There have been so many sad news here lately that I thought this post will bring a smile to the ones of you who can identify with the message.
By the way, it's 50 degrees, with rain and wind today.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A NEW ENGLANDER WHEN:
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"Vacation" means going anywhere south of New York City for the weekend.
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You measure distance in hours.

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

> You have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day, and back again.

> You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard
without flinching.

> You install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both
unlocked.

> You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend/wife knows how to
use them.

> 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 Philadelphia.

> Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new shed.

> Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.

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

> You find 10 degrees "a little chilly."