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YOU KNOW YOU ARE A NEW ENGLANDER WHEN:
"Vacation" means going anywhere south of New York City for the
weekend.
You measure distance in hours.
You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
You have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back
again.
You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging
blizzard without flinching.
You install security lights on your house and garage, but leave
both unlocked.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend/wife
knows how to use them.
You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled
with snow.
You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and
road construction.
Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to
your blue spruce.
"Down South" to you means Philadelphia.
Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new shed.
Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
You find 10 degrees "a little chilly."
You actually understand these jokes!
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