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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.$ p) y6 S0 n5 y2 x3 B3 i
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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.
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4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once. + o1 N8 U$ Z- b! c9 ^) n, d& e
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5. You use a down comforter in the summer. 0 I: r( R n# v( y4 _! E
- V7 k4 ~' z, I, \+ h. ^& f4 V8 W6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a
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7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.% y7 K4 o: e/ t% m, b
9 R0 A4 Z3 g2 x, a' ]8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
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9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)
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10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.8 s# U L. j* u& o( P2 T" I
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11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque, 1 e; H1 \4 z2 j. |% }9 Q2 G6 A6 F
two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 ; ^ X$ A0 [4 e- b3 P, \' ?2 I
(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, : h; P& ~" T4 O6 r
your nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7 - I! H1 Z) l8 v; J- S/ ~5 q
Eleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.
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12. Gopher = speedbump.
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+ Z) I, [9 b4 F' G) Y$ q. N1 S6 h13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.
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14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your + F0 H, w v3 z) z& W
friends from Alberta. |
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