A Fun Posting About The Pacific Northwest‏ (Yachats: home, buy)

[WestCoastGirl]

Here's some fun "facts" about people who live in the great Pacific Northwest:

1. You know the state flower (Mildew).

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. You 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 or to church.

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 has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.

10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.

11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Haceta, Yaquina, Yachats, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima 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 tourists.

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, Still Raining (Spring),Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall).

30. You understood these jokes and will probably forward them

[seashelly]

LOL, WestCoastGirl. (I'd add "Umpqua" to Number 11 and then there's some town names in Washington that can't even say without spitting on yourself.) lol. Also, some people today didn't get the word about Number 21. The temp was low/mid 30's today and I saw several guys out working wearing shorts.

[karlsch]

31. You know the official state animal is the slug.

[Silverfall]

I think you should add #31. That is too funny. This is great! I was just talking with someone about #24. It was barely drizzling outside and they whipped out their umbrella. My first thought was "new to Oregon."

[Tesaje]

I guess I'm ready. I pass on nearly every test

[Waterlily]

It's funny All that stuff seems normal to me. Maybe that's why I plan to stay in the Northwest. Every other place doesn't seem quite right.

I'm used to rain,snails, slugs and trees.

[Pacificoduck]

lol, yep i'm an oregonian, i wore shorts and a t-shirt the other day and it was about 32 degrees. Today i also saw tons of people wearing shorts and t-shirts,plus it seemed like everyone was out riding their bikes,hiking and of course........running!

[bobmulk]

Is this heaven or what?

[karlsch]

Originally Posted by karlsch

31. You know the official state animal is the slug.

In person.

[UniqueNewyork]

Haha... this is so true.
I wear sandals everyday... rain or shine. Winter or summer.

I always did find it wierd how we measure distance in time... not miles.
I find myself doing that and laugh...

Gotta love us Northwesterns!