On Aug 31, 2004, at 3:32 PM, Wolfe Stephen S GS-11 6 MDSS/SGSI wrote:
> If you consider it a sport to gather your food
> by drilling through 36 inches of ice and sitting there
> all day hoping that the food will swim by, you
> might live in Upstate New York.
I've known some people who consider ice fishing to be fun. I'm not one
of them.
> If you're proud that your region makes the
> national news 96 nights each year because Buffalo is
> the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in
> Upstate New York.
It's not all that cold, compared to a lot of places. It's just that
the proximity to the Great Lakes creates the phenomenon known as "lake
effect snow". That's when there is no storms around, but we still get 6
inches of snow every night.
> If your local Dairy Queen is closed from
> September through May, you might live in Upstate New York.
Dairy Queen? Hell no! It's the Abbott's Frozen Custard that's closed
for half the year.
> < bunch of stuff that applies to lots of places snipped >
> YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE UPSTATE NEW YORKER
>
> WHEN:
>
> 1. "Vacation" means going South past the PA line for the weekend.
Nope. We have the Finger Lakes, which are where many people spend
their vacations.
> 2. You measure distance in hours.
Nope.
> 3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
>
> 4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back
> again.
>
> 5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging
> blizzard, without flinching.
True of many places
> 6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including
> church on Sunday).
>
> 7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
> unlocked.
>
> 8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use
> them.
>
> 9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
>
> 10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled
> with snow.
>
> 11. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and
> construction.
I think the above apply to any northern town that isn't a big city.
> 12. You can identify a southern or eastern accent.
Who can't? What drives me crazy is the nasal Rochester accent.
> < rest snipped due to being too general >
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