{"id":1133,"date":"2012-06-15T00:16:46","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T00:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2012-06-15T00:16:46","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T00:16:46","slug":"you-know-youre-a-floridan-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1133","title":{"rendered":"You Know You’re a Floridan when…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Socks are only for bowling.<\/p>\n

You never use an umbrella because the rain will be over in five minutes.<\/p>\n

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.<\/p>\n

You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.<\/p>\n

Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.<\/p>\n

You’ve driven through Yeehaw Junction.<\/p>\n

You know that… no other grocery store can compare to Winn Dixie.<\/p>\n

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn’t worth waking up for.<\/p>\n

You dread love bug season.<\/p>\n

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren’t Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances. You know them as Andrew, Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Wilma, Irene, Cheryl, Rita, Mary, Alison.<\/p>\n

You know what a snowbird is and when they’ll leave!<\/p>\n

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.<\/p>\n

‘Down South’ means Key West .<\/p>\n

Flip-flops are everyday wear.<\/p>\n

Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.<\/p>\n

You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.<\/p>\n

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.<\/p>\n

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n

You know the four seasons really are: Hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer.<\/p>\n

You’ve hosted a hurricane party.<\/p>\n

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, Thonotosassa and Micanopy.<\/p>\n

You understand why it’s better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.<\/p>\n

You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn’t swim.<\/p>\n

You’ve worn shorts and used the A\/C on Christmas and New Years.<\/p>\n

You recognize Miami-Dade as Northern Cuba.<\/p>\n