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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.9 e2 ]2 O8 C# L/ l) j! S' L$ v! n! k
% [0 w0 {6 k/ [# K% r2 d& r2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's]
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3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.% v" a0 x% S5 y$ l _+ T
t4 z7 o, S9 d" n# o: Z- a* ~4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once. 1 B6 k% E9 g4 a; Z5 ^
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5. You use a down comforter in the summer. 2 \) B% U" A# B$ O( D; y
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6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a . S- _4 M3 a" |1 F7 @7 L
blizzard, without flinching. [not many of us can say that though]+ L- y0 t s2 y5 ~
, K( }7 A. c* ?, a4 H: E2 n& R9 O7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.+ A, m y) o+ T3 p
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8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
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: `- w) C# J! M: d3 j9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)1 W- W* c* ]+ C2 N' R
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10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.' \1 e" [ m4 M9 T. ]$ T! T+ Z
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11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque, & y1 f* A1 u. U- T- n
two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 5 [) n! ^/ M- S1 g2 e9 n
(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, , X% V# v% h" I; a1 V
your nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7
# E4 O Z2 J0 C ]. `* m" NEleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.
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12. Gopher = speedbump.' d; X6 g3 z/ q( H) t2 @
, k* {: w3 c" L) M" W5 N& j7 P' w13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.
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14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
. @4 Q- U4 U u; H" M) ofriends from Alberta. |
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