My sister sent this to me today *grin* – I’m going to pick out a few of my favorites, having grown up in the Syracuse/Liverpool area and gone to Clarkson University in Potsdam, which is about an hour south of Montreal and Ottawa, to give you and idea…

YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK WHEN …
* You design your Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit
* The mosquitoes have landing lights
* You have more miles on your snow blower than your car
* TrueValue Hardware on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores at Christmas
* Driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow
* You think everyone from New York City has an accent
* You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie with only eight buttons
* Your snow blower gets stuck on the roof
* You’ve ever kept food cold by putting it on the back porch
* You find -20F a little chilly
* You attended a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry and your winter boots
* You can play road hockey on ice skates
* Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout
* You know the 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction
* The municipality buys a zamboni before a bus