You know you live on the Gulf Coast when...(humor)

[vbhoutex]

I recieved this in an email today. It hits home in so many ways for those on the Gulf coast that have been affected by Katrina and Rita. I find it humorous and hope you do too. We have to laugh about this stuff sometimes too!!

How true this is !!!


You know you live on the Gulf Coast when ...

You have FEMA's number on your speed dialer.

You have more than 300 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.

Your pantry contains more than 20 cans of Spaghetti Os.

You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.

When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe hallway.

Your SSN isn't a secret, it's written in Sharpie on your arms.

You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.

Gasoline is a rare commodity worth waiting in line for hours just to get 10 gallons.

You are delighted to be able to pay $3 for a gallon of regular unleaded.

The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.

You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool.

You own more than three large coolers.

You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.

You rationalize helping a friend board up by thinking "It'll only take gallon of gas to get there and back"

You have 2-liter coke bottles and milk jugs filled with water in your freezer

Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.

You catch a 13-pound redfish. In your driveway.

You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance policy.

You consider a "vacation" to stunning Tupelo, Mississippi.

At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chainsaw.

You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.

There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.

You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at the Weather Channel.

Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.

Ice is a valid topic of conversation.

Your "drive-thru" meal consists of MRE's and bottled water.

Relocating to South Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.

You spend more time on your roof then in your living room.

You've been laughed at over the phone by a roofer, fence builder or a tree worker.

A battery powered TV is considered a home entertainment center.

Your child's first words are "hunker down"

Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's Christmas.

Toilet Paper is worth more than gold coins

You know the difference between the "good side" of a storm and the "bad side."

Your kids start school in August and finish in July.

You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning

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[Roxy]

very funny!

[sunny]

I just read this to the "group" I am sitting with - we all got a much needed laugh from this!!

[HurryKane]

Hey now, Tupelo does have that exciting McDonald's devoted entirely to Elvis. If you hang a left for a few hours you can swing by Graceland, too.

[rainydaze]

You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.

Well after getting Frances and Jeanne last year, that is how I felt at the beginning of this hurricane season. Now that the Gulf Coast has got so beat up, I will only wish the Carolinas get hit by a hurricane instead of South Florida without feeling guilty...lol

[decgirl66]

That was great!!

[Charles-KD5ZSM]

good to have a little humor here and there!

[USCG_Hurricane_Watcher]

Did you hear about the reporter who tried cornering the President with a Roberts confirmation-related question while he was down touring the Gulf coast states?

"Mr. President...What's your opinion on Roe versus Wade?" she asked.

Thinking they had caught the President off-guard, the cameras zoomed in...

"Well, that's a good one." he started..."Roe versus Wade...Hmm...I guess it doesn't matter, but if another hurricane comes thisaway, you should get out of the city any way you can."

[caribepr]

Thank god for humor! Without it we sink to the bottom, with it, we rise, and help others rise with us.

[samanthahunter]

Thats funny stuff. What makes it funny as it is soo true to us down here. I read it to my husband and dad and they were cracking up

[O Town]

God, that sounds so familiar. True for sure. Maybe not this year for us but it was last year. That was a good laugh. Thanks for sharing

[Wacahootaman]

...When you have electricty, the first thing you do after wakin up, is check the sattelite floater for the western atlantic and carribean.

No, wait, we all do that.

[arkess7]

oh man those were awesome.......so funny but so true about the 13 pound redfish in your driveway.......my dad catches those all the time and they are good eatin....kinda tastes like snapper

[jshetley]

Well after getting Frances and Jeanne last year, that is how I felt at the beginning of this hurricane season. Now that the Gulf Coast has got so beat up, I will only wish the Carolinas get hit by a hurricane instead of South Florida without feeling guilty...lol[/quote]

As Dry as it is here SC I would be happy to have one hit up here.
Cat 1 only of course

[Wacahootaman]

If the sports bars have the weather channel on all their TVs during hurricane season, you might be on the Gulf coast.

[AL Chili Pepper]

You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.

Well after getting Frances and Jeanne last year, that is how I felt at the beginning of this hurricane season. Now that the Gulf Coast has got so beat up, I will only wish the Carolinas get hit by a hurricane instead of South Florida without feeling guilty...lol

Haha, that's the one that caught my eye too. Now that I know I'm not the only one, the healing process can begin.

[Ixolib]

If the sports bars have the weather channel on all their TVs during hurricane season, you might be on the Gulf coast.

...If all the sports bars you used to go to watch the Weather Channel no longer exist, you might live on the Gulf Coast.

[JQ Public]

You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.

Well after getting Frances and Jeanne last year, that is how I felt at the beginning of this hurricane season. Now that the Gulf Coast has got so beat up, I will only wish the Carolinas get hit by a hurricane instead of South Florida without feeling guilty...lol

Hey! We had our share of them in the 90's and floyd in 2000 i believe. But don't worry we were wishing for y'all to get them when we were getting hit then. Its a sad fact of life.

[wxmann_91]

All of these hurricanes in the world can come here. Because if they hit here they won't be major hurricanes, not even hurricanes, they will be measly TS's at best with the cool water.