Camp Holloway Discussion Forum Archive 05 - 02/12/06 to 01/21/10

retirement

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> Where to Live After Retirement
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> You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where.....
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> 1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
> 2. You've experienced condensation on your butt 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??!!
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> You can Live in 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
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> You can Live in 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.
> 6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
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> You can Live in Maine where...
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> 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 moose.
> 4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
> 5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and
> construction.
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> You can Live in the Deep South where...
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> 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 Sue,
> Betty Jean, MARY BETH, etc.
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> You can live in 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 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.
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> You can live in 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!"
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> AND You can live in Florida where..
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> 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 are often driven by headless people
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Cheers,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Lynn

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