You Know You're in My Town When...

You know you're in my town when the entire police force is just standing around the Wawa waiting for hoagies.

You know you're in my town when you cross the bridge from the U.S. to Mexico and you see soldiers carrying their guns while customs officers inspect vehicles.

You know you're in my town when don't see anything special and think you're in the Southwest.

You know you're in my town when a three hour event actually means an hour and a half.

You know you're in Alberta when it's -40 and you are still expected to ride the freezing bus to school. Grr.

You know your in my town when construction has been going on downtown for about 6 years and it doesn't look any better

You know you're in Melbourne when the weather changes every few minutes.

You know you're in my town when the most exciting thing that happens is the 4th of July parade (which lasts about 20 minutes, if that).

You know you're in my town when there's either police or ambulance sirens going past frequently.

You know you're in my town when everywhere you look you see lacrosse sticks and polo shirts.

You know you're in my town when you go to a bakery and they don't have bread, muffins, or scones. Its terrible, really!

You know you're in my town when you can only use your outside water on odd or even days (depending on the number of your house).

You know you're in my town when you let your accent slip and no one gives a slippery damn.

You know you're in my town when you miss it completely when looking from the road.

You know you're in my town when you can wear your trackie dacks, a hoodie and thongs and no one gives a rat's ass

You know you're in my town when you see a bunch of Patriots jerseys.

You know you're in my town when the weather goes through four seasons in one day. No matter what.

You know you're in my town when us firefighters are smoking at a structure fire.

You know you are in Berlin when the metro is more crowded in the wee hours on weekends than in rush hours of weekdays.

You know you're in Winnipeg when you see people getting slurpees in the middle of winter.