So True.
You know you're from Redding if.....
You know exactly where the Miracle Mile is, and actually use it when giving directions.
You remember having to drive to Chico for back-to-school shopping.
You know what the River Bowl is.
You know that on Friday and Saturday nights the cops are every where on Hilltop... so you don't "cruise."
You go to Discovery Village on any night, and always see at least three people you know.
You've been to Win River.
You know that Taco Shop sells $39 tacos everyday.
You know that Eureka way is 299...
You know that Mary Lake is more of a scum pond...
If you went to Shasta High school you were a "snob"
If you went to Enterprise High School you were "ghetto"
If you went to Anderson you were either a "druggie" or "Hick"
If you went to Central Valley you were a "slut" or "pothead"
Movies 8 use to be cool, until Movies 10 came along and became the "big" movie theater.
You know that there is no better place than Jack's to get a steak.
The jail is the tallest building in Redding.
Marketfest is something you go to even though you know its not that fun, unless you are drunk.
You know the Downtown Mall was never an actual mall, it was more office spaces.
When you move away you either move to Chico, Sacramento or San Diego.
You call Food Maxx ... Food for less... because, well, that is what it is...
And you remember when Winco was still called Waremart...
You know who Mike Mangus is.
You've walked across the Sundial Bridge.
The people you went to elementary school with are the same people you went to high school with.
More than likely one of your best friends parents grew up with your parents.
You have "your spot" at Whiskeytown Lake.
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3 comments:
And you know you've lost touch with Redding when you call Miracle Mile "The Miracle Mile".
Bri--did you make this up?
No. It was emailed to me.
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