You Know You're From The Northwest When You...

[Negima]

It's 90 degrees out and you're still dressed in jeans and a sweater.

I'm going to assume that's a Washington thing because if it were 90 and I was wearing jeans and a sweater, I would roast.

[the_wind_the_sea]

It's 90 degrees out and you're still dressed in jeans and a sweater.

I'm going to assume that's a Washington thing because if it were 90 and I was wearing jeans and a sweater, I would roast.

Then again, when I DO that, I'm inside drinking a glass of ice water, and very rarely will I venture out.

--Spring and winter switch places.
--No season is the same year after year.

[Negima]

- The seasons usually follow something along the lines of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" seasons.
("It was a cold winter.  Then winter turned into spring, spring changed into summer, summer into winter, and then winter gave spring and summer a break and went straight on into autumn.")

Although sometimes that happens in one week.

[Kyuubi]

-when you look outside and it's raining and you go out and play, but when it's sunny outside you want to stay inside because its too hot outside

[the_wind_the_sea]

--You don't get sick from the cold, but the heat.
--When it goes from cold to hot to cold again. It is nothing new

[Anonymous]

You can pronounce
-Washington WITHOUT an "R"  There is NO R, people!    -_-;

Actually, I don't think that OR, and WA people have different accents.  We share the same lack of accent, really.  Our 'r' sounds are a bit more drawn out that other places in the country, but we northwesterners actually are the owners of the cleanest spoken American English!  No accent hinders the comprehension of what we're saying.

-You think umbrellas are for WHIMPS
-You only ever seem to use an umbrella as a shield from the SUN.  (haha, if you see a girl downtown portland with a Japanese parasol and blue hair, that's me!)

[MistressLegato]

You can pronounce
-Washington WITHOUT an "R"  There is NO R, people!    -_-;

Actually, I don't think that OR, and WA people have different accents.  We share the same lack of accent, really.  Our 'r' sounds are a bit more drawn out that other places in the country, but we northwesterners actually are the owners of the cleanest spoken American English!  No accent hinders the comprehension of what we're saying.

-You think umbrellas are for WHIMPS
-You only ever seem to use an umbrella as a shield from the SUN.  (haha, if you see a girl downtown portland with a Japanese parasol and blue hair, that's me!)

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[Negima]

- A majority of your clothes consists of earth-tone colors.
(I had a Geography teacher comment about this in her class, then I looked at my wardrobe and thought, "Wow, she's right.")

- You've learned to smell when the rain is coming.

- When most of the points you make on this thread have something to do with the rain.  :wink:

[Kei-Kei]

One of your frequent summer trips every year is skiing/snowboarding

[the_wind_the_sea]

--A freak rainstorm/hailstorm doesn't stop you from unloading a charter bus

[BlackjackGabbiani]

When you play Pokemon Emerald and you get to the part where the two beasts are warring causing torrential rains and opressive sun to alternate and you honestly don't see anything unusual.

[the_wind_the_sea]

When you play Pokemon Emerald and you get to the part where the two beasts are warring causing torrential rains and opressive sun to alternate and you honestly don't see anything unusual.

So very true. So very true.

--When someone says it pours, they mean it. They get soaked!

[riverspree]

- A majority of your clothes consists of earth-tone colors.
(I had a Geography teacher comment about this in her class, then I looked at my wardrobe and thought, "Wow, she's right.")

- You've learned to smell when the rain is coming.

- When most of the points you make on this thread have something to do with the rain.  :wink:

People think I'm crazy when I say "Smells like rain."

- There are four seasons, rain, more rain, winter, and construction
- Seeing Roads filled with tractors is nothing new (southern oregon)
- You dress your kids is the best see-through waterproofs costumes at halloween

(i've got a ton, but a few for now)

[Negima]

People think I'm crazy when I say "Smells like rain."

Hooray, I'm not the only one who can do this!

Can you "smell" if it'll be a lot or a little?

[superjaz]

you see adviserys on tv about a big wind and thunder storm and 10 mins latter you and your younger bro are trying to fly a kite.... wouldn't take off tho

[riverspree]

depends on the area of oregon i'm in....I have a harder time telling on the coast...to water induced lol

[the_wind_the_sea]

--You ignore the Thunder Storm that is going on outside while messing around on the computer and talking on the phone
--You can always tell when it's going to rain
--No matter how hard anyone tries, you just can't seem to grasp the concept of rain gear or a jacket.

[shadowfox]

--You ignore the Thunder Storm that is going on outside while messing around on the computer and talking on the phone

heh heh, i dont ignore the storm, I PLAY IN IT!!! *runs outside and dances in the rain* though it is easy to ignore T_T