LFOD
03-29-2004, 08:54 AM
For those in New Hampshire - laugh; for those who are no longer in NH-reminisce; and for those of you who are just lucky enough to know someone in NH - maybe this will help you better understand them.
You know you're in New Hampshire when:
Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
Vacation means going up north to Pittsburg for the weekend.
You measure distance in hours
You know several people that have hit deer more than once.
You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
You use a down comforter in the summer.
You drive at 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You think of the major food groups as venison, beer, fish, and berries.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Cricenti's at any given time.
You design your kids Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in winter because all the potholes are filled with snow.
You know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.
It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for on item even when you're in a hurry because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
You buy your Christmas presents at the feed and grain store.
You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
Snow tires come standard on all your cars.
You refer to the Patriots as "we".
You can identify a Massachusetts accent.
You know what cow-tipping is.
Down South to you means Boston.
You consider Manchester exotic.
You don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Ballantine Ale.
You can actually pronounce Kancamagus.
You know what a bubbler is.
Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.
You go out for fish fry every Friday.
You can recognize someone from Massachusetts from their driving.
You drink soda and refer to your dad as "Pop."
You were unaware there is a legal drinking age.
You know where Contoocook is AND can pronounce it.
You can visit Berlin, New London, Bethlehem, Lisbon, Lebanon and Dublin all in one afternoon.
You only know three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
You've seen mosquitos with landing lights.
The local paper covers major headlines on one page, but requires four pages for sports.
At least twice a year, your kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
Your snow blower gets stuck on the roof.
You think the start of deer season is a national holiday.
You find 0 degrees a little chilly.
You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your New Hampshire Friends
You know you're in New Hampshire when:
Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
Vacation means going up north to Pittsburg for the weekend.
You measure distance in hours
You know several people that have hit deer more than once.
You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
You use a down comforter in the summer.
You drive at 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You think of the major food groups as venison, beer, fish, and berries.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Cricenti's at any given time.
You design your kids Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in winter because all the potholes are filled with snow.
You know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.
It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for on item even when you're in a hurry because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
You buy your Christmas presents at the feed and grain store.
You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
Snow tires come standard on all your cars.
You refer to the Patriots as "we".
You can identify a Massachusetts accent.
You know what cow-tipping is.
Down South to you means Boston.
You consider Manchester exotic.
You don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Ballantine Ale.
You can actually pronounce Kancamagus.
You know what a bubbler is.
Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.
You go out for fish fry every Friday.
You can recognize someone from Massachusetts from their driving.
You drink soda and refer to your dad as "Pop."
You were unaware there is a legal drinking age.
You know where Contoocook is AND can pronounce it.
You can visit Berlin, New London, Bethlehem, Lisbon, Lebanon and Dublin all in one afternoon.
You only know three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
You've seen mosquitos with landing lights.
The local paper covers major headlines on one page, but requires four pages for sports.
At least twice a year, your kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
Your snow blower gets stuck on the roof.
You think the start of deer season is a national holiday.
You find 0 degrees a little chilly.
You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your New Hampshire Friends