JUST FOR FUN AND SO TRUE!

YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN ARIZONA WHEN.........

You notice your car overheating before you drive it.

You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.

You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without flinching.

You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be over 100 degrees.

You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car, because your steering wheel is so hot.

You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace (Don't laugh...I know people who've done this!).

The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.

You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance.

You can make sun tea instantly.

Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.

It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the streets are totally empty of both cars and people.

You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

Sunscreen is sold year round and kept right at the checkout counter.

You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box.

You can pronounce Saguaro, Tempe, San Xavier, Canyon de Chelly, Mogollon Rim, Cholla, Gila and Tucson.

You can understand the reason for a town named "Why"

You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing funny.

You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River

You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves

You hear people say "but it's a dry heat!"

You buy salsa by the gallon.

Your Christmas decorations include sand and l00 paper bags.

You think a red light is merely a suggestion.

You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.

Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los."

You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.

Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.

Most homes have more firearms than people.

Kids ask, "What's a mosquito?"

People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.

You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.

You have a towel in your car so you can sit on your leather seats.

You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.

You take rain dances seriously.

A rainy day puts you in a good mood.

You have to look up "mass transit" in the dictionary.

The temperature drops below 95, you feel a bit chilly.

You would give anything to be able to splash cold water on your face.

You can attend any function wearing shorts and a tank top.

You realize that snowbirds aren't really birds at all, but just really bad out of state drivers

Even thinking about not having air conditioning makes you sweat

You travel out of state and any sort of humidity nearly kills you

You can't stand those "crazy California drivers"

You own an insulated bag to transport your dairy home from the grocery store.

You carry tweezers for pulling out cactus stickers

You use the term "You guys" for both males and females

You're automatically dry as soon as you step out of the shower.

You know better than to be near a wash during monsoon season.

You know what a wash is.

WE'LL KNOW YOU'RE FROM OUT OF TOWN IF.....

You wear southwestern clothing

You wear black in summer

You think an Arizona native is an Indian

You think the word Mongollon is pronounced "Mon-GO-lon"

You prefer mild salsa

You think tacos are only made with ground beef

You don't understand why there are long lines at the Indian Fry Bread booths

You get closer than two feet to a Cholla cactus


HOW WE SAY IT:

Mongollon Rim (MUG-ee-on)

Tempe (Tim-PEE)

Gila (Hee-la)

Saguaro (Suh-WAR-oh)

Canyon de Chelly (Canyon de SHAY)

Cholla (CHOY-yah)