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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.
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9 \# L; M$ t J9 N+ [- Z2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's]
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1 u M1 x1 v$ {$ x7 |! z3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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% L; y4 \; K& ?; c; W( t4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once. 1 `1 }+ G$ w& j2 b' S* B
' S7 d1 ~& c+ ]. Y( { H" R5. You use a down comforter in the summer. ( u1 W. P, l3 E1 e
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6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a 7 j+ [1 K$ m |5 x
blizzard, without flinching. [not many of us can say that though]
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7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.
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. J" U7 N1 k: T9 M3 s8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
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7 H$ G1 I4 B Y+ G/ `9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled. (That is sooooo Edmonton)' g) p, q8 S) c8 V s
( o1 j2 @; ~' l4 ^$ i& L1 A0 B$ ]0 c10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.
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11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque,
$ @ Y0 I) x; wtwo pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35
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6 z6 ^( g Y, C/ M' l& k; E1 w! kyour nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7 3 t& w: B, t. [; @" l% }
Eleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.
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12. Gopher = speedbump.
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p( c3 _& i# o2 L) L. N) p. [13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.( r+ A/ I! N* I( R( x) r
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14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your 5 o8 M. \; J% ~: ^2 l% E
friends from Alberta. |
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