You Know You're in the South When

You know you're in the South when fall leaf clean-up runs November to January.

Last week we received a letter from the folks who pick up our garbage, telling us that now that we have hit the season when leaves are falling, they will begin picking up leaves more frequently.  This schedule began November 17 and will run through January 9.  This blows my mind!  First of all, the fact that the height of leaf removal begins in November.  Where I come from, leaves have to be picked up by October or you run the risk of them being covered by snow.  And here they will still be picking up leaves in January?!  January is WINTER!  I am used to January being the height of snow removal season, not leaf removal! Things are definitely different here.  My mom and dad recently bought a house, and have hired someone to come and do leaf removal at their house.  He is scheduled to be there in December. December.  A guy is coming to do fall leaf clean-up in December.  That just seems wrong.