Where I come from

So, I saw this the other day and it made me smile. Figured I'd share the joy!! Sadly, even after moving to Texas, I still carry an ice scraper in my car.

You know you're from Massachusetts if...

You consider a yellow light as a sign to speed up.

You know how to pronounce Worcester and Gloucester.

You compare with friends what Boston was like pre-big dig and post-big dig.

You've spent a summer hanging out on the Cape.

You shudder in October when all the tourists come up to clog the roads for foliage season.

As a kid, there was more than a foot of snow on the ground, and you STILL had to listen to the radio to see if they'd declare it a snow day to cancel school.

You've had to shovel your car out from snow up over its tires and you still took it out on the road that same day.

An April weather warm-up of 60F or more meant it was time for a tshirt.

You've grilled on your back porch when there was snow on the ground.

You understand why they call it "Taxachusetts".

You've ever made a run to New Hampshire to get alcohol without sales tax.

You think if someone is nice they either want something or are from out of town.

You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house.

There are 24 Dunkin Donuts within 15 minutes of your house and use them to give directions.

If you stay on the same road long enough it will eventually have three different names.

53 is on "the warm side".

You've walked to Brighams for an ice cream cone "to go" in the snow.

You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston Accent" on TV.

You call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies".

A water fountain is called a Bubbler. Pronounced "bubbla".

You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, Peabody, Scituate, Chatham and Leominster.

You know what a "Packie" is.

You keep an ice scraper in your car year round.

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can turn left.

You've bragged about saving money at the Christmas Tree Shop.

You know what a "regular" coffee is.

You can navigate a rotary without a problem.

You use the words "wicked" and "good" in the same sentence.

You drink tonic and would never consider using it in your hair.

You never say "Cape Cod" you say "The Cape".

You would never say that you're going to somewhere "IN cape cod", it's always "ON cape cod."

You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation at least once, in Elementary school, but never to Bunker Hill.

You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather dividing line.