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You know you live on the gulf coast when......

(i got this from a guy living in Florida who just took a hit from Wilma)


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 O. (Or even better, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli)
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. (And it’s higher than the 100-year flood plain!)

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.
You are delighted 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 a 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 five 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.
You don’t worry about relatives wanting to visit during the summer.
Your child’s first words, “hunker down” and you didn’t go to UGA!
Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it’s Christmas.
Toilet paper is elevated to coin of the realm at the shelters.
You know the difference between the “good side” of a storm and the “bad side.”
Your kids start to school in August and finish in July.
You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning.
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (rattler_mt @ Oct. 26 2005,6:16)](i got this from a guy living in Florida who just took a hit from Wilma)
u sure you got this from this guy?
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looks pretty long...
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[b said:
Quote[/b] ]Relocating to South Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea

humph
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Finch @ Oct. 26 2005,6:24)]
[b said:
Quote[/b] ]Relocating to South Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea

humph
(same here finch)

but some of this stuff is funny though but not for the people who may have to experience this
 
i cant say for 100% that he wrote the whole thing but it sur sounds like him and most of the stuff sounds like him. as far as the South Dakota comment, im in Montana, same basic thing but i would have put down North Dakota myself
 
The guy was probably just angry at his situation, and a bit callous. Just a sarcastic release of anger.
 
Here in Florida we've been through 8 hurricanes and 3 tropical storms in the state since 2004, and I think its hysterical because most of it is true. I currently have 12 cans of Chef Boy-Ar-Dee beefaroni left and 5 coolers. Don't use soda bottles in the freezer though- juice bottles seem to fit better. I've also learned to change the batteries in the radio in the dark. And even though its probably a very nice place don't think i'd ever move to S. Dakota.
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] (lol @ Oct. 25 2005,8:17)]The guy was probably just angry at his situation, and a bit callous. Just a sarcastic release of anger.
you taking a psyc class?
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Did Dr. Turi predict there would be a callous and sarcastic release of anger somewhere?
 
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[b said:
Quote[/b] ]Did Dr. Turi predict there would be a callous and sarcastic release of anger somewhere?

?
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I think its funny. I've shed many a tear over the death, destruction and pet catastrophes of these storms. You just HAVE to laugh sometimes.

Having experienced it myself in a lesser way with Isabel and Gaston, I can sympathize with some of those things...especially how ice can be the topic of conversation. A friend and I drove 120 miles to scavenge 4 small bags of ice each. It was precious! I now have 3 coolers and would like more. I also have one of those headlamp thingies which are GREAT when you have no lights and need to move around.

That's a good one.
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