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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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& x) |6 p3 k- n5 {3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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; n/ Z- \# }% N5 \" J- s5 U4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
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/ O' \' X2 | h* C5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
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6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a
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' Q4 n3 w& X' L5 c, C+ b" E. p7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.
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8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.: p# E9 p% `, z8 b' [4 O1 w
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9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton). {5 ^4 s' w2 w' {, j! Z
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10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction./ H% G6 Q& }% [$ c5 T1 G: L
/ k; u( d* W9 ?4 H3 b& a11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque,
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(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together,
# c- j4 U9 I+ c8 n G- s- O' A3 Iyour nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7
# G2 F, h$ o4 qEleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.- R4 |& g2 V+ T; O+ F; y, I$ F
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12. Gopher = speedbump.
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) t! h# E3 C- R) G% d) z14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
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