FLORIDA - Here we go again!
ScorpioHR
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Some things we learned from Charley and Francesx:'(
Given our current situation I thought we'd all get a chuckle out of this.
Things I learned from Hurricanes Charley and Frances:
* Flies can get into anything anywhere
* Mosquitoes suck bad after it rains
* It takes me 2 days without electric to lose my sparkling
personality and 5 days without to lose my mind
* Drinking a lot of alcohol numbs you to the fact that you have no
electric Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
* No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work
without electricity.
* Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in
their hand.
* Cats are even more irritating without power.
* He who has the biggest generator wins.
* Women can actually survive without doing their hair--you just wish
they weren't around you.
* A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water.
* There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people thought.
* TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful. One day
at a time, brother.
* 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.
* There are a lot of trees around here.
* Flood plan drawings on some mortgage documents were seriously wrong.
* Contrary to most Florida natives' beliefs, speed limit on roads
without traffic lights does not increase.
* Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not
required.
* 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.
* Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14
generators.
* People will get into a line that has already formed without having
any idea what the line is for.
* When required, a Chrysler 300M will float--doesn't steer well, but
floats just the same.
* Some things do keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.
* Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
* Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as long as the
battery remains charged.
* 27 of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer than you,
and they are quick to point that out!
* Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
* If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and
generators...I'd be rich.
* The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
* Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing
hole.
* Tree service companies are under appreciated.
* I learned what happens when you make fun of another state's
blackout.
* MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30%
* higher electric bill ?????
* Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's
worthless.
* I can walk a lot farther than I thought.
* In Florida, People get their exercise once a week by putting boards on their house.
***be safe everyone in Florida and check in after the power comes up! You are in my prayers...so now, keep me in yours!!!
Scorpio
Given our current situation I thought we'd all get a chuckle out of this.
Things I learned from Hurricanes Charley and Frances:
* Flies can get into anything anywhere
* Mosquitoes suck bad after it rains
* It takes me 2 days without electric to lose my sparkling
personality and 5 days without to lose my mind
* Drinking a lot of alcohol numbs you to the fact that you have no
electric Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
* No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work
without electricity.
* Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in
their hand.
* Cats are even more irritating without power.
* He who has the biggest generator wins.
* Women can actually survive without doing their hair--you just wish
they weren't around you.
* A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water.
* There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people thought.
* TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful. One day
at a time, brother.
* 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.
* There are a lot of trees around here.
* Flood plan drawings on some mortgage documents were seriously wrong.
* Contrary to most Florida natives' beliefs, speed limit on roads
without traffic lights does not increase.
* Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not
required.
* 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.
* Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14
generators.
* People will get into a line that has already formed without having
any idea what the line is for.
* When required, a Chrysler 300M will float--doesn't steer well, but
floats just the same.
* Some things do keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.
* Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
* Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as long as the
battery remains charged.
* 27 of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer than you,
and they are quick to point that out!
* Laundry hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
* If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas, and
generators...I'd be rich.
* The price of a bag of ice rises 200% after a hurricane.
* Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing
hole.
* Tree service companies are under appreciated.
* I learned what happens when you make fun of another state's
blackout.
* MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30%
* higher electric bill ?????
* Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's
worthless.
* I can walk a lot farther than I thought.
* In Florida, People get their exercise once a week by putting boards on their house.
***be safe everyone in Florida and check in after the power comes up! You are in my prayers...so now, keep me in yours!!!
Scorpio
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