You Know You're From Seattle ...

[BATCAT]

That list made me laugh. I can easily relate to probably 3/4 of it!

Oh also, really, I think the thing with umbrellas (or lack therof) is mainly thatwhile it rains a lot in Seattle, its usually a lighter rain, where a hat or hood is enough to keep you comfortable. That said, it DOES occasionally rain torrentially, and for when it does I'm glad I have one. (Is "torrentially" a word? Well it is now!)

[mateo45]

^ ^ LOL… Kinda the same way that eskimos have 50 words for snow, you know you're a Seattleite if you have lotsa words for "rain" (drizzle, mist, scattered, sprinkles, downpour, "torrentially", etc.)!

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by tobester

You're from Seattle if you:
1 Throw an aluminum can away and feel guilty.
2 Use the words 'sun break' and know what it means.
3 Know more than 10 ways to order a cup of coffee.
4 Know the location of at least 15 drive-thru espresso stands.
5 Stand on a deserted street corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" sign.
6 Know more people with boats than with air conditioners.
7 Obey all traffic laws except "Stay right except to pass"
8 Consider swimming an indoor sport.
9 Consider if doesn't have snow or erupt, it's not a real mountain.
10 Know the difference between rain, showers and sprinkles.
11 Can tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese foods.
12 In the winter, go to work in the dark, come home in the dark and still only work 8 hours.
13 Know what someone means when they ask for pop.
14 Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
15 Think umbrellas are for wimps.
16 Find a wallet with $500 and spend all day finding the owner.
17 Know how to prounounce Sequim, Puyallup and Issaquah.
18 Know the difference between Coho, Chinook, and Sockeye salmon.
19 Know the view out Frasier's window is completely fake.
20 Attended a wedding where the bride and groom were registered at REI.
21 Wear shorts when temperatures finally climb into the 50's
22 Have actually ridden a mountain bike on a mountain.
23 Are amazed at an accurate weather forecast.
24 Know what lutefisk is, even though you may have never eaten it.
25 Personally know someone from Alaska.

15/25 apply to Harrier(specifically #'s 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, and 25).

Forgive him - he only lived there for 7 years.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by seattlerain

I should have said that in most residential settings...

How about buskers playing loud music at the Market?

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by pw72

9. Mt. Si is neither a volcano nor has a lot of snow most of the year, but I do agree what others around the country consider mountains is laughable.

When Harrier's high school track team traveled to North Bend to compete against Mt. Si High School, we had to wear these ugly uniforms that did not match the school colors(they were uniforms from 15-20 years before - and Harrier was attending this school in the early-mid 1990's).

The reason was that Mt. Si had a dirt track instead of a synthetic track, and the school(or district) apparently didn't want to pay for the uniforms to be cleaned.

Harrier always washed his regular uniform at home and his parents were never reimbursed, so he doesn't understand the issue.

We always beat Mt. Si(who didn't?) but we tended to perform at a lower level, probably because we were wearing those ugly uniforms(and also because we didn't have to be that good to beat Mt. Si).