[BITList] You know you're in Darwin when.........

[John Feltham]

You know you're in Darwin when:-


a.. The best parking space is determined by shade instead of distance.

b.. Hot water comes out of both taps.

c.. You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.

d.. The temperature drops below 32c and you feel a little chilly.

e.. You discover that in February it only takes two fingers to steer
your car.

f.. You discover that you can get sunburnt through your car window.

g.. You develop a fear of metal car door handles.

h.. You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:00am.

i.. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and
end up lying on the pavement and get cooked to death?"

j.. You realise that asphalt has a liquid state.

k.. Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to prevent them from
laying hard-boiled eggs.

l.. The trees are whistling for the dogs.

m. while walking back barefoot to your car from the beach, you do a
tightrope act on the white lines in the carpark.

n. you catch a cold from having the aircon full blast while you sleep
during the night.

o. You learn that Casuarina Square isn't a shopping centre it's a temple
to worship air-conditioning.

p.  Sticking your head into the freezer and taking deep breaths is  
perfectly normal behaviour.

q.  A cup full of ice is considered a great snack.

r.  An electricity black out is life threatening because your aircon  
and your fans no longer work and you are seriously going to be cooked!!

s.  You no longer sit on a couch, why would you when you can settle  
down on the cooling tiles instead.

t.  You need a stubby holder to keep the beer cold, not your hands warm

u.  No one cares if you walk around with no shoes on.

v.  You keep everthing in the fridge, including potatoes and bread  
etc....

w.  people have enough left over beercans to make boats out of and  
have a whole regatta with...

x.  The effort of toweling off after a shower means you need another  
one right away

y.  standing naked under a cieling fan is an acceptable way to pass  
time.

z.  You wait till it starts raining to go for a run!



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