(From Maria)
You live near or on a "Lake Road" and use the lakes as landmarks when giving directions.
You know the Highlander is more than just an old TV show.
You've driven down Dixie Hwy to Telegraph to avoid a train.
You've received a speeding ticket from the Waterford Police and had it reduced to a lesser charge.
You know that the two high schools were the last ones in Oakland County to get pools.
When you say WCA you have to explain which one you're talking about.
You know that the cheapest gas is always at the Speedway at Dixie and Telegraph.
You figured out the police department's lame speeding traps a long time ago.
You remember Leaps N' Bounds and Caesarland.
Country Jim's, Cooper's, Hydrogen, and 313 Game Room ring a bell.
You've spent an entire Friday or Saturday night driving up and down M-59 or Dixie Highway.
You or a friend has posted a message on the sign at Charlie's Barber Shop.
You know that the Big Apple is now the Green Apple and that the Big Apple moved across the street.
You've know the meaning of "Kroger High."
Your chicken comes from Rib Rack on the north side or Chicken King on the south side.
You worked as a referee for Parks & Rec. as a teenager.
You know that the best place to go sledding is at Manley Hill.
You know to avoid Custard Corner, DQ, and Sundae's at 8:00 during the summer.
You've paid to get into a varsity football game and didn't spend one second watching it.
You remember when all the T-Ball games were played at Mott at the same time.
You remember that we once had drive-in theaters and know their locations.
You remember when Kettering Commons was a gravel pit.
You remember when DQ on Dixie Hwy. was a Hot-n-Now.
You know there is a Nature Center but you have no clue how to get there.
You know what "Scummit" is.
You know how Airport Road got its name, but probably don't know how Hospital Road did.
You've bragged that your mom, aunt, or both dated Kirk Gibson.
You understand that, in order to get anywhere, you have to drive around a lake.
You once spoke with Indian Joe.
A party can be just a bunch of peo ple standing around a parking lot until the cops show up.
You ever stood outside Wine Captain's asking "Excuse me, sir, could you do us a favor?"
Guys - You know exactly what Aqua-Net tastes like.
Girls - The scent of Polo still clings to your nose-hairs.
You can't bring yourself to call it anything but Pine Knob.
You remember Frozen Cokes at Kresge's.
You spent four hours or more at the Flea Market, and spent a gra nd total of $2.17.
You never questioned how everyone in school knew exactly who the pot dealers were, but the cops didn't.
I would add...
You had a ski jacket with patches from Alpine.
You remember the old ticket lady working the Midnight Showing at Academy 59.
You had a preference of Friday vs. Saturday at Spanky's.
You remember the mushroom seats, Ted's, and the skinny hallway bookstore at The Mall.
You also remember the seal balancing the ball in the Ward's vacuum department.
And from Jennifer, the best bartender R. Michael's ever had...
At least one summer in high school, you spent every weekend at Pine Knob, and maybe saw one show.
Girls- You thought the owner of JB's, Peppi's, or R. Michael's, really was your friend.
Guys- You had your date convinced you were lost on "the back roads" which were really about 5 miles from your home.
You drove all the way to Daytona for spring break and found yourself listening to the same DJ you saw every weekend at home.
Good times. Gotta love the Fatherland.