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<DIV>Yes, and we miss it!</DIV>
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<DIV>Dick Schmidt</DIV>
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<DIV><BR> You might be from the Pacific Northwest if:<BR><BR>1. You know
the state flower (Mildew)<BR><BR>2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or
paper in the trash.<BR><BR>3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it
means.<BR><BR>4. Know more than 10 ways to order coffee.<BR><BR>5. Know more
people who own boats than air conditioners.<BR><BR>6. Feel overdressed
wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.<BR><BR>7. Stand on a deserted corner
in the rain waiting<BR> for the "Walk"
Signal.<BR><BR>8. Understand that if it has no snow or has not<BR>
recently erupted, it is not a real mountain.<BR><BR>9. Can taste the difference
between Starbucks,<BR> Seattle's Best, and
Veneto's.<BR><BR>10. Know the difference between Chinook,
Coho,<BR> and Sockeye salmon.<BR><BR>11. Know how to pronounce
Sequim, Puyallup,<BR> Issaquah, Oregon, and
Willamette.<BR><BR>12. Consider swimming an indoor sport.<BR><BR>13. Can tell
the difference between Japanese,<BR> Chinese and Thai
food.<BR><BR>14. In winter, go to work in the dark and come home
<BR> in the dark -- while only working eight-hour
days.<BR><BR>15. Never go camping without waterproof
matches<BR> and a poncho.<BR><BR>16. Are not fazed by
"Today's forecast: showers<BR> followed by rain," and
"Tomorrow's forecast: rain<BR> followed by
showers."<BR><BR>17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers
and<BR> sun breaks".<BR><BR>18. Have no concept of humidity
without<BR> precipitation.<BR><BR>19. Know that Boring
is a town in Oregon and not<BR> just a state of
mind.<BR><BR>20. Can point to at least two volcanoes, even
if<BR> you cannot see through the cloud
cover.<BR><BR>21. You notice "the mountain is out" when it is
a<BR> pretty day and you can actually see it.<BR><BR>22.
Put on your shorts when the temperature gets<BR> above
50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.<BR><BR> 23. Switch to your
sandals when it gets about 60,<BR> but keep the socks
on.<BR><BR>24. Have actually used your mountain bike on a
mountain.<BR><BR>25. Think people who use umbrellas are
either<BR> wimps or tourists.<BR><BR>26. Knew
immediately that the view out of<BR> Frasier's window
was fake.<BR><BR>27. Buy new sunglasses every year, because
you<BR> can't find the old ones after such a long
time.<BR><BR>28. You measure distance in hours.<BR><BR>29. You often switch from
"heat" to "a/c" in the<BR> same day.<BR><BR>30. You use
a down comforter in the summer.<BR><BR>31. You carry jumper cables in your car
and your<BR> wife knows how to use them.<BR><BR>32. You
design your kid's Halloween costume to<BR> fit under a
raincoat.<BR><BR>33. You know all the important seasons:
Almost<BR> Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring),
Road<BR> Construction (Summer), Salmon runs season (Fall).<BR><BR> 34.
You actually understand these jokes and<BR> forward them
to all your friends in the Northwest<BR> or those who used to
live here!<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>