You Know You Are From the Valley

You know that you are from the Rio Grande Valley when...

1. "Meeting a celebrity" means standing in line at HEB next to the local weatherman.
   
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a camper on the Expressway 83.
   
3. "Vacation" means driving to the South Padre Island.
   
4. You still wear your letterman jacket (10 years after high school).
   
5. Your work or classes are canceled because of "dangerous" 30 degree weather.
   
6. You see people wear tank tops at funerals.
   
7. You think of the major food groups as beans, tortillas, and beer.
   
8. When it rains it's the talk of the town for days.
   
9. When it snows it's a national disaster. (Snow?)
   
10. During the summer, the car trunk doubles as an oven for your groceries.
    
11. You consider Mc Allen a metropolis.
    
12. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires 6 pages for high school football.
    
13. You've had to switch from Heat to A/C in the same day.
    
14. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and picante.
    
15. You think that opening weekend for dove and deer seasons are national holidays.
    
16. You find 98 degrees "a little warm," and 60 degrees downright freezing.
    
17. You think the only seasons are hot, damn hot, and winter.
    
18. You know if another person is from out of town the second he or she walks in the door.
    
19. "Overachievers" go to A&M or UT-Austin. The rest must choose from UTPA, UT Brownsville, TSTC, or STCC.
    
20. You've had several friends move off and move back within a couple of months.
    
21. You have a friend who lives near an orange grove
    
22. The Citrus Fiesta, Charro Days, Riofest & the Livestock show are the major events for the whole year.
    
23. The town mascot is a grapefruit.
    
24. Honeymoon means "San Antonio."
    
25. You laugh and nod to yourself as you read this list.