YOU KNOW YOU'RE A FLORIDIAN WHEN....

*Socks are only for bowling.
* You never use an umbrella because 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. ...
* You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

* Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
* You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
* You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
* 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, Jeanne, Wilma, Irene, Cheryl, Rita, Mary, Alison
* 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 , Thonotosassa 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.

You've jay-walked to avoid a rain shower

A Floridian knows the four seasons as summer, spring, summer, summer.

Quote from: robsynizac on June 10, 2012, 01:23:29 PM
YOU KNOW YOU'RE A FLORIDIAN WHEN....

*Socks are only for bowling.
* You never use an umbrella because 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. ...* You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

* Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
* You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
* You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.* 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, Jeanne, Wilma, Irene, Cheryl, Rita, Mary, Alison
* 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 , Thonotosassa 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.
You've jay-walked to avoid a rain shower

A Floridian knows the four seasons as summer, spring, summer, summer.

All very true, but the bolded ones are especially true for me.