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You Know it's July in Florida When:
- Hot water comes out of both taps.
- You find out that a seatbelt buckle makes a pretty nice branding iron.
- The trees are whistling for the dogs.
- You find out that you can get sunburned through your car window.
- The birds need to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
- You burn your hand opening the car door.
- The temperature drops below 95 and you put on a sweater.
- You can make instant sun tea.
- Shade determines the best parking space, not distance.
- Farmers feed their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard boiled eggs.
- When you step outside at 7:30 a.m., you break into a sweat.
- Potatoes cook underground. This is convenient because all you have to do is pull one out and add salt, pepper and butter.
- You discover that asphalt has a liquid state.
- You realize that it only takes two fingers to steer your car.
True Floridians Know...
- Socks are only for bowling.
- You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.
- A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
- Your winter coat is made of denim.
- You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
- You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.
- Anything under 70 is chilly.
- You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
- You could swim before you could read.
- You have to drive north to get to The South.
- You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
- Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
- You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark
- You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
- You dread love bug season.
- You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.
- You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.
- You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
- You were 12 before you ever saw snow, or you still haven't.
- Down South' means Key West
- You think New York drivers licenses should only be valid in New York .
- Flip-flops are everyday wear.
- Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.
- Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
- An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
- You smirk when a game show's 'Grand Prize' is a trip or cruise to Florida
- You measure distance in minutes.
- You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
- You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
- A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
- You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.
- You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer
- It's not soda, cola, or pop, it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor: 'What kinda coke you want?'
- Anything under 95 is just warm.
- You've hosted a hurricane party.
- You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides.
- ( Space Mountain during the Electric Light Parade!)
- You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
- You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Ichnatucknee and Withlacoochee
- You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat yourself.
- Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, NASCAR, Go Gators, and a confederate flag.
- You were five before you realized they made houses without pools.
- You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
- You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
- You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba '.
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