Oct 10, 2004 19:27
You might be a Floridian if ...
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You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
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The freezer in your garage is full of homemade ice.
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You flinch when you are introduced to a person named Charley, Frances, Jeanne
> > Ivan.
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> > You find yourself dropping words like "millibar" and "convection" into
> > everyday conversation.
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> > Your pantry contains more than 10 cans of Spaghetti Os.
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> > Making coffee on your propane grill does not seem like an odd thing to do.
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> > You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering
>your
> > windows.
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> > When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three
> > bedrooms, two baths and one safe place.
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> > You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
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> > You are delighted to pay $2 for a gallon of unleaded.
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> > The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
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> > You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the
>pool.
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> > You have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer.
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> > You own more than three large coolers.
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> > You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the
>least bit guilty about it.
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> > Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can
>assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
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> > You catch a 5-pound catfish. In your driveway.
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> > You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance
> > policy.
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> > At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chain
> > saw.
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> > You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.
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> > There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.
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> > You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at
>the Weather Channel.
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> > Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.
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> > Ice is a valid topic of conversation.
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> > Relocating to North Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.