you know you're from NH when......
15 years ago
Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
(Happens all the time in my townXD)
Vacation means going up north to Pittsburg for the weekend.
You measure distance in hours.
(yup yup)
You know several people that have hit deer more than once.
(my friend hit 3 deer in 2 days)
You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
(Every single Day, heat in the morning and ac in the afternoon then heat at night XD)
You use a down comforter in the summer.
You drive at 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
(No Fear AWD Baby !! ^^)
You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events or church.
(reminds me of my night classes)
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You think of the major food groups as venison, cider, fish, and berries.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your mom knows how to use them.
There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Market at any given time.
(it amazes me how true this is)
Your Grammie's birthday party was in the town hall and the whole town showed up.
You design your kids Halloween costume to fit over their snowsuit.
no but my aunt did for my cousin XD)
Driving is better in winter because all the potholes are filled with snow.
(YES!!!!)
You know at least one person who has hit a moose.(My uncle)
You know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction. (and maybe a 5th -- mud!)
(OMG SOOOOO true)
(Or -- tourist, foliage, skiing and mud)
It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for milk even when you're in a hurry because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
(no but i work at a store and the same people are in the store for hours on end!!!)
Your uncle mows the town common.
You buy your Christmas presents at the feed and grain store.
You've pulled over to let a flock of wild turkeys (or pheasants) cross the road.
(and ducks and geese)
You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
Snow tires come standard on all your cars and trucks.
(mine did) ^^
You can't go barefoot until the snow is gone from the top of Mt. Moosilauke.
You refer to the Red sox as "we".
(hehe red sox nation)
You can identify a Massachusetts accent.
(everyone i work with)
You keep your potatoes and onions "down cella", and your canned goods on shelves in the "cella-way".
You know what cow-tipping is.
(doesn't work XD)
"Down South" to you means Boston.
You consider Manchester exotic.
(Manchvegas baby!!)
You can actually pronounce "Kancamagus" and know what it is.
You know what a bubbler is.
(slurp slurp ahhhh)
Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.
You can recognize someone from Massachusetts from their driving.
(MASSHOLES!!!)
You drink soda and refer to your dad or grandpa as "Pop".
You ride your ski-doo to meet your friends at a restaurant for dinner, and that's how they get there too!
You can actually pronounce and spell "Winnipesauke".
(It's where people from Mass go to spend their money)
You know where Contoocook is, and how to 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're proud of the only NH President, though he's not remembered for much.
(who was that again XD jk)
You've visited the homestead of Franklin Pierce, because he's the only President from New Hampshire.
You've seen mosquitoes with landing lights.
You visit a dunkin donuts more than once on any given car ride
(OMG Guilty!!!!)
The local paper covers major headlines on one page, but requires four pages for local sports.
(high school sports get the most pages)
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 can score over a 90 in candlepin
(worst game ever XD)
You find 0 degrees a little chilly.
(come on 0 is nothing right?)
You actually understand these jokes, and you just cut, pasted, and forwarded them to all your New Hampshire friends!
(Happens all the time in my townXD)
Vacation means going up north to Pittsburg for the weekend.
You measure distance in hours.
(yup yup)
You know several people that have hit deer more than once.
(my friend hit 3 deer in 2 days)
You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
(Every single Day, heat in the morning and ac in the afternoon then heat at night XD)
You use a down comforter in the summer.
You drive at 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
(No Fear AWD Baby !! ^^)
You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events or church.
(reminds me of my night classes)
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You think of the major food groups as venison, cider, fish, and berries.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your mom knows how to use them.
There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Market at any given time.
(it amazes me how true this is)
Your Grammie's birthday party was in the town hall and the whole town showed up.
You design your kids Halloween costume to fit over their snowsuit.
no but my aunt did for my cousin XD)
Driving is better in winter because all the potholes are filled with snow.
(YES!!!!)
You know at least one person who has hit a moose.(My uncle)
You know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction. (and maybe a 5th -- mud!)
(OMG SOOOOO true)
(Or -- tourist, foliage, skiing and mud)
It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for milk even when you're in a hurry because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
(no but i work at a store and the same people are in the store for hours on end!!!)
Your uncle mows the town common.
You buy your Christmas presents at the feed and grain store.
You've pulled over to let a flock of wild turkeys (or pheasants) cross the road.
(and ducks and geese)
You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
Snow tires come standard on all your cars and trucks.
(mine did) ^^
You can't go barefoot until the snow is gone from the top of Mt. Moosilauke.
You refer to the Red sox as "we".
(hehe red sox nation)
You can identify a Massachusetts accent.
(everyone i work with)
You keep your potatoes and onions "down cella", and your canned goods on shelves in the "cella-way".
You know what cow-tipping is.
(doesn't work XD)
"Down South" to you means Boston.
You consider Manchester exotic.
(Manchvegas baby!!)
You can actually pronounce "Kancamagus" and know what it is.
You know what a bubbler is.
(slurp slurp ahhhh)
Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.
You can recognize someone from Massachusetts from their driving.
(MASSHOLES!!!)
You drink soda and refer to your dad or grandpa as "Pop".
You ride your ski-doo to meet your friends at a restaurant for dinner, and that's how they get there too!
You can actually pronounce and spell "Winnipesauke".
(It's where people from Mass go to spend their money)
You know where Contoocook is, and how to 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're proud of the only NH President, though he's not remembered for much.
(who was that again XD jk)
You've visited the homestead of Franklin Pierce, because he's the only President from New Hampshire.
You've seen mosquitoes with landing lights.
You visit a dunkin donuts more than once on any given car ride
(OMG Guilty!!!!)
The local paper covers major headlines on one page, but requires four pages for local sports.
(high school sports get the most pages)
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 can score over a 90 in candlepin
(worst game ever XD)
You find 0 degrees a little chilly.
(come on 0 is nothing right?)
You actually understand these jokes, and you just cut, pasted, and forwarded them to all your New Hampshire friends!

Mieko
~mieko
i was about to do this and the ones for anchorage AK are almost exactly the same owo

Codybear
~codybear
OP
hehe YAY cold places!! ^^

bipolar-wolfcat
~bipolar-wolfcat
o3o .....did i ever tell you that my best friend was from NH before she moved down here?? ^_^;;;;; she's still from NH.... she's just down here... and hates it. o3o with a passion.

Codybear
~codybear
OP
awwws

bipolar-wolfcat
~bipolar-wolfcat
*shrugs* no worries... if all goes as planned.... then she and her family will be moving back to NH next year..... and... taking a certain wuffkitty with them ^_^



Don't hate on Candlepin :) It's FAR easier for fursuit bowling than 10pin

Codybear
~codybear
OP
that is true, never thot bout tha.



I'm biased, Ohio doesn't have Candlepin

senri_wulfe
~senriwulfe
this sounds familiar to me >.> except i'm from dawson city yukon :p

Codybear
~codybear
OP
hehe ^^