...you know all of Lompoc's nicknames - Lompton, LPC, The
Poke
...you've worked in a food booth at the Flower Festival at
least once.
... you correct everyone who mispronounces Lompoc.
...you must know where ALL the murals are in town.
...you laugh out loud when you hear people not from here say,
'Well, I have been through there once...' (We’re off
the beaten path, so you don't just go THROUGH it!)
...going out of town means going to Santa Maria which is 30
miles away.
... you can point out exactly when Kmart came in and when
it left due to WalMart coming in years later.
... you learned how to drive a stick shift on the farm roads.
...you joke about the 4th of July fireworks not being seen
through the fog.
...you will see at least ONE person, or more, that you know
when you go to WalMart.
...most everyone that has moved away ends up back here (even
if just for a short, interim period.)
...you move away and come back and exclaim, "My how this
town has grown!"
...going across town takes five minutes or less.
...you laugh at those who live in Santa Barbara and pay high
rent when they can have the same weather as us!
...you freak out when Lompoc is mentioned in a movie and then
get annoyed because it is ALWAYS mispronounced!
...you celebrate when the wind isn't up and you can have a
picnic without weighing everything down with rocks.
...you know what a Snowy Plover is!
