You May be Alaskan if: (Part 1)
1. Going to the store for milk can be life threatening.
2. Your town has no stray animals.
3. Most dogs in your area have a job in transportation.
4. You have a good supply of arctic wear AND mosquito repellant.
5. The schools or businesses don't give "Snow Days".
6. You have more problems with moose eating your bushes than with grasshoppers or beetles.
7. You have to plug in your car even though it isn't electric.
8. The Halloween pumpkin you carved in October doesn't go bad until April or May.
9. Short sleeves are considered appropriate wear in any temperature that doesn't have a - (minus) in front of it.
10. Living in the "boonies" or "out in the country" has a whole different meaning than in the Lower 48.
11. You sometimes have to wait for the bear to leave the yard before you can come in from the bathroom.
Originally published January 18, 2004.
