Meriweather
Being a Nana is my superpower
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- Mar 31, 2002
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Ways to tell if you are from Western Washington.
1. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Enumclaw and Issaquah.
2. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
3. You keep snow chains in your trunk but they've never been used.
4. You see a person carrying an umbrella and know they must be a tourist.
5. Eating seafood isn't anything special.
6. Your lawn is mostly moss and you don't really care.
7. Your daily commute to work involves riding a ferry.
8. You know the difference between "showers followed by rain" and "rain followed by showers".
9. The sight of Mt. Rainier is still awe inspiring.
10. You're extremely picky about your coffee.
11. You yell at the TV if they pronounce the name of a city wrong or make an inaccurate Seattle reference on "Frasier".
12. You rarely wash your car because it's just going to get muddy again tomorrow.
13. You wouldn't dream of putting an air conditioner in your house.
14. You go to Eastern Washington to get some sun.
15. You can drive from your home to a lake, a river or the Puget Sound in 20 minutes or less.
16. You've seen or know someone who has seen Bigfoot.
17. You remember where you were on May 18th, 1980.
18. You get a terrible sunburn on the first really nice day of summer.
19. You look forward to SeaFair and all its related activities.
20. You take a heavy coat and a hat with you for a day at the beach.
21. You have learned to assume Christmas will be rainy, not white.
22. You've owned the same bathing suit for years because you never have a chance to wear it out.
23. You still can't believe the new Seahawks stadium is open air.
24. Your phone book contains a tide table.
25. You only visit the Space Needle if you need someplace to take out of town guests.
26. You or someone you know works at Boeing or Microsoft.
27. You "Do The Puyallup" every year.
28. You choose your vacation spot according to the best latte stands.
29. You purchase a new car and the 'Northwest Package' includes a built in umbrella holder. 30. Your children don't get chickenpox, they get 'rust spots' instead.
31. When you think 'big hair', you think of Kent.
32. You can't make it two blocks without seeing a Starbucks.
33. When you hear people from Eastern WA say thy're going to the coast, you assume they mean Ocean Shores.
34. You make reference to the new neighborhood going up down the street and people have to ask, "Which one?"
35. You can't believe that people in Spokane actually have yellow grass in the winter and green grass in the summer.
36. You know how to pronounce goeduck and know that it doesn't quack or have feathers.
37. You think the "Middle East" is Ellensburg and the "Far East" is Spokane.
38. You realize no education is required to be a weatherman. Just predict, "Partly cloudy with a chance of rain."
39. You have an earthquake story, and so does everyone else you know.
40. You can identify seven different types of rain.
41. You can identify five different cities by smell alone.
42. You thing espresso was invented in Seattle.
43. You know what 'Sodo Mojo' is.
44. You can turn in any direction and be within a stones throw of an Indian-run casino.
45. You think summer starts in July and winter in September.
46. It's not a real windstorm until your lawn ornaments blow away.
47. You know exactly where Tom Hank's boathouse was in "Sleepless In Seattle".
48. You know who J.P. Patches was.
49. At least one of your neighbors has a hot tub they haven't used in over a year.
50. You know who really 'let the dogs out'.
51. You become frightened by the bright yellow orb in the sky until the 9-1-1 operator tells you it's just the sun.
1. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Enumclaw and Issaquah.
2. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
3. You keep snow chains in your trunk but they've never been used.
4. You see a person carrying an umbrella and know they must be a tourist.
5. Eating seafood isn't anything special.
6. Your lawn is mostly moss and you don't really care.
7. Your daily commute to work involves riding a ferry.
8. You know the difference between "showers followed by rain" and "rain followed by showers".
9. The sight of Mt. Rainier is still awe inspiring.
10. You're extremely picky about your coffee.
11. You yell at the TV if they pronounce the name of a city wrong or make an inaccurate Seattle reference on "Frasier".
12. You rarely wash your car because it's just going to get muddy again tomorrow.
13. You wouldn't dream of putting an air conditioner in your house.
14. You go to Eastern Washington to get some sun.
15. You can drive from your home to a lake, a river or the Puget Sound in 20 minutes or less.
16. You've seen or know someone who has seen Bigfoot.
17. You remember where you were on May 18th, 1980.
18. You get a terrible sunburn on the first really nice day of summer.
19. You look forward to SeaFair and all its related activities.
20. You take a heavy coat and a hat with you for a day at the beach.
21. You have learned to assume Christmas will be rainy, not white.
22. You've owned the same bathing suit for years because you never have a chance to wear it out.
23. You still can't believe the new Seahawks stadium is open air.
24. Your phone book contains a tide table.
25. You only visit the Space Needle if you need someplace to take out of town guests.
26. You or someone you know works at Boeing or Microsoft.
27. You "Do The Puyallup" every year.
28. You choose your vacation spot according to the best latte stands.
29. You purchase a new car and the 'Northwest Package' includes a built in umbrella holder. 30. Your children don't get chickenpox, they get 'rust spots' instead.
31. When you think 'big hair', you think of Kent.
32. You can't make it two blocks without seeing a Starbucks.
33. When you hear people from Eastern WA say thy're going to the coast, you assume they mean Ocean Shores.
34. You make reference to the new neighborhood going up down the street and people have to ask, "Which one?"
35. You can't believe that people in Spokane actually have yellow grass in the winter and green grass in the summer.
36. You know how to pronounce goeduck and know that it doesn't quack or have feathers.
37. You think the "Middle East" is Ellensburg and the "Far East" is Spokane.
38. You realize no education is required to be a weatherman. Just predict, "Partly cloudy with a chance of rain."
39. You have an earthquake story, and so does everyone else you know.
40. You can identify seven different types of rain.
41. You can identify five different cities by smell alone.
42. You thing espresso was invented in Seattle.
43. You know what 'Sodo Mojo' is.
44. You can turn in any direction and be within a stones throw of an Indian-run casino.
45. You think summer starts in July and winter in September.
46. It's not a real windstorm until your lawn ornaments blow away.
47. You know exactly where Tom Hank's boathouse was in "Sleepless In Seattle".
48. You know who J.P. Patches was.
49. At least one of your neighbors has a hot tub they haven't used in over a year.
50. You know who really 'let the dogs out'.
51. You become frightened by the bright yellow orb in the sky until the 9-1-1 operator tells you it's just the sun.
