11:30 a.m. Still here, still fine, still have power, wind is anything but still. Impressive gusts, but sustained winds aren’t bad. We jump mostly when a gust pulls the trap door to the attic open and slams it down, or when a metal piece of the chimney cap buckles and snaps back. Daytona Beach is getting pounded by one of the outer bands, while the center of the hurricane heads for Tampa. Take a look at the satellite picture to see how Jeanne is spread over the whole state and more.
I don’t know where this came from originally—it seems to be one of those things that arise spontaneously from the e-mail murk. But there’s a lot of truth in it!
You might be a Floridian if…
And finally, you might be a Floridian if...
You ask your sister up north to start saving the Sunday Real Estate classifieds!
I don’t know where this came from originally—it seems to be one of those things that arise spontaneously from the e-mail murk. But there’s a lot of truth in it!
You might be a Floridian if…
- You exhibit a slight twitch when introduced to anyone with the first names of Charley, Frances, Ivan or Jeanne.
- Your freezer never has more than $20 worth of food in it at 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” rather 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.
- You’re considering upgrading your 16” electric to a 20” gas chainsaw.
- You know what “bar chain oil” is.
- 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 to 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 Lowes on your speed dialer.
- You’ve spent more than $20 on “Tall white kitchen bags” to make your own sand bags.
- 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.
- You’re thinking of shaving your head and getting a black Gor-Tex rain suit like Jim Cantore has and so is your husband.
And finally, you might be a Floridian if...
You ask your sister up north to start saving the Sunday Real Estate classifieds!
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