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Category: Travel and Places
I posted some of these before. Some of you are year round locals and some of you are summer locals. Some of you come down enough to relax that you are almost a local and some of you are tourists. But all of us share something in common. We all love .... Ocean City.. .. Maryland.... ! You know you are or were an Ocean City Local if: * Baseball's opening day is a little less important than Fish Tales and MR Duck's opening day.
* You've ever had a drink at the Harbor Inn
* You always look for your name and/or picture in the Coconut Times.
* You can stretch the season for wearing shorts to almost 10 months.
* You own a coat and tie, but you've only used it for weddings, funerals, and court appearances.
* You're a bit embarrassed about the very small amount of time you've actually spent laying on the beach.
* You ask bartenders to put on the Weather Channel.
* On most summer nights, a bike or motor scooter is your transportation of choice.
* You participate in at least one Bar Crawl each season.
* You've heard the ex-Mayor sing at a bar.
* Except for fundraisers, you've never even seen the new Mayor at a bar.
* You know at least 15 people that work at Seacrets.
* Before you bang it back, you tap your shot glass on the bar when having a "social" with friends.
* You just smile when a "summer local" talks about actually getting their seasonal condo rental security deposit back.
* You have 5 favorite bars... For 5 different reasons.
* You think that sitting on a stool on .. Wicomico Street.. , having an A-Stand cheeseburger & fries on a warm summer afternoon, is just as good an experience as dining in any four-star restaurant.
* You know what "The Pennsylvania Navy" is, and where the fleet is docked.
* You don't take for granted the quality of the local entertainment in town.
* The bartender asks you, "start a tab?", instead of "I need a credit card."
* You overtip servers.
* You've worked at a few, but have never been a spectator at a bikini contest.
* You go to at least five fundraisers and benefits every year.
* You have local friends from The Ukraine, .... Bulgaria.... , .... Lithuania.... , .... Russia.... , .... Nepal.... , and a few other countries that you can't even pronounce.
* You never wait in line, or pay cover charges.
* You have more "VIP Cards" to different clubs than credit cards.
* You've never been on the Boardwalk Tram, but plan on maybe doing it someday.
* The length of time you've been in OC is counted in "summers", not "years".
* You spend more time Bayside than .... Oceanside.... .
* You only sit at the original bar at Fish Tales, but you've heard rumors that there is a big, fancy, new one in the back.
* There's a WinterFest of Lights?
* You have a favorite place for crabs and crabcakes.
* A night on the 'Boards isn't complete without at least one drink at The Cork, The Clam, or The Moose.
* More people know your dog's name than your name.
* You've had at least 10 different jobs in town since you were a kid.
* You know which is the Raven's Bar, the Steeler's Bar, and the Redskins' bar in town.
* You know which bars not to drive home from - even if you've only had one drink.
* Classic Taxi is your local cab company of choice.
* You've only used it once or twice, but you still have a very old mug hanging from the ceiling at The Turtle.
* You can remember at least three other names of the bar at the location that is now called Buxy's Salty Dog.
* You love holidays. But just for the extra money they bring into town.
* When nothing brings back childhood memories of the Boardwalk more than the combined aroma of Coppertone, creosote, and Fisher's Popcorn. How many you can relate to??
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