You know you're an Upstate New Yorker... 1. Our idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. 2. "Vacation" means going to Rochester for the weekend. 3. We measure distance in hours. 4. We know several people who have hit deer more than once. 5. We often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. 6. We use a down comforter in the summer. 7. We drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching. 8. We see people wearing hunting clothes at social events. 9. We install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. 10. We think of the major food groups as deer meat, beer, fish, and berries. 11. We carry jumper cables in our car and our girlfriend knows how to use them. 12. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Price Chopper. 13. We design our kid's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit. 14. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. 15. We think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas. 16. We know all 4 seasons: Almost winter, winter, Still winter, Construction. 17. It takes us 3 hours to go to the store for one item even when we're in a rush because we have to stop and talk to everyone in town. 18. We actually understand these jokes and forward them to all our friends from Upstate New York.