Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Weather (I'm Ready For Spring)

I saw this on a friend's blog and she saw it in her local paper. Having been born and raised in Idaho, I can testify that it is true. Northern Utah isn't that much different.

65 degrees above zero,
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Idaho plant gardens.

60 degrees above zero,
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Idaho sunbathe.

50 degrees above zero,
Italian and English cars won't start.
People in Idaho drive with their windows down.

40 degrees above zero,
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats.
People in Idaho throw on a flannel shirt.

35 degrees above zero,
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Idaho have the last cookout before it turns cold.

20 degrees above zero,
People in Miami die.
Idahoans close the windows.

Zero,
Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Idaho get out their winter coats.

10 degrees below zero,
Hollywood disintigrates.
The Girls Scouts in Idaho are selling cookies door to door.

20 below zero,
Washington D.C. runs out of hot air (not even possible).
People in Idaho let the dogs sleep indoors.

30 below zero,
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Idahoans get upset because they can't start their snowmobiles.

40 below zero,
All atonomic motion stops.
People in Idaho start saying, "Cold enough for ya?"

50 below zero,
H*## freezes over.
Idaho public schools open 2 hours late.

It is snowing today and that isn't even unusual for this time of year.

1 comment:

  1. How did I miss this one? This is so funny1 Seriously Idaho is something else. Our good friend from there use to say, there are only two season in Idaho...Winter 9 months, summer 3. I am freezing here today at 67 degrees! Are you laughing at me?

    Love, B

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