You know you’re from the Colorado Springs area if…
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The GazetteSeptember 22, 2019 | updated 7 years ago
1. The Thunderbirds let you know that it’s Air Force Academy graduation day - There are some great vantage points to see them. You’ll hear them no matter where you are. ((The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett))
We in the Colorado Springs area have our … peculiarities. Here’s a list of 12 giveaways that make it obvious you’re from the Pikes Peak region.
1. The Thunderbirds let you know that it’s Air Force Academy graduation day – There are some great vantage points to see them. You’ll hear them no matter where you are. ((The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett))2. Shoveling a path to your grill is a perfectly normal thing to do – No way a little snow is going to keep you away from brats and burgers. ((Photo by Julie Fitzgerald))3. You know what this means – Just sayin’. (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)4. Dodging potholes makes you look like a drunk driver – Or a stunt driver. Or a slalom skier in a car. (MARK REIS, Gazette File Photo)5. A coat is optional – Coats are for sissies. (Christian Murdock, Gazette File Photo)6. Running, racing and biking up a 14,114-foot mountain is considered recreation – We’re not claiming that we’re the smartest folks. (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)7. You never have a clean car – Between recreation and precipitation, keeping a clean car is a losing battle. (MARK REIS, GAZETTE FILE PHOTO)8. You wear flip-flops and shorts in any weather – It’s not cold! It’s not! (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)9. The Kissing Camels has nothing to do with dromedaries – Or cigarettes, for that matter. (MARK REIS, GAZETTE FILE PHOTO)10. The incline isn’t something you do in a Lay-Z-Boy – Quite the opposite. (DANIEL OWEN)11. A coffin isn’t necessarily something to be buried in – At least not until after the race. ((The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett))12. You use the mountains as your compass – Nobody in the Colorado Springs area says east or west. It’s away from the mountains or toward the mountains. If you want to go north, the mountains are on your left. (LOGAN RIELY, GAZETTE FILE PHOTO)
