Finish the sentence: You're So SoWal If...

Only a few hundred times....

Tongue in cheek, if you're REALLY So SoWal you've never heard the term. If you heard it you would just go "huh?" sneer and take a pull off a cold beer or a joint and immediately dismiss it as RPP. Arguing about customary use is So30A.

You're So SoWal if ...
you always keep a beach bag in your car with bathing suit and towel.

You've ever gotten dinner off the boat at Grayton Beach.

Rocket ship PJs are your preferred beachwear.

Your customary use involves live bait.

you have ever "got away from it all" on the "other 30A".......

If you intentionally drive into the opposite lane to avoid the bump on Oyster Lake Bridge in Dune Allen.

If you intentionally drive into the opposite lane to avoid the bump on Oyster Lake Bridge in Dune Allen.

I know right? That thing is going to have to be replaced soon I bet.

If you know the name of this bayou...

You have conspiracy theories about vacation industry lobbyists trying to create both an early spring break and a late spring break.

You spent the night on the beach before it became Grand Central Station and/or illegal to do so.

You're watching them build on the lots where you watched them tear down the old structure that you watched them build the first time.

If you know the name of this bayou...

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Peach Creek aka Moon Creek
Do I win?

Peach Creek aka Moon Creek
Do I win?

Thanks for playing. Guess again.

Thanks for playing. Guess again.

McQuage Bayou.

McQuage Bayou.

You are So SoWal!

...if you run into a vehicle, or are run into by a vehicle, because you, or them, or both, are texting as you drive.

...if you are stuck going 40mph on Hwy 98 because someone(s) ahead of you is in the fast lane, the slow lane, or both, pacing well behind any traffic so as not to run into a vehicle while texting.

...if you risk your safety, the safety of others, or both, so you can send one more $%^&#@+ text! (your musings are, as you know, are more important.....if only others were more understanding......).

On the subject of bayous...further down East Point Washington Road than McQuage, there is a bayou than runs under the road between Ivy Lane and Dick Saltsman Road. The subdivision on both side of the bayou is named Bayou Creek. Anybody (else) know the name of this bayou? (Kurt you should know this one too... you are REALLY so SoWal if you do!
Bonus question - and why is it named this?

btw, I'm going out of town and probably won't be back on until next Tuesday 11/01 at the earliest. If a moderator wants to know the mystery bayou answer, pm me on Facebook (under my real name) and I'll tell you!

You're So SoWal IF you remember the days when Dogs Ruled Grayton Beach. (before the ordinance banning dogs from beaches). What year was it that dogs got the boot? What a county commission meeting that was - packed house with people trying to keep traditions, but tourism was here to stay!

If you have hundreds of pictures of beautiful sunsets over the Gulf, the Bay, and coastal dune lakes.

from Atlanta.

You've been to all 16 MountainFilm at WaterColor.

If you've stayed on the beach overnight hoping for a turtle nest to hatch.

You've gotten more than one mean stare from tourists or part timers after telling them they can't ...

Come on your porch and stare in your window.
Ride a golf cart on the bike path. Let their 11 year old drive it.
Drive counter clockwise in Seaside.
Drive clockwise in Rosemary Beach.
Park in your driveway.
Make a tree house in your HOAs common area.
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