You might be from Arizona if........

You Know you are in ARIZONA when........

* You buy salsa by the quart.

* Your Christmas decorations includes a half a yard of sand and 100 paper bags.

* You think that a red light is merely a suggestion.

* You wish you bought stock in the orange barrel business.

* All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but
clear out come the end of April.

* You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.

* Most of the restaurants in your town have the first name "El" or
"Los".

* You think six tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.

* You've signed so many petitions to recall governors that you can't remember the name of the incumbent.

* You notice your car overheating before you drive it.

* Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.

* You can say Hohokam and people don't think you're laughing funny.

* You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.

* You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River.

* You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.

* You can say 115 degrees without fainting.

* Every other vehicle is a 4X4

* You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour and it will be over 100 degrees.

* Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.

* You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.

* People break out coats when temperature drops below
70.

* You discover, in July, that it only takes two fingers to drive your
car.

* The pool can be warmer than you are.

* You can make sun tea instantly.

* You can admit in a crowd that you voted for Nixon and would again and most of them will nod in agreement.

* People will drive over a hundred miles just to see snow.

* You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.

* Most people will not drink tap water unless they are under dire
conditions.

* Most homes will have more firearms then people.

* Kids will ask "What's a mosquito?".

* People with black cars or have black upholstery in their car are
automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.

* You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.

* The AC is on your list of best friends.

* Monday Night Football starts at 7:00 instead of 9:00

* You realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.

* You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.

* Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.

* You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro", "Tempe", "GilaBend","San Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", "Cholla", and "Ajo".

* It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is moving on the streets.

* You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

* Sun screen is sold year round, kept at the front of the checkout
counter, a formula less than 30 spf is a joke, and you wear it just to go to Circle K.

* Some fool can market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them.

* Hot air balloons can't go up, because the air outside is hotter than the air inside.