Guest guest Posted July 20, 2002 Report Share Posted July 20, 2002 Thought you might enjoy a few thoughts about where I live. This said after Having a bad day out in the Heat. Sandi Enjoy! You know you've spent a summer in St George, Utah when you can relate to the following: You no longer associate bridges with water. You can say " 115 degrees " without fainting. You have made instant sun tea. You have learned that a seat belt makes a good branding iron. The temperature drops below 85, and you feel a bit chilled. You have never seen a snow shovel and don't know anyone who owns one. You have learned that, in July, it takes only 2 fingers to drive a car. You have discovered you can get a sunburn through your car window. You notice the best parking place is determined by shade, not by distance. You know someone who has paid to get a job parking cars. It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is on the streets. Hot water comes out of both taps. You do not own an umbrella and would not know where to get one. You are comfortable at 102 degrees. You have spent the entire day trying to find a store that carries snow chains for your car. You actually burned your hand opening the car door. No one you know would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car or not having air conditioning. If the local weather service records 0.02 inches, they call it rain. You don't know anyone who owns a raincoat. You have cooked a dozen eggs in the trunk of your car between the grocery store and your home. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, " What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death. You realize that asphalt has a liquid state. Half of your neighbors are from California and the other half are from New York. You think snow on the ground is an abstract concept. You have forgotten how to drive on wet roads. The local cows have been known to give powdered milk. The trees are whistling for the dogs. You pray, " I wish it would rain; not so much for me, because I've seen it, but for my 7 year old. " You can say, " but it's dry heat " without laughing. The water in your pool has been too hot to swim in and you don't even have a heater. You have ever cooked outside without lighting the grill. Your power bill in the summer is more than your mortgage payment. You have ever thought, " If I only had the lightbulb concession. You have ever golfed when it was 117 degrees. The song " I'm dreaming of a White Christmas " has no real meaning. You think it is autumn when the temperature drops to 99 degrees. You've golfed in December in a short sleeved shirt. You've tried to work on your car in the summertime and burned your hand picking up a wrench left laying in the sun. You've never had an auto battery last more than three years. " When the soul approaches the mysteries; when it tries to rally to the great spiritual principles, the perfumes are there " ~Marguerite Maury, The Secret of Life and Youth " ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2002 Report Share Posted July 21, 2002 Sandi, those are hilarious!!!!! I can associate with some of them from when I lived in Florida for 15 years. I swear every summer got hotter. Thank you for the good laugh! Blessings, MulleinCat At 04:05 PM 7/20/2002, you wrote: >Thought you might enjoy a few thoughts about where I live. >This said after Having a bad day out in the Heat. Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. http://wlfskr.com. http://www.lmf.net/~starkisd I haven't lost my mind - it's backed up on disk somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Hi Sandi, Very Funny!! I too can relate... I live in St George also...Ouch!...Too Hotttt!!! Angie , Barb <starkisd@l...> wrote: > Sandi, those are hilarious!!!!! I can associate with some of them from > when I lived in Florida for 15 years. I swear every summer got > hotter. Thank you for the good laugh! > Blessings, > MulleinCat > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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