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Kali

(54,990 posts)
Fri May 25, 2018, 12:09 AM May 2018

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM ARIZONA WHEN. . .


1. You can say Hohokam and no one thinks you're making it up.

2.You no longer associate rivers or bridges with water.

3.You know that a "swamp cooler" is not a happy hour drink.

4.You can contemplate a high temperature of 120 degrees as "not all that bad, after all it's a dry heat."

5.You know that you can make sun tea outside faster than instant tea in your microwave.

6.You have to run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so that you can use your fireplace.

7.The water coming from the "cold" tap is hotter than that from the hot" tap.

8.You can correctly pronounce the following words: "Saguaro", "Tempe", "Gila Bend", "San Xavier del Bac", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", "Cholla", and "Tlaquepacque", "Ajo".

9.It's noon on a weekday in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one single person is moving on the streets.

10.Hot air balloons can't fly because the air outside is hotter than the air inside.

11.You buy salsa by the gallon.

12.Your Christmas decorations include a half a yard of sand and 100 paper bags.

13.You think someone driving while wearing oven mitts is clever.

14.Most of the restaurants in your town have the first name "El" or "Los."

15.You think six tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.

16.You can say 115 degrees without fainting.

17.Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.

18.People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70.

19.You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.

20.The pool can be warmer than you are.

21.You realize Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.

22.People with black cars or have black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.

23.You know better than to get into a car/truck with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.

24.Announcements for Fourth of July events always end with "in case of monsoon..."

25.You have to explain to out-of-staters why there is no daylight savings time

26.You can say "haboob" without giggling.
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Laffy Kat

(16,356 posts)
1. To add one--this was after a short visit one July--:
Fri May 25, 2018, 12:16 AM
May 2018

You make sure you have a filled chest of ice in your car truck when you go grocery shopping. Even if it's a short trip, you will need to put the frozen/cold groceries directly in the ice until you get home.

3catwoman3

(23,815 posts)
5. My older son is moving from Illinois, where he...
Fri May 25, 2018, 12:52 AM
May 2018

Last edited Fri May 25, 2018, 01:50 AM - Edit history (1)

...grew up, to Phoenix in a couple of weeks.

He will learn all these things right quick.

The one about the oven mitts is pretty funny. Maybe I should get him a set of Ove-Gloves!

Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
8. My daughter is there
Fri May 25, 2018, 04:17 AM
May 2018

I’m going to add to the list

When you can’t swim in your pool until the sun goes down

Your flight was cancelled due to the temp on the runway

You don’t walk to the bathroom at night without flip flops... scorpions

The mountain lions like to take a dip in your pool

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
9. Scorpions! I was going to add that. Was in Phoenix in the summer years ago...
Fri May 25, 2018, 06:07 AM
May 2018

and saw a scorpion in the tub as I was getting ready to take a shower.

And warnings at the Desert Botanical Garden to stay on the walkway because rattlesnakes don't like hot concrete.

It hit 115 that weekend, but I gotta say the nights were magnificent. Had a big banquet at some mountain resort-- temps dropped and you could see ALL the stars.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
10. Here's another one to add...shake your pants ...
Fri May 25, 2018, 07:21 AM
May 2018

before putting them on in the morning (for scorpions/spiders that crawled in during the night)...

Delmette2.0

(4,143 posts)
12. My son thought I should consider being a snowbird.
Fri May 25, 2018, 09:50 AM
May 2018

After reading this and the comments about scorpions and spiders I am even more pleased with my new snowblower that makes my snow filled driveway not a big deal.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
16. Those are great and all true for me!
Sun May 27, 2018, 04:27 PM
May 2018

Here's a few more:

1.You can’t put a car in your garage because that’s where you keep everything you would store in a basement.

2.You always try to park in the shade. If you can’t find any shade, you park your vehicle facing away from the sun (and still always use a windshield shade).

3. You consider shorts and flip flops formal attire.

4. Your favorite smell is the desert after a rain storm. (Love that creosote.)

5. You think 90-degree weather represents a cooling trend and 105 degrees is still springtime.

6. You think 70 degrees is sweater weather..

7. You don't dust the furniture unless you are having a party. (Why bother? It's back within an hour.)

8. You use your umbrella (if you can find it) more often on sunny days than rainy ones.

9. You run INTO the rain instead of running out of it.

10. You buy sunscreen in quart-sized containers.

11. Monsoon-watching is a vital form of entertainment.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
17. Another one, I am not sure if you heard of this...
Mon May 28, 2018, 12:51 PM
May 2018

after a wind storm, our whole back yard would be full of tumbleweeds and we would have to spend a bit of the day cleaning up after. I mean literally full of tumbleweeds, several feet high...this happened a couple of times.

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