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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.
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2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's]
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3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.2 X5 F+ x& a$ k! G0 I- Z
" q1 E: f) c9 R1 [4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once. `# h7 D; \: W
! M) i9 [' j; o7 i) m2 @5. You use a down comforter in the summer. # a' ^# \% z5 w7 l8 {
' b8 @' W0 W$ O6 D6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a ; T: M6 ^9 ]' B3 |( w0 _9 P* k
blizzard, without flinching. [not many of us can say that though], _9 @/ o3 u7 G( ]+ f+ j* f
( w/ d8 j9 {7 ?" b3 |; X7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.
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* A' ~0 B5 X% u% x" c# [8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
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: Q; r/ P! T* a4 P5 d% L+ l! A9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)5 F& w4 G& r2 h8 x
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10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.7 `7 Z, I3 O& {% L1 `& A6 v
! A' j7 \; Z4 x3 a8 G, f11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque, 5 b+ a" l) S0 g2 N4 x# ?
two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 6 A2 A% T! E o4 o3 h
(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together,
9 v% N" o; p$ b! Xyour nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7
m* `' U6 _6 A3 k: pEleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.
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12. Gopher = speedbump., K8 z: ] f( [& M: n
0 }" ?8 R; y0 _0 q2 t0 h13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.
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# O5 n Q+ ?2 |$ C- r1 O2 j, q14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
: I# i# Z: d: Z8 |friends from Alberta. |
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