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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.6 t6 G9 b$ ^9 S) w0 Z% k
4 S8 w! C; _. C8 w2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's]
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. @! i9 ], l9 i9 Q# s3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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! ]& @" k, h; y8 \: ^0 ~4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once. ( ] z7 Q3 H2 T# V; Q, ?( v
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5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
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. E( H9 C8 A# A3 l% e! C, W5 k6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a
& }; P% o# G/ Yblizzard, without flinching. [not many of us can say that though]/ s* z3 M1 ~) S% `/ h6 B1 c1 j
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7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.9 j9 g. N! N1 u5 I9 ~, p N
* D& K& t; ]0 v2 D' U! g- r. Q8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.$ r1 e: O. n7 R
/ t$ k2 n+ U$ }7 N+ t J9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)
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+ n7 r, w, O; a4 c/ G" |/ u10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.
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; i% ^& `/ g0 T5 ]4 x6 t. m- _11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque,
/ {! u! P2 A9 ztwo pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 % n: W# k9 f3 e
(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, 6 @, Y' B% X7 j
your nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7
. s( R5 B: S6 G" c) XEleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.
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12. Gopher = speedbump.9 a, P- N4 C) f. t" n* ]+ ^
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13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.0 `2 l# e% F& _9 ?3 k
3 E f [' B1 a) m7 |3 W# `14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your , a4 p$ J( |- P. T" j9 {
friends from Alberta. |
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