Midwesternisms

My mom sent me this… You live in the Midwest when:
1. You�ve never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
This one is true. The mayor comes to the Camp all the time. In fact on election day, he was here instead of in his office. He�s a cool guy.

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
Yes. This does happen. The other thing would be an Amish buggy. They back up traffic. So do trains.

3. You have had to switch from �heat� to �A/C� on the same day.
That one is so true! At the beginning of this week it was in the 90s with 60% humidity. Today it is 64.

4. You end sentences with a preposition: �Where�s my coat at?�
I refuse to do this. I know people who say, �I�m going to the store. Do you want to come with?�

5. You actually give directions based on where stuff used to be, and farm landmarks. �Go north by the old high school, then west at the Smith�s place and you will see a couple cows along the fence by the red barn. Take that road north acouplathree miles and then go southwest at Bob�s Grocery.�
Keep in mind that none of those places are actually what they say they are. The Grocery is now a 7-eleven, the cows are not there because the Smith farm has been abandoned for 10 years. And everyone says north, south, east, and west. Like I carry a compass in my car. Give me the street name and say right or left and I am good to go