1. You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penesquitos, Jamacha, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Jamul and El Cajon and know where they're located.
2.There are four
distinct seasons: Summer, Not Quite Summer, Almost Summer and oh, it’s summer,
again.
2B. And, you’re not remotely surprised that San
Diego County has many different major climate zones: ocean, mountain, desert
and AriZonies.
3. Your high school
had a surf team.
4. When four aircraft
carriers are in port, you know things are peaceful in the world.
5. Your house is
worth more than some small countries.
6. You know what MB,
OB, OTL, and PB stand for.
6B. You know OMBAC stands for Old Mission Beach
Athletic Club and it was founded in 1954.
6C. You played Over the Line (OTL) on the ocean
side of South Mission Beach until 1967 when they moved the tourney to Mariners’
Point.
6D. You know OMBAC throws an annual Miss Emerson
bikini contest and have figured out what Emerson stands for.
7. Know that San
Diego means St. James. We live in Sunny
Jim.
8. The green flash is
real and where you see it.
9. Really cold is
under 60 degrees. Freezing was when your
high school date sat at the far end of the front seat of your car at the Rancho
Drive In.
10. You’ve tailgated
at a Chargers game at Balboa Stadium and Qualcomm Stadium.
11. You don’t care
that Qualcomm Way is no where near Qualcomm Stadium.
12. You know that
“charge” doesn’t refer to a credit card.
13. You still
remember Sixth grade camp.
14. You still call it
the Del Mar Fair and you gripe about how much it costs to park there.
15. Know what
watching the submarine races means.
16. You feel sorry
for tourists who arrive in May and June and expect it to be sunny.
17. There’s a North
County, South County, and an East County but no Central County.
18. You know what it
means when a girl in a short skirt is walking on El Cajon Blvd.
18B. You know a girl walking on El Cajon Blvd in a
plaid skirt is coming home from Our Lady of Peace High School.
18C. You know where “Nations” ice cream parlor was
located.
19. You avoid Horton
Plaza parking structure after a Padres game.
20. You know what the
“merge” is and will plan your entire day around not being on it during rush
hour.
21. You know the
difference between Clairemont Mesa, Kearny Mesa and Mira Mesa.
22. You know how to
spell Clairemont and you know that Ridgemont High was really Clairemont High in
the Sean Penn and Phoebe Cates flick.
23. You know that Ron
Burgundy is supposed to be Hal Green but not really.
24. You’ve thought
about staying home from work or school because it’s raining.
25. You know why
front row seats are always open at the Shamu show at Sea World.
26. Local damsels
understand San Diego bachelors are ready for marriage when they start wearing
their baseball caps with the bill in front.
27. No matter what
the weather is, there is always someone walking around in a t-shirt, shorts and
flip flops.
28. You know Marines
at Camp Pendleton are stationed there to protect San Diego from LA.
29. Zonies are
different from snow birds because Zonies are the loudest customers in a
restaurant.
30. You know Santa
Anas have nothing to do with the City of Santa Ana
31. Don’t care if
your local pro sports team have never won a World Series or a Super Bowl and
really don’t expect them to do so anytime soon.
32. Never quite
figured out why you can’t go north on I-5 when you travel I-8 going East from
OB. Did CalTrans run out of off ramps?
33. Understand we
have an unlimited supply of politicians who will embarrass San Diego nationally
sooner or later.
34. Know all the best
beaches and when to go there.
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