You Might Be From Northern Ontario...

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Ontario

If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Wawa is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in Ontario.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you might live in Ontario.

If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the year, you might live in Ontario.

If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in Ontario.

If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in Ontario.

If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Ontario.

"Vacation" means going South past London or Thunder Bay for the weekend.

You measure distance in hours.

You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.

You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.

You can drive 110 km/h through 2 feet of snow during a faging blizzard, without flinching.

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.

Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.

Down South to you means London.

Your 1st of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.

You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."

You know you are from Northern Ontario when getting to camp requires more than one form of transportation.

You know your from Northern Ontario when you call your home away from home a 'camp' instead of a 'cottage'.

You know you live in northern Ontario when you get your van stuck in the ditch and random people walking around with shovels help to dig you out.

You know you live in Northern Ontario when you have to dig your christmas tree out of 10 feet of snow before you cut it down!

You know your from Northern Ontario when -15C isn't cold, it just means the hoodie is done up a bit, and 0 degrees definately isn't a little chilly, its warm!

When you go to London (ontario) for 4 nights, and everynight get another .. yes another, 24 pack of beer and the beer store cashier remembers you from last time (3 months ago)

You or a friend of yours has ran half naked or naked down a street and got busted/or not by the OPP!!!

When going to Thunder Bay is going to the "city" or when the lake actually freezes to the bottom

When after it snows two feet of snow they consider calling it a snow day.

When they decide to cancel all the school buses, but decide to leave the schools open.

When there are more reserves near you than towns or villages.

When everyone you know mines, logs, or works in a mill.

When you go for a Sunday drive and come back with mudd 6 inches thick on your vehicle.

When the roads on the lake are better than the ones I have in town.

When it takes you under an hour to run across town.

When going to Tim Hortons with a group of your friends is considered "A Night on the Town!!"

When you hose down your driveway in the winter to make a curling rink.

When the Tim Hortons drive through blocks the Trans Canada highway at all times of the day.

When going for a drive means offroading and getting stuck behind the mill and having to wait 2 hours for a friend to come unstuck you.

When you go for a Sunday drive and come back with mudd 6 inches thick on your vehicle.

When you know igloos are for the Inuit, we do have public transportation and roads, dog sledding is a sport and skidooing is a must since you might be allowed to drive yours across town!

When you have rain, snow, and exteme hot weather in the same week!!!!

When you ask for extra napkins at Timmy's or McDonalds incase you have to use the bush for a bathroom break because there isn't a gas station or park station open for a few hours of your very long drive!

When you have either gone blueberry picking in the rocks on the side of the highway with your parents, OR have gone worm-picking on rainy nights with your Dad!

When you know igloos are for the Inuit, we do have public transportation and roads, dog sledding is a sport and skidooing is a must since you might be allowed to drive yours across town!

You've all seen stuff like this, someone just took the time to fix'er up for Northern Ontario.

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