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I got this in an email forward and found it kind of funny. Since there are members here scattered all over the country, I thought I would share and see if anyone from the respective areas could relate.

How you can choose your retirement location:



You can retire to Phoenix, Arizona where...

1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.

2. You've experienced condensation on your hiney from the hot water in the toilet bowl.

3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.

4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.

5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.

6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

OR

You can retire to California where...

1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.

2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.

3. You know how to eat an artichoke.

4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.

5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.

6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.

OR

You can retire to New York City where...

1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan ..

2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.

3. You think Central Park is "nature."

4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.

5. You've worn out a car horn (If you even have a car).

6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

OR

You can retire to Minnesota where...

1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco ..

2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.

3. You have more than one recipe for casserole.

4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.

5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.

OR

You can retire to the Deep South where...

1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.

2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.

3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.

4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Ellen, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc etc.

5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder." It's important to know the difference, too.

OR

You can retire to Colorado where...

1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.

2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.

3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.

4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

OR

You can retire to the Midwest where...

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.

4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"

5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"

OR

FINALLY You can retire to Florida where...

1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.

2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.

3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.

4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.

5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.

 
LOL! The California list is accurate for SoCal, except #4 should be a rented Audi. The Colorado list sounds more similar to NorCal.

 
You can retire to the Deep South where...

1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.

2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.

3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.

4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Ellen, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc etc.

5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder." It's important to know the difference, too.


1) True. You can also get cheetos and erl there. (erl is oil, for you folks with no learnin')

2) "Y'all" is both singular and plural. If you say "all y'all," we know you're a damn yankee.

3) True

4) Not nearly as prevalent as it used to be. Sadly.

5) Another trick to rat out damn yankees.

 
You can retire to Minnesota where...

1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco .. (mix in mayonaise, put it in the oven, and you've got yerself a hot dish)

2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas. (Son went as a Pumpkin and daughter went as a Princess with leggings and a stocking cap crown last year)

3. You have more than one recipe for casserole. (these are really called "hot dish" here...)

4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons. (don't knock it till ya try it...)

5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction. ("mosquito paradise" happens during "Construction" season...)



You can retire to the Midwest where...

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name. (no mayor. I live in a township. Parades around here consist of the fire department, local sherriff, and 63 tractors...)

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. (when I pass, I cut in hard just to screw with Dad...)

3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day. (yesterday as a matter of fact...)

4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?" (where we workin at today?)

5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!" (add "and it's good to be home"...)

I had no idea I was pretty much retired already...

 
You can retire to the Midwest where...

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.

4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"

5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"


That pretty much describes the south as well.

 
You can retire to Colorado where...

1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.

2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.

3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.

4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
Why are you stopping at the day care center if you're retired? Aren't you already home all day?

 
You can retire to Colorado where...

1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.

2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.

3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.

4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
Why are you stopping at the day care center if you're retired? Aren't you already home all day?
You're a cougar with an adopted African child.

 
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