Cumberland, Maryland (Where the Mountains Are)

Born and raised! And if you were too then this list is sure to make you smile, because you and I both know that:

• Maryland doesn't stop at Frederick, or even Hagerstown.
• You don't necessarily have an obsession with crabs.
• You know how to ski/snowboard and can go for the day, or even work at the Wisp, if you so choose
• You know what snow is.
• You've experienced a 40" snowfall.
• Nearly half of your friends support WVU rather than Maryland.
• You know more people that go to WVU than Maryland.
• You know what a REAL mountain is.
• Your legislators have no say in Annapolis.
• Your region has collectively won more state championships then any other area.
• Your school is an oven in the warm months and a freezer in the cold ones.
• You know the backroad way to get to everywhere.
• You get ticked off when some downstate driver flies by you on 68, but then you pass them going up a mountain, cause driving up here is completely different.
• You know where all the speed traps are.
• You don't know what the heck lacrosse is.
• The only time Annapolis pays attention to you is when they want to put a prison here or something else they don't want downstate.
• You can affiliate yourself more with Pittsburgh than DC.
• Your board of ed consolidates schools, they don't build them.
• You know or someone you know knows your local public officials.
• The biggest events in your town are football and basketball games.
• You know what Homecoming is. (THE Homecoming)
• You stick out very badly on the visitor's side at the said game.
• You've heard of towns such as Coney and Savage.
• You have friends that live in WV.
• It takes you at least 2 1/2 hours to get to DC.
• You've heard of or been to such places as the KKK church and/or the insane asylum.
• Events like Autumn Glory, Heritage Days, CanalFest, and the Oldtown Summerfest mean something to you.
• Your Wal*Mart is attached to the mall
• Although everyone makes fun of hanging out at Wal*Mart, everyone does it
• When you think of the beach, you think of Rocky Gap State Park
• The Beltway goes around the waist of your jeans
• You wear boots because they're boots, not because they're fashionable
• You can see a deer and not even get that excited about it (unless its in season)
• Half the adults you know work at a prison, and the other half are rocket scientists!
• You know someone who built their house with their bare hands
• You actually call Cumberland "The City" or "Downtown"
• You never go to the Bay but somehow it's your responsibility to keep it clean
• You consider Sheetz a restaurant
• Not even the "local" TV news applies to your town
  
  

Quote of the Day: “Home is not where you live, but where they understand you.” ~ Christian Morganstern