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 degrees is chilly...

You've driven through Yeehaw Junction...

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix...

Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005...

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 or Hurricane Frances. You know them as Andrew, 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...

'Down South' means Key West ..

Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and
church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before...

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 know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season,
tourist season and summer...

You've hosted a hurricane party...

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee and Micanopy...

You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a
boat yourself...

You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim...

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years...


add any you come up with

 

You pull out your ski parka and gloves if the high that day is going to be in the 50s. ....and due to the dampness it feels way colder than that.

 

Can remember the exact dates that it ever snowed in Florida. (The great blizzard of 77 comes to mind....they closed the interstates that day)

 

If you can drive a tank and still not be safe.

 

You really never go to the beach unless you have company that wants to go.

You have season passes to at least one of the theme parks.

 

You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer
but really hot and Christmas.

You know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!


and my fav- You can drive top down all year long (even in the rain).

 

I have a list called: "You know you are old school Pinellas if youremember...." Way to long to post here. PM if you are interested.

One quote: If you ever ate dinner with your family at the Kapok Tree

 

Its green flag racing when you cross the border in the car.

 

 

you know to take off your shoes when entering Polk county