[Vision2020] You might be from the Pacific Northwest if:

[Dick Schmidt]

Yes, and we miss it!

Dick Schmidt


 You might be from the Pacific Northwest if:

1. You know the state flower (Mildew)

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.

4. Know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. Know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

7. Stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting
     for the  "Walk"  Signal.

8. Understand that if it has no snow or has not
   recently erupted, it is not a real mountain.

9. Can taste the difference between Starbucks,
     Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.

10. Know the difference between Chinook, Coho,
    and Sockeye salmon.

11. Know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup,
     Issaquah, Oregon, and Willamette.

12. Consider swimming an indoor sport.

13. Can tell the difference between Japanese,
    Chinese and Thai food.

14. In winter, go to work in the dark and come home 
     in the dark -- while only working eight-hour days.

15. Never go camping without waterproof matches
     and a poncho.

16. Are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers
     followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain
     followed by showers."

17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and
    sun breaks".

18. Have no concept of humidity without
     precipitation.

19. Know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not
    just a state of mind.

20. Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if
     you cannot see through the cloud cover.

21. You notice "the mountain is out" when it is a
     pretty day and you can actually see it.

22. Put on your shorts when the temperature gets
     above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

 23. Switch to your sandals when it gets about 60,
     but keep the socks on.

24. Have actually used your mountain bike on a  mountain.

25. Think people who use umbrellas are either
     wimps or tourists.

26. Knew immediately that the view out of
     Frasier's window was fake.

27. Buy new sunglasses every year, because you
     can't find the old ones after such a long time.

28. You measure distance in hours.

29. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the
     same day.

30. You use a down comforter in the summer.

31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your
     wife knows how to use them.

32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to
     fit under a raincoat.

33. You know all the important seasons: Almost
     Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road
 Construction (Summer), Salmon runs season (Fall).

 34. You actually understand these jokes and
     forward them to all your friends in the Northwest
    or those who used to live here!
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