Wooden
Pallets for your bonfire...
You
know you belong in Kodiak, Alaska when...
you switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the
socks on.
You
understand blue and you understand sky, just not if they are used
in the same sentence.
You've
actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
You
think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
You
and your best friend (and their cousin) have all dated the same
person.
You
know that if your cruzin the loop, you'll turn around at McDonald's.
you
were excited when WalMart came to town.
dressing
up is wearing clean flannel
if
the sun is out its "beach Weather"
The
most popular place to be on the weekend is white sands and involves
fire and/or explosives
you
bring a jacket 'just in case' no matter where you go or what time
of year.
you
go to the fair in the summer, scantilly clad in the day, get a
sunburn, then immediately regret it as you freeze your ass off
when the sun sets.
You
know from personal experiences that riding a ferry with a hangover
is a bad idea.
You
know at least 10 different words for rain.
You
know at least 10 different names for Kodiak
You
have only, legally, driven 55 mph.
You
dont understand the confused looks on tourists faces when you
use the word "salmonberry" in a sentence
You
have part of a forest in your back yard.
You
know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
You
feel overdressed wearing...anything... to a "nice" restaurant.
You
know the joke "that bar is so small........."
you
know where "the end of the road" is- and have eaten
at the restraunt there.
You
understand that if it has no snow or has not erupted, it is not
a real mountain.
You
know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
You
consider fishing a sport.
In
winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark --
while only working eight-hour days.
You
never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
You
are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain,
" and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
You
have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
You
can point to at least two mountains, even if you cannot see them
through the fog.
You
notice "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day
and you can actually see it.
You
put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still
wear your hiking boots and parka.
You've
had to complain that "nothing is open" at 5:00pm.
you
have to drive 5 minutes to go to the "Mall" which consists
of Walmart, Safeway and blockbuster, OR, a few stores in town
you
know indisputably what generic terms such as 'the bridge', deadmans
and 'the Y' refer to.
your
car has all 4 radio stations programed and mabe one of them twice
to take up the extra space
you
remember life without walmart.
you
know where to get Mexican, Chinese and Japanese and can order
a hamburger at all of them.
you
have "made beach glass" by throwing bottles off of cliffs
to watch them smash on the beach- using up an otherwise boring
afternoon...
your
sense of direction stems from 'the water means north, the mountains
mean south'.
you
know someone's a tourist cuz they wear a heavy coat in the middle
of summer.
you
own Carhartt pants, sweatshirts, a vest and a hat and you wear
them all at the same time.
you
know where to go to steal wooden pallets for your bonfire.
you
don't question why one of the 'nicer' restaurants in town is named
"the Power house"
After
reading all this you love it here even more!
You
know it's useless to try anywhere else, when Woolworths is out
of milk!
Thanks
to http://www.myyearbook.com
