Maintenance & Restoration

Christi V. · 01-12-2008, 11:23 AM

Subject: Pacific Northwest

1. You know the state flower (Mildew).

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.

4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant or to church.

7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "WALK" Signal.

8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.

10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.

11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Haceta, Yaquina, Yachats, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima and Willamette .

12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.

14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark while only working eight-hour days.

15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and, "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."

17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.

20. You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.

23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.

26. You measure distance in hours.

27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.

28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

29. You know all the important seasons: Almost winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring),Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall).

30. You understood these jokes and will probably forward them.

Bobbie Mayer · 01-12-2008, 01:00 PM

Perfect!

Alf S. · 01-12-2008, 03:39 PM

Hi: You know you're in the Great Lakes Region when;
If you don't like the weather... wait a minute... it'll change!!!
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

Byron Kinnaman · 01-12-2008, 05:02 PM

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18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

Some of us have actually been to this little town.

Gina D. · 01-12-2008, 08:31 PM

some of us actually LIVED in this town. Thats where my first mobile home was, off Orient drive and awfully close to Hiedies for those morning stops for coffee and yummy sweets.

Bobbie Mayer · 01-12-2008, 09:01 PM

I've been there once, the husband of someone I knew in college grew up there, and we were driving up from California in a snow storm (the worst weather I've ever had to drive in on that trip) so stopped for a nap at his aunt's house. (It was so Boring it put me to sleep.)

Bobbie

Byron Kinnaman · 01-12-2008, 11:45 PM

OK Gina,

Where did the name of town come from?

There once was guy whose last name is "Boring". I knew his grandson Bill Boring. Yes, he lived in Boring.

Per Walthinsen · 01-13-2008, 01:49 AM

Used to accompany Dean Boring a few times (direct descendant, opera singer who inexplicably changed his last name to Wilder. Can you believe he would do that?)

Gina D. · 01-13-2008, 01:06 PM

some guy with a Boring last name

Alf S. · 01-13-2008, 02:12 PM

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OK Gina,

Where did the name of town come from?

There once was guy whose last name is "Boring". I knew his grandson Bill Boring. Yes, he lived in Boring.

Hi: There once was a guy named "Boring".
Who spent most of his free time snoring.
When he wasn't a sleep,
Was up on his feet.
Said this place should be called really "Boring"!
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

Byron Kinnaman · 01-13-2008, 05:49 PM

Remember it's Boring Oregon.

Per Walthinsen · 01-13-2008, 06:18 PM

It's Boring, Oregon. Punctuation matters.

Byron Kinnaman · 01-13-2008, 11:42 PM

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It's Boring[b], Oregon. Punctuation matters.

Right now with all this rain it's getting pretty darn boring. Poor trailer's sat in driveway since October. So at the moment Boring, Oregon and much of the rest of the state is boring Oregon.

Larry Dickson · 01-27-2008, 08:41 PM

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Right now with all this rain it's getting pretty darn boring. Poor trailer's sat in driveway since October. So at the moment Boring, Oregon and much of the rest of the state is boring Oregon.

It is still OK if you can see your trailer thru the window from the Lazy Boy.

Then there is the old stand by... you don't tan there, you rust.