Where to Live After Retirement
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1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.<o
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2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in <o
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3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.<o
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4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.<o
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5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face <o
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when you open your oven door.<o
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6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING <o
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1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.<o
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2. The fastest! part of your commute is going down your driveway.<o
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3. You know how to eat an artichoke.<o
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4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.<o
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5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it <o
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will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.<o
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6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.<o
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You can Live in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1
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1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you meanManhattan.<o
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2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1
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Circleto Battery Park, but can't find <st1:State w:st="on"><st1
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3.You think <st1
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4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own <o
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language makes you multi-lingual.<o
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5. You've worn out a car horn.<o
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6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.<o
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You can Live in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1
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1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1
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2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.<o
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3. You have more than one recipe for moose.<o
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4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.<o
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5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and <o
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construction.<o
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You can Live in the <st1
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1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.<o
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2. "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.<o
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3. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.<o
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4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty <o
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Jean, MARY BETH, etc.<o
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You can live in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1
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1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.<o
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2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he <o
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stops at the day care center.<o
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3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.<o
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4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.<o
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You can live in the <st1
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1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.<o
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2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor or <o
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an Amish buggy.<o
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3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.<o
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4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"<o
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5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was <o
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different!"<o
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AND You can live in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1
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1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.<o
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2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.<o
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3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.<o
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4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.<o
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5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people
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1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.<o


2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in <o


the toilet bowl.<o


3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.<o


4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.<o


5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face <o


when you open your oven door.<o


6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING <o


ME??!!<o


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You can Live inCaliforniawhere...<o


1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.<o


2. The fastest! part of your commute is going down your driveway.<o


3. You know how to eat an artichoke.<o


4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.<o


5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it <o


will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.<o


6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.<o


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1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you meanManhattan.<o


2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1




Circleto Battery Park, but can't find <st1:State w:st="on"><st1




3.You think <st1




4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own <o


language makes you multi-lingual.<o


5. You've worn out a car horn.<o


6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.<o


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You can Live in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1




1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1




2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.<o


3. You have more than one recipe for moose.<o


4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.<o


5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and <o


construction.<o


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1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.<o


2. "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.<o


3. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.<o


4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty <o


Jean, MARY BETH, etc.<o


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You can live in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1




1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.<o


2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he <o


stops at the day care center.<o


3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.<o


4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.<o


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1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.<o


2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor or <o


an Amish buggy.<o


3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.<o


4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"<o


5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was <o


different!"<o


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1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.<o


2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.<o


3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.<o


4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.<o


5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people