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12 August 2002
- Salsa goes with everything.
- You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
- You notice all of your out of state friends only visit after October and will leave by April.
- You see a person wearing oven mitts while they are driving & you think to yourself, "That person is SO SMART!"
- Most of the restaurants in town begin with "El" or "Los".
- You think that rocks make the best landscape.
- You notice your car overheating even before you begin to drive it.
- Your house is made of stucco and you have a red clay tile roof.
- You can say "Hohokam" without people saying "Bless You" afterwards.
- You no longer associate bridges with water.
- You no longer associate RIVERS with water.
- You see more irrigation water on the street than in the Salt River.
- You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
- You agree that a 115 degrees is a mild temperature for the summer.
- Every other vehicle around you at a stop light is a 4 x 4.
- You can be in the snow and then drive for an hour and it will be over 100 degrees.
- Vehicles with open windows have the right of way in the summer.
- You see people in jeans and winter coats when it hits 70 degrees.
- You have mastered the "two-fingered" driving technique in July and August.
- You have discovered numerous ways of getting that seat belt on without touching the metal buckle.
- You have burn scars on your body from when that buckle hits your skin.
- You know that the pool water in the summer is warmer than your body temperature.
- What out of staters call Sun Tea, we call instant tea.
- You turn on your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can cozy up next to the fireplace.
- People with black cars or black upholstery are automatically thought to be out of staters or just plain nuts.
- The best parking place is measured by how much shade you can get.
- Monday night Football begins at 7pm instead of 6pm.
- You can finish a big gulp in 10 minutes and then go in for seconds.
- There is no difference between the cold water tap and the hot water tap.
- On a July afternoon with all the children out of school, the streets are barren.
- You can get a second degree burn from opening your car door.
- You actually went out and bought beach supplies when you heard Tempe was getting a beach park.
- If you live in Tempe you are SO PROUD that you have a LAKE in your own home town.
- People that do not have fans in all the rooms of the house are considered to be weird.