Kfamr
09-24-2004, 12:04 AM
I got this in an E-Mail. :D
> > > You might be a Floridian if:
> > >
> > > You exhibit a slight twitch when introduced to anyone with the first
> > > names
> > > of Charley, Frances or Ivan
> > >
> > > Your freezer never has more than $20 worth of food in it any given
> > > time
> > >
> > > You're looking at paint swatches for the plywood on your windows, to
> > > accent
> > > the house color
> > >
> > > You think of your hall closet/saferoom as "cozy"
> > >
> > > Your pool is more accurately described as "framed in" than "screened
> > > in"
> > >
> > > Your freezer in the garage now only has homemade ice in it
> > >
> > > You no longer worry about relatives visiting during the summer months
> > >
> > >
> > > You, too, haven't heard back from the insurance adjuster
> > >
> > > You now understand what that little "2% hurricane deductible" phrase
> > > really
> > > means
> > >
> > > You're putting a collage together on your driveway of roof shingles
> > > from
> > > your neighborhood
> > >
> > > You were once proud of your 16" electric chain saw
> > >
> > > Your Street has more than 3 "NO WAKE" signs posted
> > >
> > > You now own 5 large ice chests
> > >
> > > Your parrot can now say" hammered, pounded and hunker down"
> > >
> > > You recognize people in line at the free ice, gas and plywood
> > > locations
> > >
> > > You stop what you're doing and clap and wave when you see a convoy of
> > > power
> > > company trucks come down your street
> > >
> > > You're depressed when they don't stop
> > >
> > > You have the personal cell phone numbers of the managers for:
> > > plywood,
> > > roofing supplies and generators at Home Depot on your speed dialer
> > >
> > > You've spent more than $20 on "Tall white kitchen bags" to make your
> > > own
> > > sand bags
> > >
> > > You're considering upgrading your 16" to a 20" chainsaw
> > >
> > > You know what "Bar chain oil" is
> > >
> > > You're thinking of getting your wife the hardhat with the ear
> > > protector and
> > > face shield for Christmas
> > >
> > > You now think the $6000 whole house generator seems reasonable
> > >
> > > You look forward to discussions about the merits of "cubed, block and
> > > dry
> > > ice"
> > >
> > > Your therapist refers to your condition as "generator envy"
> > >
> > > You fight the urge to put on your winter coat and wool cap and parade
> > > around
> > > in front of your picture window, when you finally get power and your
> > > neighbor across the street, with the noisy generator, doesn't get
> > > electric
> > >
> > > And finally, you might be a Floridian if:
> > >
> > > You ask your sister up north to start saving the Sunday Real Estate
> > > classifieds!
> > > You might be a Floridian if:
> > >
> > > You exhibit a slight twitch when introduced to anyone with the first
> > > names
> > > of Charley, Frances or Ivan
> > >
> > > Your freezer never has more than $20 worth of food in it any given
> > > time
> > >
> > > You're looking at paint swatches for the plywood on your windows, to
> > > accent
> > > the house color
> > >
> > > You think of your hall closet/saferoom as "cozy"
> > >
> > > Your pool is more accurately described as "framed in" than "screened
> > > in"
> > >
> > > Your freezer in the garage now only has homemade ice in it
> > >
> > > You no longer worry about relatives visiting during the summer months
> > >
> > >
> > > You, too, haven't heard back from the insurance adjuster
> > >
> > > You now understand what that little "2% hurricane deductible" phrase
> > > really
> > > means
> > >
> > > You're putting a collage together on your driveway of roof shingles
> > > from
> > > your neighborhood
> > >
> > > You were once proud of your 16" electric chain saw
> > >
> > > Your Street has more than 3 "NO WAKE" signs posted
> > >
> > > You now own 5 large ice chests
> > >
> > > Your parrot can now say" hammered, pounded and hunker down"
> > >
> > > You recognize people in line at the free ice, gas and plywood
> > > locations
> > >
> > > You stop what you're doing and clap and wave when you see a convoy of
> > > power
> > > company trucks come down your street
> > >
> > > You're depressed when they don't stop
> > >
> > > You have the personal cell phone numbers of the managers for:
> > > plywood,
> > > roofing supplies and generators at Home Depot on your speed dialer
> > >
> > > You've spent more than $20 on "Tall white kitchen bags" to make your
> > > own
> > > sand bags
> > >
> > > You're considering upgrading your 16" to a 20" chainsaw
> > >
> > > You know what "Bar chain oil" is
> > >
> > > You're thinking of getting your wife the hardhat with the ear
> > > protector and
> > > face shield for Christmas
> > >
> > > You now think the $6000 whole house generator seems reasonable
> > >
> > > You look forward to discussions about the merits of "cubed, block and
> > > dry
> > > ice"
> > >
> > > Your therapist refers to your condition as "generator envy"
> > >
> > > You fight the urge to put on your winter coat and wool cap and parade
> > > around
> > > in front of your picture window, when you finally get power and your
> > > neighbor across the street, with the noisy generator, doesn't get
> > > electric
> > >
> > > And finally, you might be a Floridian if:
> > >
> > > You ask your sister up north to start saving the Sunday Real Estate
> > > classifieds!