- When the temperature drops below 70 degrees, you're cold, and immediately require the heater, or a sweat shirt!
- You'd rather park a mile away from the store in the shade than take a front-door spot in the sun.
- You swear that about 99% of the people here drive either a Prius or a big ass lifted SUV/truck.
- You've heard the phrase so many times, you want to punch someone in the face every time they say it: "It's a dry heat!"
- You find postcards featuring skeletons and cacti not funny, but scarily accurate.
- Every other house is made of adobe and has a yard full of decorative rocks, cacti and palms.
- You know how to pronounce "Cholla," "Saguaro," "Tucson," "Tempe" and "San Xavier Del Bac," despite never having taken any Spanish.
- You laugh when your Eastern friend think you're crazy for loving those rare and wonderful cloudy/rainy days!!!
- You view snowbirds as cheaters. How dare they enjoy the Phoenix winter months without putting in their mandatory time in the 100+ degree summer like the rest of us!!
- You don't think girls who wear shorts in January are crazy, because you're aware that they probably don't own any pants.
- You've attended a party in the desert!
- You go out and about without carrying a bottle of water in your bag
- You can't go for 6 months before you repair your broken windshield wipes
- You think the only restaurants in strip malls are fast food joints, and if they're not , they should have misting systems installed!
- Your driver's license expires before 2051
- You don't have to prepay at the pump!
- You know how to drive in rain!
- You honestly think to yourself "It's only going to be 107 degrees today, so not too bad!!"
- You can swim outdoors, at midnight and it's still warm!
-Hot-air balloons can't go up past 6AM, because the air outside is hotter than the air
inside.
-You realize Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
- Can't take the dog for a walk because the pavement is too hot for his feet.
-You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
- You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.
- You are angry you actually have to put on shoes with laces rather than slipping into flip-flops on your way out the door.
- You remember “that one time it snowed in Phoenix” in 2006 LOL!
- You've considered wearing oven mitts to open a car door, put on a seatbelt, and hold a steering wheel...You realize a sock and gloves are a better option!
- Wearing a scarf is strange, mysterious, and stifling!
- Your TV schedule changes twice a year because of the state's refusal to follow Daylight Savings. (Sure, we're stubborn, but DST is also totally pointless for AZ.)
- To you, "Snow Day" is nothing but a bad movie.
- You know to roll your windows up and get the hell off the road during a HABOOB!
- You only have gym class outside between November and February—otherwise, it's too darn hot.
- You have to go all the way to Flagstaff to see trees that aren't Palm or Palo Verde.
- People here don't have rat or termite problems—they have rattler or scorpion problems.
- You hate the Lakers. And the Dodgers. And pretty much every L.A. sports team, really.
- You've definitely heard of this thing called "humidity," but you still think it's just a myth.
- Steve Nash is your hometown hero, even though he's Canadian.
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