You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without
> > > > > flinching.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be
> > >>> >over 100 degrees.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car
> > >>> > because your steering wheel is "smoking" hot.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can make sun tea instantly.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your
> > >>> > fireplace.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the
> > >>> > streets are totally empty of both cars and people.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You see two trees fighting over a dog.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing funny
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the
> > > > > Salt River.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can pronounce"Saguaro", "Tempe", "San Xavier", "Canyon de
> > >>> > Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", and "Cholla"
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can understand the reason for a town named "Why"
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You hear people say "but it's a DRY heat!"
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You buy salsa by the gallon.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Your Christmas decorations include sand and l00 paper bags.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but
> > >>> > clear out come the end of April.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You think someone wearing oven mitts while driving is clever.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los."
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Most homes have more firearms than people.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are
> > >>> > automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if
> > >>> >you're wearing shorts.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without
> > > > > flinching.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be
> > >>> >over 100 degrees.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car
> > >>> > because your steering wheel is "smoking" hot.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can make sun tea instantly.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your
> > >>> > fireplace.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the
> > >>> > streets are totally empty of both cars and people.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You see two trees fighting over a dog.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing funny
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the
> > > > > Salt River.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can pronounce"Saguaro", "Tempe", "San Xavier", "Canyon de
> > >>> > Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", and "Cholla"
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can understand the reason for a town named "Why"
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You hear people say "but it's a DRY heat!"
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You buy salsa by the gallon.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Your Christmas decorations include sand and l00 paper bags.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but
> > >>> > clear out come the end of April.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You think someone wearing oven mitts while driving is clever.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los."
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Most homes have more firearms than people.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are
> > >>> > automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if
> > >>> >you're wearing shorts.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
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