- Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass tractor on the highway.
- "Vacation" means going to Erie for the weekend.
- You measure distance in hours.
- You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
- You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
- You use a down comforter in the summer.
- Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
- You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
- You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
- You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.
- . You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
- There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Derby store at any given time.
- . You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
- You think lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.
- You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, construction
- It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
- You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends from Pennsylvania.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
