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• You switch from "Heat" to A/C in one day.
• You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means.
• Your sense of direction is “towards the mountains” and “away from the mountains”.
• You're a meat-eating vegetarian.
• You use a down comforter in the summer because you have the a/c on at 55 degrees.
• You're able to drive 65 miles per hour through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without even flinching.
• You take your out of town guests to Casa Bonita even though you would never go there otherwise.
• You install security lights on your house and garage but leave all doors unlocked.
• You think the major food groups are granola bars, tofu and Coors Beer.
• You carry jumper cables in the car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
• You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
• Driving is better in the winter cause the pot holes are filled with snow.
• You think that sexy lingerie is tube sox and flannel PJs.
• You know all 4 seasons – “almost winter”, “winter”, “still winter”, and “construction”.
• You've been tear-gassed in a riot to celebrate a team’s win.
• You think the State Governor is John Elway.
• Your idea of a traffic jam is more that 10 pedestrians on the bike path.
• You carry skies in your car, "just in case."
• You can never figure out why your out-of-town guests faint from altitude sickness on a picnic to Mt. Evans.
• You know the 'correct' pronunciation of Buena Vista and Saguache.
• You think there are only 3 seasons: “elk”, “football”, and “skiing”.
• April showers bring May blizzards.
• You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, and you look closer to see if it's someone you know.
• 'Timberline' is someplace you have actually been, many times.
• You know who Alferd Packer was.
• SPF 90 is not out of the question.
• People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.
• Having a Senator named Nighthorse doesn't seem strange.
• A full moon has never kept you awake.
• You have an $800 stereo in a $300 truck.
• Knowing that Texas and California are both downstream gives you a certain feeling of satisfaction.
• You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car.
• You have a business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail.
• You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandana.
• You think a pass does not involve a football or a woman.
• You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding.
• Your real Y2K fear was running out of Celestial Seasonings tea and trail mix.
• The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail.
• You get depressed after one day of cloudy weather.
• You think that formal wear is ironed denim.
• 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.
• You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue.
• You consider a three-piece suit to be a pair of shorts, a sweatshirt, and Birkenstocks.
• Your bridal registry is at REI.
• You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing.
• You have stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight.
• You can visit friends at sea level, drink a whole case of beer, and not get a buzz.
• You’re actually proud of "South Park."
• You cast out your fishing line while white-water rafting.
• You’ve never seen the tourist attractions in your own city.
• Your SUV’s tire size exceeds your IQ.
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