Tampa Roll Call...

[ILove2Worship]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Are you from Tampa or the surrounding area?? Well, if you are read this and let me know where you are from! I am in Land O Lakes in Pasco Co! Have fun! [/FONT]​

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know you live in Tampa when... [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know the difference between I-75 and I-275.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know it will rain between 2 and 6 pm during the summer.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You wear t-shirts and flip-flops 365 days a year.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]St. Pete is known as 'where the old people live'.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Odessa/Lutz is the boonies.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There is a Publix on every street.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There is a Wal-mart every other street.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gasparilla and Guavaween are holidays.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]More people show up to a high school football game than Devil Rays games.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You remember what Tampa Bay Center is.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You can always find a good riot in St. Pete.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You're excited to see a Sonic and WHATABURGER finally in town.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You hear daily from out-of-towners on how crazy/fast we drive.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know what the 'big sombrero' is.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]South Tampa is the only place to get a good Cuban (sandwich).[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You've seen the Lightning play at Expo Hall, The Thunderdome,
The Ice Palace, and The St. Pete Times Forum.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Your only visits to Tropicana Field are when the Devil Rays are
playing The Yankees or Red Sox.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know you will have to wait at least a year to eat at Bern's.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You will see at least 13 gray haired persons driving in the fast lane. Doing 15mph. On your way to work.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You meet at least two people from out of town every week.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Every bar is open till 3am, then after that everyone is at the casino till 6am.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You consider Citrus Park, East Lake, and Countryside cities.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]'Hurricane Warning' is another word for party time. Hunker down!![/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Sunshine Skyway is still scary every time.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You have been to one free Tampa Yankees game.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The only people you see wearing suits and ties are Scientologists.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You head to Orlando for Halloween.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dale Mabry and/or The Veterans are your lifelines.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Green Iguana means more to you than 'just a reptile'.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know that to get to the good beach, you have to drive to St. Pete.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Anyone with a southern accent is from Pasco County.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It's normal to have an armadillo or raccoon in your yard.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You Know the Brass Mug isn't just a bar, its an Institution.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You're less than 20 minutes from 3 movie theaters at all times.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You drive into apartment complexes near USF looking for a party.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know that you can't afford anything at International Plaza, but you go there anyway.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You're less than 20 minutes away from 5 college campuses at all times.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The closest thing to a snow day we get is when a Hurricane is right off the coast.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You see 11 Mexicans and 4 Cubans in a 5 passenger truck. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No offense to anyone.^^[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You can find humor in "Only two kinds of drivers here: those who drive over 75 and those who are."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You personally know people with reptiles as pets. Or have one.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You can quote hurricane statistics at any time of day.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You go to the bank ATM, you have to select from English or Spanish before any transactions. Yet still, you have bilingual transactions.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Everyone pauses in conversation during hurricane season to the sound of thunder.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]When there's nothing open after 10 PM except Dennys, Waffle House, Bars, 7-11, and Mc D's drive-throughs. Even on weekends.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Flip flops can be formal attire.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know Dale Mabry and Bruce B. Downs are roads, not people[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Everyone has been to PEABODY'S at least once.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You're still getting used to turning left to go to Ybor.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You drive in any other city and you're shocked that they have freeways that go east and west; since Tampa has 3 that only go north and south...[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know that the construction on 1-4, 275, and the Crosstown will never, ever, ever be finished. Ever.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The "St. Pete Times Forum" will ALWAYS be The Ice Palace.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There is a drive safely marker from someone who died in an accident every 12 feet down every road.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Anything below 75 degrees is FREEEEZING... but you're
wearing sandals anyway.[/FONT]
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[JoeMerchant]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know the difference between I-75 and I-275.[/FONT]
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I know someone who has lived here for years, yet still confuses I-4 and I-275.


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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You know it will rain between 2 and 6 pm during the summer.
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I ride a motorcycle and can tell you that there are more riding days in the winter than there are in the summer. Those thunderstorms ruin the commute home.


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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There is a Publix on every street.
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Heh... My neighbor's kid works at Publix.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The "St. Pete Times Forum" will ALWAYS be The Ice Palace.
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Yep. Plus, don't you find it odd that the Lightning play in Tampa at an arena named after a St. Pete company, the Rays play in St. Pete at a field named after a Bradenton company, and the Bucs play in Tampa in a stadium named after a Clearwater company?
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Clearwater here, BTW. Hi neighbor.

 

[NDNgirl4ever]

Born and raised in the Tampa Bay area. Those things are VERY true!

 

[Journey_On]

I am new to the Tampa area, so I am not familiar with most of these statements. I have heard a bit about Bern's - good place to eat, I have gathered?

You know Dale Mabry and Bruce B. Downs are roads, not people. --> I know this one from early on, though!