haha
this is kinda funny...
What we have learned from the hurricanes
Things I have learned living in Florida this past month:
1. Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
2. No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work
without electricity.
3. Kids can survive 4 plus days without a video game controller in
their hands.
4. Cats are really irritating without power.
5. He who has the biggest generator wins.
6. Women can actually survive without doing their hair--you just wish
they weren't around you.
7. A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water. This
is for the lucky ones on city water. If you have a well and no generator,
it's time to bathe in the pool!
8. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
9. 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
8 more hours.
10. There are a lot of trees around here.
11. Flood plan drawings on some ortgage documents were seriously wrong.
12. Contrary to most Florida natives' beliefs, the speed limit on roads
without traffic lights does not increase.
13. Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not
required to keep your house standing, and during wind surges becomes
flying weapons.
14. Just because you're over 21 doesn't mean you can stay out as late
as you want. At least that's what the cops told me during a curfew stop.
15. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14
generators.
16. People will get into a line that has already formed without having
any idea what the line is for.
17. When required, most any vehicle will float--doesn't steer well, but
floats just the same.
18. Hurricanes do keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.
19. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
20. Cell phones sometimes work when land lines are down, but only as
long as the battery remains charged.
21. Twenty-seven of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer
than you, and they are quick to point that out!
22. Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
23. If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and
generators...I'd be rich.
24. The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
25. Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing
hole.
26. Tree service companies are under appreciated.
27. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30%
higher electric bill ?????
28. Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's
worthless.
29. Florida will not see a baby boom in 9 months. Things are already
too hot and sticky. Why add to the mess!
What we have learned from the hurricanes
Things I have learned living in Florida this past month:
1. Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
2. No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work
without electricity.
3. Kids can survive 4 plus days without a video game controller in
their hands.
4. Cats are really irritating without power.
5. He who has the biggest generator wins.
6. Women can actually survive without doing their hair--you just wish
they weren't around you.
7. A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water. This
is for the lucky ones on city water. If you have a well and no generator,
it's time to bathe in the pool!
8. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
9. 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
8 more hours.
10. There are a lot of trees around here.
11. Flood plan drawings on some ortgage documents were seriously wrong.
12. Contrary to most Florida natives' beliefs, the speed limit on roads
without traffic lights does not increase.
13. Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not
required to keep your house standing, and during wind surges becomes
flying weapons.
14. Just because you're over 21 doesn't mean you can stay out as late
as you want. At least that's what the cops told me during a curfew stop.
15. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14
generators.
16. People will get into a line that has already formed without having
any idea what the line is for.
17. When required, most any vehicle will float--doesn't steer well, but
floats just the same.
18. Hurricanes do keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.
19. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
20. Cell phones sometimes work when land lines are down, but only as
long as the battery remains charged.
21. Twenty-seven of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer
than you, and they are quick to point that out!
22. Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
23. If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and
generators...I'd be rich.
24. The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
25. Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing
hole.
26. Tree service companies are under appreciated.
27. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30%
higher electric bill ?????
28. Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's
worthless.
29. Florida will not see a baby boom in 9 months. Things are already
too hot and sticky. Why add to the mess!