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    1. You know the state flower (Moss)

    2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or
paper in the trash.

    3. Use the statement “sun
break” and know what it means.

    4. You know
more than 10 ways to order coffee.

    5 You know
more people who own boats than air conditioners.

    6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a
nice restaurant.

    7. You stand on a deserted
corner in the rain waiting for the “Walk”

       Signal.

    8. You consider that if it has no snow or has
not recently erupted,
       it is not a real
mountain.

    9. You can taste the difference
between Starbucks, Seattle ’s Best,

       and
Veneto ’s.

   
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye

        salmon.

    11. You know how to pronounce Sequim,
Puyallup ,
Issaquah , Oregon ,

       
Yakima and Willamette .

    12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

    13. You can tell the difference between
Japanese, Chinese and Thai
        food.

    14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and
come home in the
       
dark    -   while only working eight-hour days.

    15. You never go camping without waterproof
matches and a poncho.

    16. You are not fazed
by “Today’s forecast: showers followed by

        rain,” and “Tomorrow’s
forecast: rain followed by showers.”

    17. You
have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

    18. You know that Boring is a town in
Oregon and not
just a state of
        mind.

    19. You can point to at least two volcanoes,
even if you cannot see
        through
the cloud cover.

    20. You notice, “The
mountain is out” when it is a pretty day and you

        can actually see it.

    21. You put on your shorts when the
temperature gets above 50, but
       
still wear your hiking boots and parka.

    22.
You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the

        socks on.

    23. You have actually used your mountain bike
on a mountain.

    24. You think people who use
umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

    25.
You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the

        old ones after such a long time.

    26. You measure distance in hours.

    27. You often switch from “heat” to “a/c” in
the same day.

    28. You design your kid’s
Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.