some, but not understood by most.
You will park a mile away from an entrance just to have your car
parked under a tree.
Instead of people thinking you're "rich" for having leather seats,
they think you're stupid.
You laugh when people complain about 95 degree weather.
You're not worried about the big "California fires" cause by
the time it gets any closer, they close the Grapevine.
You've seen the "Stairway to Heaven" lights" while coming back
to Bako at night on the Grapevine. You know to call it "Bako" and
why we call it that.
You know what "White, Ming, Rosedale, Calloway, and Panama" mean. When you go out of town & you see a sign saying "Union Ave" you lock your car doors.
Rosedale is a world all its own.
Rosedale ALSO needs to be turned into a sitcom. And if you live in Stockdale? OC ain't got NOTHIN on us baby...except maybe an ocean.
You remember the TWO times in the last 25 years that it snowed in Bakersfield, and you remember everything you did that snow day.
Everyone always says they're going to leave, but you know that if you try, you get sucked right back in.
You take the "California Roll" to a whole new level.
You know where all the "haunted houses" are when Halloween comes around.
You know what an "08er is", where "the Dale" is, and who
a "Daleon" is.
You know Trouts, and we're not talking about the fish.
People who actually MADE it out of this city sit here & laugh
at these because they know they're TRUE.
One of your friends owns a house on a spot where you had field parties in high school.
You know the ingredients in a George's Special, or may have had a "Black and White" for lunch.
You get mad every time you see "Best of Times" when Taft wins at the end.
You comment on how expensive Mexican food is in any other city in the country and, more than that...how terrible it tastes everywhere else.
You have offered someone a "Dewar's Chew".
You know if you're not at Luigi's at exactly 10:30 Saturday morning you're not getting a steak sandwich.
You claim to hate LA but go there at least every other month.
You have debated the merits of water skiing at Lake Ming versus
Buena Vista.
You have to explain to friends from out of town what animal a tri-tip comes from...and when they don't believe you..you can't prove it as no other butcher shop has them.
You think beans and salsa go with everything.
You think a restaurant is chintzy if it doesn't come with soup, salad, spaghetti, and fries.
You think a red light is just a suggestion.
The best restaurants in town serve pickled tongue!
You think $600 a month for rent is way too high.
You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
You know the pool is usually warmer than you are.
You realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
Anywhere that takes longer than a 10 minute drive is way too far.
You think you're better than people from Fresno.
Someone mentions "the fair" and your thoughts turn to Cinnamon Buns, First Christian Church caramel corn, and Boy Scout potatoes.
You have to "explain" to someone about Beach Park.
Someone from out of town talks about how foggy it is and you chuckle & tell them, "Just wait."
You drive just as fast on a foggy day as you did yesterday when it was clear.
You swear that just last week there was an orchard where there is now a whole development of houses.
You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Bakersfield....the rest will be just scratching their heads.
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