Why Hurricane Season is Like the Christmas Season:
Decorating the house (boarding up windows)
Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season (camping gear, flashlights)
Last minute shopping in crowded stores
Regular TV shows pre-empted for "specials"
Family coming to stay with you
Family and friends from out-of-state calling
Buying food you don't normally buy ... and in large quantities
Days off from work
Candles
At some point you know you're going to have a tree in your house.
Why hurricane season is like the Christmas season
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HurricaneJoe22
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Re: Why hurricane season is like the Christmas season
HurricaneJoe22 wrote:Why Hurricane Season is Like the Christmas Season:
Decorating the house (boarding up windows)
Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season (camping gear, flashlights)
Last minute shopping in crowded stores
Regular TV shows pre-empted for "specials"
Family coming to stay with you
Family and friends from out-of-state calling
Buying food you don't normally buy ... and in large quantities
Days off from work
Candles
At some point you know you're going to have a tree in your house.
Oh, now that was good! Mind if I send it to my parents in FL?
Jeny
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drudd1
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You forgot about being able to kiss under the mistletoe, we had tons of it, everywhere. We could get to it without a ladder for the first time ever. The tree it had been growing in is now at ground level.
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YOU MIGHT BE A FLORIDIAN IF:
More Hurricane humor:
YOU MIGHT BE A FLORIDIAN IF:
YOU EXHIBIT A SLIGHT TWITCH WHEN INTRODUCED TO ANYONE NAMED IVAN,
FRANCES, CHARLEY OR JEANNE
YOUR FREEZER NEVER HAS MORE THAN $20 WORTH OF FOOD IN IT
YOU'RE LOOKING AT PAINT SWATCHES FOR THE PLYWOOD COVERING YOUR WINDOWS,
TO
ACCENT THE HOUSE COLOR
YOU THINK OF YOUR HALL CLOSET/SAFE ROOM AS "COZY"
YOU TOO HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER
YOU ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A COLLAGE OF SHINGLES FROM ROOFS IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD
YOUR STREET HAS 3 "NO WAKE" SIGNS
YOU RECOGNIZE PEOPLE AT THE FREE ICE, PLYWOOD, AND WATER LINES
YOU STOP TO CLAP AND WAVE WHEN YOU SEE THE CONVOY OF POWER TRUCKS
YOUR THERAPIST REFERS TO YOUR CONDITION AS "GENERATOR ENVY"
AND FINALLY YOU MIGHT BE A FLORIDIAN IF YOU HAVE ASKED YOUR RELATIVES
UP
NORTH TO SEND YOU THE REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS
YOU MIGHT BE A FLORIDIAN IF:
YOU EXHIBIT A SLIGHT TWITCH WHEN INTRODUCED TO ANYONE NAMED IVAN,
FRANCES, CHARLEY OR JEANNE
YOUR FREEZER NEVER HAS MORE THAN $20 WORTH OF FOOD IN IT
YOU'RE LOOKING AT PAINT SWATCHES FOR THE PLYWOOD COVERING YOUR WINDOWS,
TO
ACCENT THE HOUSE COLOR
YOU THINK OF YOUR HALL CLOSET/SAFE ROOM AS "COZY"
YOU TOO HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER
YOU ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A COLLAGE OF SHINGLES FROM ROOFS IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD
YOUR STREET HAS 3 "NO WAKE" SIGNS
YOU RECOGNIZE PEOPLE AT THE FREE ICE, PLYWOOD, AND WATER LINES
YOU STOP TO CLAP AND WAVE WHEN YOU SEE THE CONVOY OF POWER TRUCKS
YOUR THERAPIST REFERS TO YOUR CONDITION AS "GENERATOR ENVY"
AND FINALLY YOU MIGHT BE A FLORIDIAN IF YOU HAVE ASKED YOUR RELATIVES
UP
NORTH TO SEND YOU THE REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS
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Pebbles
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Re: Why hurricane season is like the Christmas season
HurricaneJoe22 wrote:Why Hurricane Season is Like the Christmas Season:
Decorating the house (boarding up windows)
Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season (camping gear, flashlights)
Last minute shopping in crowded stores
Regular TV shows pre-empted for "specials"
Family coming to stay with you
Family and friends from out-of-state calling
Buying food you don't normally buy ... and in large quantities
Days off from work
Candles
At some point you know you're going to have a tree in your house.
And... You look forward to the season all year long... but the day after it ends exclaim " Thank goodness, that's over! I'm exhausted!!!"
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