"You might be from Colorado if:
1. You switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in one day.
2. You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means.
3. The four directions are: towards the mountains, away from the
mountains, the mountains on your left and the mountains on your right
4. You're a game meat eating vegetarian.
5. The bike on your car is worth more than your car.
6. You use a down comforter in the summer because you have the a/c on
at 55
degrees.
7. You're able to drive 65 miles per hour through 13 feet of snow
during a
raging blizzard without even flinching.
8. You take your out of town guests to Casa Bonita even though you would
never go there otherwise.
9. You install security lights on your house and garage but leave all
the
doors unlocked.
10. You think the major food groups are granola bars, tofu and Fat Tire
Beer.
11. You carry jumper cables in the car and you know how to use them.
12. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
13. Driving is better in the winter cause the potholes are filled with
snow.
14. You know all 4 seasons "almost winter, winter, still winter" and
"construction".
15. You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate a team's victory.
16. You can never figure out why your out of town guests faint from
altitude
sickness on a picnic to the mountains.
17. You can drive over a 12,000-foot pass in 4 feet of snow, but can't
get to
work if there are 4 inches of snow.
18. You know the 'correct' pronunciation of Buena (bUna) Vista...and
Pueblo
(pEE-ebloh)
19. When you visit friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer
and not
get a buzz.
20. Your car insurance costs more than your car.
21. You have surge protectors on every outlet.
22. April showers bring May blizzards.
23. You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, and you look closer
to see
if it's anyone you know.
24. 'Timberline' is someplace you have actually been. Many times.
25. You know what a 'Chinook' is.
26. You know what a 'Rocky Mountain oyster' is.
27. You know what a 'fourteener' is.
28. But you don't know what a 'turn signal' is.
29. A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a
Democrat in Congress does.
30. Your golf bag has a 9-iron, a 3-wood and a lightning rod.
31. You know who Alfred Packard was.
32. You know who Baby Doe Tabor was.
33. You'd be happier if you didn't know who Barbara Streisand was.
34. SPF 90 is not out of the question.
35. People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.
36. Having a Senator named Nighthorse doesn't seem strange.
37. Thunder has set off your car alarm.
38. You have an $800 stereo in a $300 truck.
39. A sudden loss of cabin pressure is not a big deal.
40. You think a red light means 3 more cars can go.
41. "Where we're going, we don't need roads!!"
42. You know where Buffalo Bill's grave is.
43. You know where the real 'South Park' is.
44. You can recognize the license plates of all 50 states on sight.
45. Driving directions usually include 'Go over____ Pass...'
46. You've used 'checking for ticks' as an excuse to get someone naked.
47. You've dressed in shorts, sandals, and a parka.
49. You've gone skiing in July.
49. You've gone sunbathing in January.
And most importantly:
50. You get a certain feeling of satisfaction from knowing that
California
and Texas are both downstream.
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