Just something I stumbled on to, thought you guys might be interested/amused

You Know You're From Oregon When You...

# Feel guilty throwing an aluminum can in the trash.
# Use the word "sunbreaks" and know what it means.
# Know more than 10 words to describe a cup of coffee.
# Obey all traffic laws except "keep right unless passing."
# Never go camping without waterproof matches and ponchos.
# Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
# Hear the word "ferry" and think of boats and long waits.
# Know more people who own boats than own air conditioners.
# Stand on a deserted street corner in the rain waiting for the light to change.
# Know at least eight people who work for Intel or Nike, or used to work for Tektronix.
# Are amazed by an accurate weather forecast.
# Consider if it doesn't have snow on it or has not recently erupted, regardless of altitude, it is a "hill" not a "mountain".
# Only honk your car horn if a collision is imminent; never for anything else.
# Go to a really nice bar and sit at a table.
# Think skiing always means being covered from head to toe, in snow or water.
# In winter, go to work in the dark and go home in the dark, but only have an eight hour work day.
# Can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best and Veneto's.
# Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
# Know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon and Willamette.
# Consider swimming an indoor sport.
# Are not fazed by: "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
# You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sun breaks."
# Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
# Know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
# Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.
# You exclaim "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.
# Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and Gore-Tex coat.
# Switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
# Have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
# Think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
# Buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old ones after such a long time.
# You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
# You use a down comforter in the summer.
# You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
# You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (spring), Road Construction (summer), and Deer & Elk season (Fall).

 

should I be embarrased I fit like 25 of those :/

 

damn right man, same here. From birth till I was 18 I lived within a few blocks of Portland OR and I'm now in school in Seattle...GO PNW!

 

50mph? wow thats pretty slow. almost as bad as ours here in hawaii- we have a Interstate(which doen't connect to another state-mind u ) called the H-3. top speed limit is 60 but there are sections where it ridiculously drops to 45 and 35?? go figure

 

I don't know where you're driving, but the speed limit on the interstates is 65 in Oregon (55 in metro areas) I drive through speed traps @ about 73-75mph in the 65 zones, so I wouldn't call Oregon roads particularly "slow"

... Oh, and BTW, I've learned how to pass on the right (for those who don't evacuate the left lane when they see the big 'ol hood scoop a comin'!) :banana: :banana: