- You know what Malfunction Junction is.
- You know the latitude and longitude of every tropical wave.
- Of all the bad four-letter words, WIND is the worst.
- you never have more than 20 dollars worth of food in yourr freezer
- you think your hall closet or saferoom as cozy
- you can cook any thing on a propane grill
- you think the $6000 total home generator is reasonable
- you've ever been to the beach in January
- you've ever seen an alligator on a golf course
- you know the score of the last five UF and FSU football games
- you own a puka shell necklace
- you consider laying out a sport
- senior adults outnumber teenagers 50 to 1 in your town
- you call ditches, "canals"
- you know a really good shark attack story
- your city doubles in size every winter
- you think everybody wears shorts and a t-shirt at Christmas
- you can tell the difference in an orange tree and a grapefruit tree
- you've heard tales of a fluffy white substance some people call "snow"
- you own a hurricane tracking map
- 6 feet tall rodents wearing clothes are a common sight
- you consider it cold when the temperature drops below 80 degrees
- you hear "Orange County" and you think of Orlando, not L.A.
- you own a surfboard or know someone who does
- you know a homemade cure for sunburn
- you've ever broken into a sweat walking from your front door to your car . . . in February
- you demand a recount
- you have a palm tree in your yard
- the best restaurants in town have names like Crusty's or Fat Boy's
- you know where a shuffle board court is located
- you hear "casual attire" and think board shorts and a tank top
- you own more than one pair of flip flops
- you own a "good" pair of flip flops
- you never leave home without your sunglasses and your umbrella
- you've ever gone to the beach on your lunch break
- you always carry a swimsuit in your car, just in case
- your "winter coat" is known as a wind breaker in other parts of the country
- the only suit you own is a wet suit