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1. "Vacation" means going to Calgary or Edmonton for the weekend.4 |6 F# ]& e ?+ `. e9 k' H, T( w
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2. You measure distance in hours. [lately how many movies, for people with the latest vans equipped with DVD's]
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: a6 H6 |) g! V" _3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.* _) K9 ^* _$ _- d* L) }3 U
$ O9 S0 r; m5 E4 O3 E6 @8 b( t _4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
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" G' {+ N: J6 ?, ~# S5. 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
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8 x- Y# Z# T H/ u/ f% x+ L0 S7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your kids know how to use them.
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+ W$ t3 t7 R5 e7 }, C) n0 Y G8. 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), L( l+ x) {. Y+ i9 m
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10. You know both seasons: Winter and construction.
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- D: m9 c5 {0 i3 R11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque,
# P4 p1 \$ C, M$ T2 h; Ntwo pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35
* n2 x( T0 m9 Y" K6 z3 U/ y5 M(-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together,
: N) y+ X7 \; h/ dyour nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7
# t0 Z O. y& Q# V% f. G) a hEleven for a Slurpee on the way home from the ski hill.5 P' ]5 V9 t5 ]& h2 ?% E: a2 Z
! Q6 F. p1 g- _7 p( q, k12. Gopher = speedbump.
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13. At least half of your family works in oil and gas.' C- R2 z, Z' S, I
5 s7 s' c! |$ {+ x$ Q14. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your
/ X$ J1 F/ X' w3 u/ zfriends from Alberta. |
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