You know your from Colorado when......
You know you're from Colorado if:
1. You have absolutely no recognizable accent.
2. If the humidity gets above 25%, you consider it "muggy".
3. You are the third car to run a red light after it has changed.
4. You think only stupid people get lost in your town.
5. If it rains more than 2 days straight you compare the weather to
being in Seattle.
6. The only RTD bus you've been on is the 16th Street shuttle.
7. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car.
8. You think South Park" is a place to stop for gas on your way to the
mtns.
9. You get depressed after one day of foggy weather.
10. North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the
right; and east and west are where all those liberals keep moving in
from.
11. You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and
you notice the sky is no longer blue.
12. You think gun control is a steady hand.
13. You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing.
14. You can drive over a 12,000 foot pass in 4 feet of snow, but cant
get to work if there are 4 inches of snow.
15. April showers bring May blizzards.
16. You know what a "rocky mountain oyster" is. But you dont know what
a "turn signal" is.
17. A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a
Democrat in Congress does.
18. People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.
19. You've gone skiing in July. You've gone sunbathing in January. They
were both in the same year.
20. You never pack away your coat and sweaters.
21. You love your Broncos, your Avs, your Rockies, Nuggets - ok not the
Nuggets ... well you can't have everything.
22. If it snows in the morning you expect it to be gone by lunchtime.
23. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from
Colorado.
24. Your bumber sticker says, "Colorado is the home of Mountain men,
Not men mou***** men."
25. You climb a 14'er to smoke and drink to get the buzz back.
26. In Colorado those who live in Boulder aren't considered in Colorado's
reality.
27. You doesn't understand why Denver is Liberal.
28. There is a drought, yet you wonder why Denver area lakes can't be
touched for water usage.
29. Hunting is something you do to eat, not sport.
30. You turn on the heater at night and the AC on in the day.
31. You only lock up your hubs of the 4x4 after you get stuck.
32. You fly up and down mountain roads while the flatlanders are
grabbing onto the grab handles in the car.
33. You doen't even see the antelope on the side of the road
anymore....unless it's hunting season and you didn't get one.
34. You wait 3-4 years to get drawn for a deer tag.
35. You shoot 2-3 elk a year and the population is still at an all time high.
36. You like that out of state hunters to come here to hunt rabbits they
have to pay more in hunting liscence fees than you do to go to Texas to
hunt hogs.
37. You love to see the Strawberry Sunrise the morning after a storm.
38. You love to see the Purple/Orange Sunsets every evening..except 2
nights all year.
39. You love that every 3rd garage has a hot rod in it that is rust free
40. You know that even though it snows it rarely gets icey.
41. You know that when it rains it could include softball hail.
42. You like the fact that most of the time when the Rose Bowl parade is
on TV the weather is better in Colorado.
43. 80 degrees in January is common
44. Snow in the mountains on 4th of July is a given
45. The Pikes Peak Hill Climb will be delayed for snow during summer
46. When it finally rains, you need to be out of the low spots
47. You always have a jacket in the car
48. You keep a candle in your car, and it's not to be romantic.
49. Gunnison rivals Alaska for lowest temp in the nation.
50. 80-100 mile/hour winds are not a hurricane or tornado, just a
Chinook wind
51. You know where to find your trash can when the wind blows
52. You know where to find your BBQ when the wind blows
53. You know where you find that other stuff you'll also find your patio
funiture.
53. You love that you can make list like this!
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Originally Posted by JohnTRourke
ops: Moved with my parents when I was 13. About 64% has been in CO now though and I am never leaving. [poke]
