Welcome to Hampton Roads

[dotb182]

Ok, so this was sent to me in an email and i thought it was funny, b/c parts of it are unfortunatly true, anyway I just thought i'd share

You know you're a Hampton Roads resident when.....

* You have to adopt a surrogate professional sports team because you live in the largest metropolitan area without one.

* You can name at least three of Mike Joynes' law partners.

* You can finish the "Beach Ford" song.

* You know Mount Trashmore is a real place, not a joke.

* You can see another 7-11 from the 7-11 you're currently at.

* You know that 64 West in Chesapeake is actually going east.

* Any westbound trip out of town you've ever made involves at least one tunnel.

* You can name at least three underwater tunnels within a twenty mile radius of your home.

* You've been friends with, dated or married a sailor.

*GIRLS- You've dated a sailor and he has cheated on you. I don't think that one is true!!!

* You can say "Norfolk" while sounding neither obscene nor incorrect.

* You don't stop and look skyward when aircraft fly over.

* You know what a Food Lion is.

* Newport News is not a catalog, it is a city.

* It's not a peninsula, it's the Peninsula. With a capital P.

* You can name all the I-64 spurs.

* It's not Portsmouth, it's P-town. (Yo!!)

* The Strip isn't a nudie bar, it's a tourist trap along the
oceanfront.

* To you, Scope isn't just mouthwash.

* The Boathouse doesn't actually dock any boats.

* You know Dam Neck and Birdneck aren't necks of any kind.

* You don't mind the jet noise.

* You don't slow down in the tunnel, because it's not a big deal.

* Its normal for seven cities to be linked in almost every
conceivable way.

* You can leave town for years at a time and come back to find the same segments of roads still under construction.

* Its Seven Five Seven, not Seven Fifty-Seven.

* An inch of snow closes everything down. 3 inches is a blizzard.

* MacArthur was not only a brilliant general, but is a fine shopping establishment.

* You don't laugh when you hear "Rip Rap Road."

* You know that Norfolk International Airport isn't really an international airport.

* No, you're not hallucinating. Those are mermaids.

* You know the real reason we haven't been hit by a hurricane in the past several years is because of Pat Robertson.

* You've never NOT gone to an establishment to avoid a PETA demonstration.

* And....... If you had a nickel for every OBX sticker you saw on the road, you'd be a rich person by now.

[BubblesAngel13]

That was good!! Some of them are so true!!

I HATE when people slow down at the tunnels!!! ARGG!!! :mad

[Cat]

oh how i not miss that damn tunnel. LOL I feel for you gals up there now. I am glad just to get away from hampton roads even if its for a little while. hopefully we will get back there sometime. Hey Bubbles Angel I dont know if i told you or not but my hubby just left the Enterprise before he came down here to Texas. Hopefully things are going well on there now.

[Angie]

I am from there but I haven't lived there in 11 years so it was nice to read those things. It really brought a lot back to me.

[Caimbrie]

SO much of that is true! lol

This one isn't for me though.. I am from the Boston area and up there P-town is what everyone calls Province Town (near Cape Cod) which is known for having a HUGE gay population lol.

It's not Portsmouth, it's P-town.

looks like i have alot ro look forward to lol

[dotb182]

Originally Posted by mamaoftwins+1 looks like i have alot ro look forward to lol

You can only imagine, but still its awsome!

Well I guess I will find out if any of these are true this summer when we get there.

[Tiffany]

Those are so true and so funny. I still don't really like it here that much I prefer small town living but I do enjoy being located near four malls that only take me 20 minutes to get to them if not less !!!

Well my 11 yr old daughter will love having all those malls around!! Better find me a job when I get there or she will break the bank!!!!