Old Cardinal
10-10-2005, 08:49 PM
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>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 Os.
>
>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.
>
>Your SS # 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 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 have had tuna fish more than 5 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'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 are "hunker down".
>
>Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's
>Christmas.
>
>You know the difference between the "good side" of a storm and the "bad
>side."
>
>Your kids start school in August and finish in July.
>
>
>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 Os.
>
>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.
>
>Your SS # 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 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 have had tuna fish more than 5 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'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 are "hunker down".
>
>Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's
>Christmas.
>
>You know the difference between the "good side" of a storm and the "bad
>side."
>
>Your kids start school in August and finish in July.
>
>