* when it snows and Half of Eugene has snowmen on their porches

* when 7 foot tall snow bongs are erected on a snowy day

* when election time comes around and you are harassed everywhere you go to make sure you are a registered voter

I borrowed this idea from another site (check out Oregon Ecology for more of this) and quoted a few of my favorites — but let’s add to this list, eh Lane Bus? How about

* when Gordon Smith comes to town and Code Pink shuts down the Federal Building

* when the most happening party in town is hosted by a bunch of punk kids calling themselves the Lane Bus (BrewHaha rules!)

* when election season comes and the whole town has 100s political buttons, bumper stickers, and lawn signs on every inch of available clothing/backpack/bike/bumper/lawn/field/highway overpass/skin/hair/etc.