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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.
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/ D# X' j4 u+ ~( H* f0 t. i+ {2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's], Q( V2 V. M( `3 Q/ B
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3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once. 0 h j9 z& S* _; c& P% ^
7 q, R; n B* y7 I' o: l5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
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6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a ( A+ \, \+ `4 _0 A
blizzard, without flinching. [not many of us can say that though]
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& d9 ^# D2 |/ D7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.
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6 c9 j( i: v5 T+ f T. y8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
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9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)
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" Z& `+ N8 g! r3 D! N. j2 [7 P) e10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.
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8 ^. ~8 V" l+ F$ J( u11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque, - n; N4 O3 s4 {: f
two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 " Q* ]& ~, P; G, Z; R+ w
(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together,
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Eleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.
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12. Gopher = speedbump.8 e$ o I% G" `* e. C
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13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.5 y9 g. A) l8 r8 p/ i$ c* {5 ^( F
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14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
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