Weather Related…1… You've ever had to switch from running your furnace to running your air conditioning in the same day.
2…0°F is a tad chilly…90°F is a tad warm.
3…Your school classes were delayed or canceled because of cold and or heat.
4…You design your kids Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
5…There’s a 100% guarantee in the winter, soon as you get your drive cleared out, a snowplow will come and fill it back in before you can even put down your shovel.
6…Indiana is the layering capital of the world…dress accordingly. January can have spring like days while October can have wintry days…April is capable of providing a sampling of all four seasons in a single 24-hour period.
7...If you want to know the weather, look out the window...don't like what you see...wait 5 minutes.
Driving Habits…1…The question is not "Have you ever hit a deer?" its "How Many?" (Guilty, I’ve hit 6...or is it 7.
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2…You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind farm equipment driving on the roads…in fact…you expect it.
3…Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
4…The vehicle of choice is not a car…but a 4x4 truck.
5…You keep jumper cables in your vehicle at all times and even your wife/girlfriend knows how to use them.
6…You can drive 55 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
7…When giving directions we use minutes and landmarks…not miles and road numbers.
8…When asking where county road 400 is…you must specify which county and North, South, East, or West.
9…You had to ride the school bus an hour or more each way.
10… You know what chip-and-seal is, and your high school was located on such a road.
Language Arts…1…The last "g" is silent in 99% of words ending in "ing."
2…You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute."
3…You can say "French Lick" without laughing out loud.
4…We don’t drink “Soda” here, its called “Pop”.
5…It’s not a toilet, it’s a commode, stool, or crapper depending on who your talking too.
6…To you, a raccoon is simply a "coon".
Foods…1…To you, tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork twice as big as the bun its served on with ketchup and pickles.
2…Most meals consist of some kind of meat, and some kind of potato.
3…Don’t be shocked to find out that steak your eating is deer and not beef.
Bar Fun…1…We drink our beer from a mason jar…is there any other way?
2…If someone buys you a shot...you drink it...no matter what.
3…Playing rap music at a bar will get your a$$ kicked.
4…Bars close at 3AM…either be sober or have a ride lined up well ahead of that time.
Old Time Fun & High School Days…1…You know what cow tipping is and more then likely have participated in the act…(There is techniques to this…not that I’d know.
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2…In the fall, one of your favorite pranks was corning cars and mailboxes.
3…You know what corning is.
4…Being a member of the FFA meant you were more popular then the jocks.
5…People at your high school chewed tobacco during shop or agriculture class without a word being said by the teacher/principal. (Yep, perfectly normal at both the high schools I went too.
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6…A “small” party at your high school consisted of 30+ trucks loaded with friends parking in an empty field, lighting a bonfire, and cranking up the country music while drinking a few beers and maybe dancing.
Misc…1…You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.
2…You've been to a Covered Bridge Festival. (There’s one in this town every year
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3…Strangers are the only ones who knock on your door.
4…You can ride a horse into town and no one will find it strange.
5…You’ve been to at least one wedding in which someone could be heard popping open a beer during the “I Do’s.” Inside a church or not! (I've been in 2 such weddings
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6…We started hunting and fishing when we were nine years old. Yeah, we saw Bambi. We got over it. Opening day of deer season is also considered a holiday.
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