Just for Laughs .. Hurricane survival tips!? In light of the visit that we recently received from Ike I thought it was very cute and believe me when I tell you that most are also very true!
Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a barbecue.
Hot Pockets taste pretty good cooking on the stove outdoors!
My car is 23.21675 miles per gallon, exactly (you can ask people in line who helped me push it).
Whoever has the biggest generator wins.
A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water.
TV is addictive and withdrawal symptoms are painful.
Flood plain drawings on some mortgage documents were very bad.
People will come in a line that has already done without having any idea what the line is for.
Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as long as the battery is charged.
Baskets have been made to contain such a volume.
If I had a shop that sells only ice, chainsaws, gas and generators ... I'd be rich.
waterfront property can quickly become someone else's fishing hole.
service companies are undervalued Tree.
MATH 101: 30 days in a month, less than 10 days without power equals 30% higher electricity bill??
I can walk much further than I thought.
The heat makes you be brutally honest!
A MUST for all blackouts with kids ... Glowsticks!
It is an ideal time to teach children the art of the game (Penny ante poker) card playing.
You can never have too many gas cans!
7 dogs who can not live together do not always agree during a hurricane.they do not understand sharing.
Suddenly, you realize you DO have neighbors!
The neighbors are much more sociable when trees are removed from their homes.
He is a neighbor who knows how to use a chainsaw is your new best friend.
What is acceptable by candlelight in your bathroom you afraid when you look in the mirror at the office
The coffee is not a luxury - it is a staple! And withdrawal is hell!
Rather than campfires, you find families huddled about tiny battery televisions to watch the Simpsons.
Peanut butter and jelly a perfectly acceptable meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the same day.
Ice is a form of currency.
Back home from work with a pizza and a laptop charged up so that children can watch a DVD makes you a hero.
You run things to barbecue after Day 3.
Hair can dry without a blow dryer, but it can not ignore you planned.
Baseball caps go with any set of post-hurricane.
You can not train yourself not to turn on light switches when entering a room.
Lukewarm is the new cool.
It is easier to ignore a dirty house when you can not see
A new opening phrase when he saw someone, "You've got the lights?
Daydreaming is to think about what you want to do when the freak'n power comes back on!
ROFLOL!
Yes, "Television is addictive and withdrawal symptoms are painful," and "you can not train yourself not to turn on light switches when entering a room" are definitely universal truths. We have no hurricanes here in Indiana, but we have power outages from tornadoes, floods and snowstorms. The power may be off for a couple of weeks and I'll still hit the switch light in both directions, every time - LOL!
"Ice is a form of money" back summers of my youth was spent touring with the Grateful Dead. When everyone lives in a campground, ice or anything frozen or cold to Moreover, better than money, more cigarettes, almost more than what he is.
Posted on July 23, 2010.
