You Know You’re From Cheyenne If…
Living in Cheyenne can be a unique experience. Anyone that can deal with the wind, snow, and 2-weeks of summer can attest to that! Here are some other reasons You Know You’re From Cheyenne If…
- You drive over horse droppings on Capitol Avenue the last full week of July
- You get a free Cheyenne special hair-doo courtesy of the wind
- You see locals wearing hats and holsters
- You wear a hat and a holster
- You see goats grazing in town
- You have three seasons, “winter,” “Frontier Days” and “road construction”
- You can drive from one end of town to the other without thinking about traffic
- The rain doesn’t last more than 10 minutes
- You steer your pickup to avoid hitting the pot holes that have been there since before you were driving
- You know the Taco Johns jingle by heart
Welcome home. (J. Green/TSM) - There is a sign that says “dogs must be on a leash,” but you know it doesn’t apply to you
- The boots make the man
- You run the furnace in the morning and the swamp cooler in the afternoon
- You don’t wear boots and a hat at Cheyenne Frontier Days (unless you really are a working cowboy)
- Airline passengers ask, “Did we land or get shot down?”
- You use barbed wire to keep the snow out
- You remember the Owl Inn
- The landmarks you use for giving directions are taverns
- You own more firearms than silverwear
- You have to buy a Halloween costume that fits over a snowsuit
- You’re not in town the last full week of July
- No matter where you are going, you know you’ll get there in 12 minutes
- You keep the snow shovel handy in August
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