I can relate to so many of these.
I have the back up flash lights, a ton of batteries
have eaten the "hurricane" food.
Weekend preparing for a hurricane.....
Oh man, it's been a heck of a summer.
Now, I need to check the tarp on the roof.......
You might be a Floridian if...
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wxwatcher2
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- Location: Central Florida
>Things to know when a hurricane strikes you!
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>* You can make Coffee and frozen Pizzas on a BBQ grill.
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>*No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights do not work without electricity.
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>* Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in their hand.
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>* Cats are even more irritating without power.
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>* He who has the biggest generator wins.
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>* Women can actually survive without doing their hair--you just wish they were not around you.
>
>* A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water.
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>* There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people think.
>
>* TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
>
>* A 7 lb bag of ice will chill 6-12 oz Budweiser's to a drinkable temperature in 11 Minutes, and still keep a 14-pound turkey frozen for eight more hours.
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>* There were many trees around here.
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>* Flood plane drawings on some mortgage documents were seriously wrong.
>
>* Contrary to most Florida natives' beliefs, speed limit on roads without traffic lights does not increase.
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>* Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not required.
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>* Just because you are over 21 does not mean you can stay out as late as you want. At least that is what the cops told me during a curfew stop.
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>* Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14 generators.
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>* People will get into a line that has already ! formed without having any idea what the line is for.
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>* When required, a Chrysler 300M will float--does not steer well, but floats just the same.
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>* Some things do keep the mail carrier from his appointed rounds.
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>* Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
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>* Cell phones work when landlines are down, but only as long as the battery remains charged.
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>* 27 of your neighbors get their electricity from a different transformer than you, and they are quick to point that out!
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>* Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume..
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>* If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and generators...I would be rich.
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>* The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
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>* Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing place.
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>* Tree service companies are under appreciated.!
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>* I learned what happens when you make fun of another state's blackout.
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>* MATH 101: 30 days in a month, minus 6 days without power, equals 30% higher electric bill ?????
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>* Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it is worthless.
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>* I can walk a lot farther than I thought.
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>Passed on from Scott King of Crescent City, Florida
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>* You can make Coffee and frozen Pizzas on a BBQ grill.
>
>*No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights do not work without electricity.
>
>* Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in their hand.
>
>* Cats are even more irritating without power.
>
>* He who has the biggest generator wins.
>
>* Women can actually survive without doing their hair--you just wish they were not around you.
>
>* A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water.
>
>* There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people think.
>
>* TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
>
>* A 7 lb bag of ice will chill 6-12 oz Budweiser's to a drinkable temperature in 11 Minutes, and still keep a 14-pound turkey frozen for eight more hours.
>
>* There were many trees around here.
>
>* Flood plane drawings on some mortgage documents were seriously wrong.
>
>* Contrary to most Florida natives' beliefs, speed limit on roads without traffic lights does not increase.
>
>* Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not required.
>
>* Just because you are over 21 does not mean you can stay out as late as you want. At least that is what the cops told me during a curfew stop.
>
>* Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14 generators.
>
>* People will get into a line that has already ! formed without having any idea what the line is for.
>
>* When required, a Chrysler 300M will float--does not steer well, but floats just the same.
>
>* Some things do keep the mail carrier from his appointed rounds.
>
>* Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
>
>* Cell phones work when landlines are down, but only as long as the battery remains charged.
>
>* 27 of your neighbors get their electricity from a different transformer than you, and they are quick to point that out!
>
>* Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume..
>
>* If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and generators...I would be rich.
>
>* The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
>
>* Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing place.
>
>* Tree service companies are under appreciated.!
>
>* I learned what happens when you make fun of another state's blackout.
>
>* MATH 101: 30 days in a month, minus 6 days without power, equals 30% higher electric bill ?????
>
>* Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it is worthless.
>
>* I can walk a lot farther than I thought.
>
>Passed on from Scott King of Crescent City, Florida
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AmeliaIslandr
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- Location: Amelia Island, FL
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Canelaw99
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- Posts: 2128
- Age: 49
- Joined: Tue Aug 31, 2004 8:27 am
- Location: Homestead, FL
You know you're a Floridian if....
- you're already thinking of how to decorate your plywood/metal shutters for the holidays
- you have Home Depot's number on speed dial in your cell phone
- you've forgotten what your front and back yards look like because of the shutters on the windows
- you never want to hear about "the cone" again
- you're already thinking of how to decorate your plywood/metal shutters for the holidays
- you have Home Depot's number on speed dial in your cell phone
- you've forgotten what your front and back yards look like because of the shutters on the windows
- you never want to hear about "the cone" again
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hurricane1020
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- Joined: Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:54 pm
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Hurrikaren
- Tropical Wave
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:39 pm
- Location: Oviedo, FL
You can't sleep with the windows closed when the power is out because it's too hot, and you can't sleep with them open because the generator noise is deafening.
You are thinking of ways to paint the plywood over your windows to make them aesthetically pleasing, (since it looks like they will be up there for awhile) and wish there were a show on HGTV to show you how to do it.
You have gotten use to entering dark rooms in broad daylight.
You don't find it unual to drag a bucket of water from the pool into the house to flush the toitlet. (If you have a well)
You have taken a bath in your backyard pool.
You actually read your homeowners policy and the last renewal notice. Twice.
You call your insurance agent and find out that the real estate value increase you were so estatic about last spring when you refinanced, will now cost you more in insurance premiums.
You wonder if the grass under that pile of debris at the curb will ever grow again.
You consider replacing your 8 ft fence posts with 10 footers and burying them 2 ft farther into the ground so you don't have to put them up again after the next storm.
You are thinking of ways to paint the plywood over your windows to make them aesthetically pleasing, (since it looks like they will be up there for awhile) and wish there were a show on HGTV to show you how to do it.
You have gotten use to entering dark rooms in broad daylight.
You don't find it unual to drag a bucket of water from the pool into the house to flush the toitlet. (If you have a well)
You have taken a bath in your backyard pool.
You actually read your homeowners policy and the last renewal notice. Twice.
You call your insurance agent and find out that the real estate value increase you were so estatic about last spring when you refinanced, will now cost you more in insurance premiums.
You wonder if the grass under that pile of debris at the curb will ever grow again.
You consider replacing your 8 ft fence posts with 10 footers and burying them 2 ft farther into the ground so you don't have to put them up again after the next storm.
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