Getting to know each other better!

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Recently I might have offended a few people (Northeners) due to some remarks I posted. So in an attempt for all of to better understand each other I am listing here some facts about people from the state of Florida. Hopefully this will help explain a Floridian! Please list any facts you have from your state so that we can all become a tight knit Moomba Family!

You know you're a Floridian if....

~ You know socks are only for bowling.


~ You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.

~ You know a good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.

~ Your winter coat is made of denim and you have not used it in years.

~ You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

~ You know anything under 70 degrees is chilly.

~ You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

~ You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.

~ Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

~ 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 and Jeanne.

~ 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 , Apopka, Ocoee and Micanopy and you know where they are.

~ 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