You know your from Arizona when....
1. You buy salsa by the gallon.
2. Your
Christmas decorations include sand and 100 paper bags.
3. You think a red
light is merely a suggestion.
4. None of your out-of-state friends visit
during their summer vacation.
5. You think someone driving wearing oven
mitts is clever.
6. Most of the restaurants in town have the first name
"El" or "Los".
7. You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful
yard
8. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
9. Your house
is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
10. You can say " hohokam"
and people dont think your clearing your throat.
11. You no longer
associate bridges or rivers with water.
12. You see more irrigation water
on the street than there is in the Salt River.
13. You know a swamp cooler
is not a happy hour drink.
14. You can say, 115 degrees without fainting.
15. Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
16. You can be in the snow and then drive
for an hour and it will be over 100 degrees.
17. Vehicles with open windows
have the right of way in the summer.
18. People break out coats when the
temperature drops below 70 degrees.
19. You discover in July that it only
takes two fingers to driver your car. ( see #5)
20. The pool can be warmer
than you are.
21. You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so
you can use your fire place.
22. Most homes have more firearms than people.
23. Kids will ask "what is a mosquito?"
24. People who have black cars or
black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of
state.
25. The best parking place is determined by shade instead of
distance.
26. The AC is on your list of best friends.
27. Monday night
football starts before you get off work.
28. You know that valley fever
isn't a disco dance.
29. You can finish a Big Gulp in 1 minute and go back
for seconds.
30. The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature
as the hot one
31. You can (correctly) pronounce the words: saguaro,
ocotillo, Tempe, Gila Bend, Tucson, San Xavier, Canyon de Chelly, Mogollon
Rim, cholla, and Ajo.
32. It's July, it's noon, kids are on summer vacation
and not one person is walking on the street.
33. You exerience third degree
burns if you touch any metal part of your car.
34. You know better than to
get into a car with leather seats if you are wearing shorts.
35.
Announcements for Fourth of July events never end with "in case of
rain...."
36. Footprints in asphalt.
37. When someone asks how far you live
from a location its always in terms of minutes, not miles.
38. Everyones
smiling and talking about the great weather on rainy days.
39. If you
havent worked for Motorola at some point then you must be a newcomer.
40.You have to explain to out of staters why there is no Daylight Savings
Time.