Thursday 13: Thirteen Indicators that You Live in Las Vegas

Anyone who’s lived here for any amount of time has probably seen all or some of these. Nonetheless they are funny, true, and worth sharing. Feel free to add your own in the comments.

1. You notice the best parking spaces are determined by the amount of shade, not the distance from your intended destination.
2. You need a sweater when the temperature drops below 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. You’ve discovered that you can get sunburned through a car window.
4. You no longer associate bridges with water.
5. You don’t know anyone who owns a raincoat or galoshes.
6. You don’t find it strange that the grocery store, pharmacy, gas station, and 7-11 all have video poker machines in them.
7. You’ve cooked a dozen eggs in the trunk of your car when driving home from the grocery store.
8. You’ve seen asphalt in it’s liquid state (after it’s been laid).
9. You look forward to hurricanes in Mexico.
10. Your pool is too hot to swim in (and you don’t have a heater).
11. Your summertime electric bill is more expensive than your mortgage.
12. You’ve visited the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, Venice, and the pyramids all on the same street.
13. You can’t buy a car on Sunday, but you can buy a drink, gamble, and/or get a massage.

Check out Angela. I don’t agree that Vegas is ugly, per se, but she’s funny.