.> > You know you're a Floridian if...
> >
> > Socks are only for bowling.
> > You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will
> > be over in five minutes.
> > A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from
> > the store, but everything to do with shade.
> > Your winter coat is made of denim.
> >
> > You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and
> > mosquito bites.
> > You're younger than thirty but some of your friends
> > are over 65.
> > Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
> > You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
> > You know that no other grocery store can compare to
> > Publix.
> >
> > Every other house in your neighbor hood had blue roofs in
> > 2004-2005.
> > You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't
> > worth waking up for.
> > You dread love bug season.
> > You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list.
> > They aren't Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances.
> > You know them as Andrew, Charley , Frances , Ivan and
> > Jeanne.
> >
> > You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.
> >
> > You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty
> > average.
> > 'Down South' means Key West ...
> > Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business
> > meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church
> > before.
> >
> > You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one
> > sweatshirt.
> > You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
> > A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
> > You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season,
> > love bug season, tourist season and summer. You've
> > hosted a hurricane party.
> >
> > You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee
> > and Micanopy.
> > You understand why it's better to have a friend with
> > a boat, than have a boat yourself.
> > You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't
> > swim.
> > You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and
> > New Years.
> > You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba.'
> > You not only forward this but you understand it!


