You know you're from the Columbia Basin when...

So True!! You know you're from the Columbia Basin when...

You've never met a celebrity.

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the
highway.

"Vacation" means going to Seattle, Portland or Spokane.

You measure distance in minutes.

You say pop instead of soda or soft drink.

You know several people who have hit a deer or a cow.

You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. (This was me.)

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."

You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. (This is a test)

Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.

You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the day or year it is.

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. (i.e., "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to town I wanna go with.")

You know how to pronounce Wenatchee, Yakima, and Spokane. (Or worse Puyallup)

You know Walla Walla, Washington is a REAL town, not just cartoon!

All the festivals are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or
animal.

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.

You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, elk, and Jell-O
salad with marshmallows.

You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is. (Or Carp shootin...ANTHONY)

You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.

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 how to put on snow chains.

You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

The local paper does not cover national and international headlines but
requires 6 pages for cattle prices and sports.

You think that opening day of deer season is a national holiday. (It's not...DAD)

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

You know the city of Pullman is named after a railroad sleeping car.

You traveled through hours of wheat fields or farms to get to the next
city.

You know the names of the Tri-cities.

Your home town had more cows than people in it.

You actually get these jokes and forward them to your friends!