.. you have the top gun soundtrack in the cassette deck of your car. Which is bolted shut
.. you wear hawaiian shirts to any social event
.. you think when running into a pilot and quoting his flight number he came in on will make you instant friends
.. you ask for pushback when reversing your car
.. you insist on having your dinner served in a cardboard box or plastic tray from over your left shoulder (depending on whether or not you're 'pilot flying') and proceed to eat it on your lap.
.. coffee tastes better luke warm
.. you prefer your butter frozen solid
.. you whistle and make explosion noises every time you see a picture of a building, bridge or tank
.. coffee also tastes better from a plastic cup
.. you can't handle your car not having at least SOME kind of aerofoil on it somewhere, even if the car is a Mack truck.
.. you refer to the person who lovingly cooks you dinner at night as 'catering'
.. your children are called 'Allison' and 'Martin-Baker'
.. your dog's called 'Sandy'
.. you refer to the same person who lovingly cooks you dinner at night as 'port authorities' or 'the MP's' after returning from the pub at night
.. you actually turn up from the pub just after breakfast, not at night.
.. you have underwear marked 'Danger, Jet exhaust' marked on them
.. The seats in your car have black and yellow striped grab rings above the headrest
.. you issue a trip report to the missus after coming back from the shops and ask her to sign for the cargo, then you head off to the bar and let somebody else empty the car for you.
.. your tv has a 10 inch screen and suspended from the living room ceiling.
.. you hand out earplugs to friends visiting so they can listen to the muzac in the background
.. your dining room furniture is arranged behind eachother in rows of 2
.. you can't fold a letter but can fold an aeroplane
.. you start to worry if there's a blank page in a book that isn't marked 'intentionally left blank'
.. you know exactly whats going on with Air Timbuctoo, but haven't got a clue what you had for breakfast
.. you begin sentances saying "This is (your name).."
.. you change your route home depending on the wind direction in your street
.. you know what the weather reporter is talking about and actually find it interesting
.. the weather channel is under ´1´ on your tv remote
more to come..