Socks are only for bowling.
You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.
A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
Your winter coat is made of denim.
You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
You’re younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.
Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
You’ve driven through Yeehaw Junction.
You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn’t worth waking up for.
You dread love bug season.
You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren’t Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances. You know them as Andrew, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.
You know what a snowbird is and when they’ll leave.
You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
‘Down South’ means Key West ..
Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer.
You’ve hosted a hurricane party.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee and Micanopy.
You understand why it’s better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn’t swim.
You’ve worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years.
You recognize Miami-Dade as ‘Northern Cuba . ‘
Thanks Gene
that is so true. I still dont own a pair of socks!
Okay, I’ll crack!! Is there really a love bug season??
LOL yes Bella there really is – two of them here actually. One starts sometime yesterday or tomorrow (late April) then we do it all over again in Sept.
All of it is very ture.
Thanks, WifeMotherMe. I did google it and you learn something new everyday. I’d be wearing socks (up to my armpits).
How about if you have stopped and eaten at the “Stuckey’s” at Yeehaw Junction?
Actually, we have 2 seasons, at least here in south Florida. Nine months of summer and three months of friends and relatives.
I’m in alone in a hotel room far away from home, and this list made me laugh out loud.
I’ve one more for the list.
There is a pond or lake within 1/4 mille from your house with at least one aligator.
alot of this counts for australia too…made me smile. (apart from the obvious ones like yeehaw junction and hurricanes and alligators. though we do have cyclones and crocs..:) )
Carly,
Just FYI…Since you are on the other side of the planet, Yeehaw Junction is the crossing point of Florida State Highway 60 and the Florida Turnpike. The last time that I was there was many years ago, but all that was there was 2 gas stations, with the Stuckeys inside of one, and the toll booth for the turnpike. Hence the humor: anyone that has driven through or stopped there smiled when they read that. 🙂
oh my god, all of this is true! and miami-dade is definately north cuba.
yea! I had a 5 foot alligator living in my canal and i thought it was average, lol