hour or so to see friends, or go shopping.

...you learned how to drive the farm equipment before you did the family car.

...you can have strong opinions on the pros and cons of John Deere, Kubota, Allis-Chalmers, Oliver, and International Harvester.

...you know what it means to have to go move water.

...the electricity can go out for some time and you'll be fine.

...you're surprised that the map says the road by your house is a "primitive" road. It's like a real road...

...you're late getting the kids to school because the neighbor was moving his cattle...and the principal already knows it.

...your kids get on the school bus in the dark, and get off it in the dark.

...you see elk, bear, coyotes, moose, cougar, deer...and it doesn't often even merit a comment.

...people back east ask you if you aren't tired of the rain.

...you watch Northwest Cable News and feel sorry for anyone living on the west side.

Xboxmas, thanks for this thread! It's made me more homesick than usual!

[Alaskan Mutt]

...The entire town goes on emergancy fire alert until all of the tumbleweeds from last nights windstorm have been disposed of.