Re: FRI: Gulf Coast residents
From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu)
Sun Oct 2 15:40:42 2005
Good one, Joe. I forwarded a copy to my brother in Metairie. They are
moving back into their house today. Phone and electric working (no
cable), and school starts tomorrow.
--
Anna Meenan, MD
At Sat, 1 Oct 2005, 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.
