Re: FRI: Gulf Coast residents
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Sun Oct 2 12:06:40 2005
One of those computers is always linked with: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
>At Sun, 2 Oct 2005, art fougner, md wrote:
>
>That $100 laptop computer with WiFi and a handcrank for power would come
>in handy ...
>
>art
>
>At Sat, 01 Oct 2005, Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD wrote:
>>
>>Joe, We have many of these ideals as the Holy Grail of Hurricane Coast.
>>
>>So far we have lived by the "Wish the Hurricane goes elsewhere" - Sorry it hit you
>>twice. Bob
>>
>>On 1 Oct 2005 at 16:27, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> YOU LIVE ON THE GULF COAST IF:
>>>
>>> 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 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.
>>>
>>> At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy
>>> with the biggest chainsaw.
>>>
>>> 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 and
>>> every single newscaster and reporter at all of the
>>> major stations in town.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> You don't worry about relatives wanting to visit
>>> during the summer.
>>>
>>> Your child's first words are "hunker down" and you
>>> didn't go to Ole Miss!
>>>
>>> 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 go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the
>>> air conditioning.
>>>
>>> You get phone calls from family members saying they've
>>> found bread at a store 6 miles away... and you hurry
>>> to get there.
>>>
>>> You wait in line for 45 minutes for a loaf of bread
>>> and don't mind because at least you have bread.
>>>
>>> A battery powered TV is considered a home
>>> entertainment center.
>>>
>>--
>>Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD
>>6624 Fannin, #2720
>>St. Luke's Medical Tower
>>Houston,TX 77030-2339
>>713-795-4600
>>
>--
>art fougner, md
>
>"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."
>Lawrence Peter Berra
>
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"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the
small ones."
- Phillip Brooks
~walt whitman~
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