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You know you live in Alaska when . . .
"Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net.
Actually, it often means Hawaii. But dipnetting is good too.
You measure distance in hours.
Oh, yeah.
Down south to you means Anchorage.
Well, no, I live in Anchorage.
You know several people who have hit a moose.
They are HAZARDOUS. Come right through the windshield.
(added by me) – You have an eight-foot chicken wire fence around your garden to keep the moose out, but they still get in.
Your school classes aren't canceled because of cold.
Uh, no, never.
Your school classes were canceled because of ice.
Nope, not that either, but occasionally three feet of snow will do the trick.
You think that moose season is a national holiday.
Sorry, not really.
You know what a real sockeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
Candy salmon?
You know if another Alaskan is from the city or the village as soon as they open their mouth.
Never paid much attention to accents, but I can believe it.
You can spell words like Chatanika, Ninilchik, and Tuntutuliak.
Oh, yes. Lots of towns with names like that.
You've had cabin fever.
No, don’t think so.
You own moose nugget ear rings.
Don’t be ridiculous, those are for the tourists. :D
Mosquito dope is a part of your daily attire.
Only in summer.
You think the song Breaking Up is Hard to Do is about spring time.
Huh? Never heard that song.
You have bigger tires on your plane than on your car.
Well, I don’t know, car tires get pretty big . . .
Someone mentions "super cub" and you do not envision a tiny bear wearing blue tights and a red cap.
That’s a plane, isn’t it?
Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often.
Yes. And then we tell their neighbors all about the time a polar bear ate all our sled dogs and almost broke into the igloo but got distracted by a passing flock of penguins just in time. And they believe us.
October is the month of your highest income.
Yes! The Permanent Fund Dividend ROX!
The reason you don't own a poodle is because an eagle ate the last one.
This was actually a worry when Grandparents brought their Jack Russel Terrier to visit, and we heard an owl hooting nearby, possibly the same one that left rabbit guts all over our lawn.
Kids catch the bus in the dark and get off it in the dark.
Yeah, especially in the middle of the school year. And flashlights are for wimps. :P
You take the door off the outhouse to see the aurora.
No, are you crazy? You sit out there with no door in the middle of the night and your pants down, you’re gonna freeze to death in short order. No way are the Northern Lights worth that.
Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck.
You ever done that? It’s hard work, lemme tell you, especially after the twentieth load.
You like your neighbors.
Yeah, they’re nice, why?
You know at least one pot grower.
No, they’re all up in the Mat-Su. (Matanuska-Susitna River Valley.)
You know going "outside" involves a whole lot more than opening a door and walking into the yard.
That’s what we call going out-of-state, so yeah, I’d say so. Even if you mean the backyard variety, you still need to put on all that winter gear . . .
You know Bunny Boots aren't worn by bunnies or made out of bunnies.
No, they’re big heavy-duty all-terrain boots. Don’t know why they’re called that, though.
You know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes.
Who DOESN’T? Come on, please tell me people know what baleen is . . .
You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists.
Yes! Except, of course, when we’ve been vacationing. :)
You don't know anyone who doesn't own a 4-wheeler.
The neighbors do, but not everyone. Probably different when not in Anchorage. 4-wheel drive, however, is a necessity. And snowmachines are pretty common too.
You learned to swim indoors.
Doesn’t everyone? o_O Once older, however, we swam in lakes. Lower 48 people are really wimpy when it comes to cold water.
Your bedroom windows are covered in aluminum foil.
WTF? No.
You know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos.
But of course.
You think it's normal for a town to put all the businesses on one side of the road.
Does this refer to Wasilla, which extends along the road for miles and is maybe a block wide?
Your local golf course has "happy hour" between 1:00 and 2:00 am
Never played golf.
The seat in your outhouse is lined with styrofoam so your butt won't freeze to it when you have to sit down for a certain amount of time.
Nah, it’s just cold.
You've had to set your alarm every three hours to go start you car and let it run for 20 minutes so hopefully it will start in the morning so you can go to work.
No, we have to clean out the garage every fall so the vehicles don’t stay outside!
Instead of plugging in your freezer, you've just move it to the front porch!
Nah, it’s plugged in. But for temporary things, a snowbank is a perfectly acceptable substitute.
You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices, Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut!
Forgot the moose meat.
You can play road hockey on skates.
Assuming the sanding truck hasn’t yet come by, yeah. There was actually one period where the bike trail was so icy I had to crawl up and down the slope, and I still slid. A lot. It may sound fun, but it wasn’t. :D
You know you live in Alaska when . . .
"Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net.
Actually, it often means Hawaii. But dipnetting is good too.
You measure distance in hours.
Oh, yeah.
Down south to you means Anchorage.
Well, no, I live in Anchorage.
You know several people who have hit a moose.
They are HAZARDOUS. Come right through the windshield.
(added by me) – You have an eight-foot chicken wire fence around your garden to keep the moose out, but they still get in.
Your school classes aren't canceled because of cold.
Uh, no, never.
Your school classes were canceled because of ice.
Nope, not that either, but occasionally three feet of snow will do the trick.
You think that moose season is a national holiday.
Sorry, not really.
You know what a real sockeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
Candy salmon?
You know if another Alaskan is from the city or the village as soon as they open their mouth.
Never paid much attention to accents, but I can believe it.
You can spell words like Chatanika, Ninilchik, and Tuntutuliak.
Oh, yes. Lots of towns with names like that.
You've had cabin fever.
No, don’t think so.
You own moose nugget ear rings.
Don’t be ridiculous, those are for the tourists. :D
Mosquito dope is a part of your daily attire.
Only in summer.
You think the song Breaking Up is Hard to Do is about spring time.
Huh? Never heard that song.
You have bigger tires on your plane than on your car.
Well, I don’t know, car tires get pretty big . . .
Someone mentions "super cub" and you do not envision a tiny bear wearing blue tights and a red cap.
That’s a plane, isn’t it?
Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often.
Yes. And then we tell their neighbors all about the time a polar bear ate all our sled dogs and almost broke into the igloo but got distracted by a passing flock of penguins just in time. And they believe us.
October is the month of your highest income.
Yes! The Permanent Fund Dividend ROX!
The reason you don't own a poodle is because an eagle ate the last one.
This was actually a worry when Grandparents brought their Jack Russel Terrier to visit, and we heard an owl hooting nearby, possibly the same one that left rabbit guts all over our lawn.
Kids catch the bus in the dark and get off it in the dark.
Yeah, especially in the middle of the school year. And flashlights are for wimps. :P
You take the door off the outhouse to see the aurora.
No, are you crazy? You sit out there with no door in the middle of the night and your pants down, you’re gonna freeze to death in short order. No way are the Northern Lights worth that.
Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck.
You ever done that? It’s hard work, lemme tell you, especially after the twentieth load.
You like your neighbors.
Yeah, they’re nice, why?
You know at least one pot grower.
No, they’re all up in the Mat-Su. (Matanuska-Susitna River Valley.)
You know going "outside" involves a whole lot more than opening a door and walking into the yard.
That’s what we call going out-of-state, so yeah, I’d say so. Even if you mean the backyard variety, you still need to put on all that winter gear . . .
You know Bunny Boots aren't worn by bunnies or made out of bunnies.
No, they’re big heavy-duty all-terrain boots. Don’t know why they’re called that, though.
You know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes.
Who DOESN’T? Come on, please tell me people know what baleen is . . .
You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists.
Yes! Except, of course, when we’ve been vacationing. :)
You don't know anyone who doesn't own a 4-wheeler.
The neighbors do, but not everyone. Probably different when not in Anchorage. 4-wheel drive, however, is a necessity. And snowmachines are pretty common too.
You learned to swim indoors.
Doesn’t everyone? o_O Once older, however, we swam in lakes. Lower 48 people are really wimpy when it comes to cold water.
Your bedroom windows are covered in aluminum foil.
WTF? No.
You know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos.
But of course.
You think it's normal for a town to put all the businesses on one side of the road.
Does this refer to Wasilla, which extends along the road for miles and is maybe a block wide?
Your local golf course has "happy hour" between 1:00 and 2:00 am
Never played golf.
The seat in your outhouse is lined with styrofoam so your butt won't freeze to it when you have to sit down for a certain amount of time.
Nah, it’s just cold.
You've had to set your alarm every three hours to go start you car and let it run for 20 minutes so hopefully it will start in the morning so you can go to work.
No, we have to clean out the garage every fall so the vehicles don’t stay outside!
Instead of plugging in your freezer, you've just move it to the front porch!
Nah, it’s plugged in. But for temporary things, a snowbank is a perfectly acceptable substitute.
You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices, Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut!
Forgot the moose meat.
You can play road hockey on skates.
Assuming the sanding truck hasn’t yet come by, yeah. There was actually one period where the bike trail was so icy I had to crawl up and down the slope, and I still slid. A lot. It may sound fun, but it wasn’t. :D