This was a glimpse of Winter in Upstate New York. A perfect time to share this with you:
You might be an Upstate New Yorker .....
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36
inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Upstate New York.
If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Saranac Lake is the coldest spot in the nation,you might live in Upstate New York.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you might live in Upstate New York
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of theyear, you might live in Upstate New York.
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in Upstate New York.
If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in Upstate New York.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE UPSTATE NEW YORKER WHEN:
1. "Vacation" means going South past Albany for the weekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard,
without flinching.
6. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
7. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.
8. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road
construction.
9. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
10. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
11. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
12. You actually understand all this
