I got this from an aunt in Florida, and her name happens to be Frances Jean.
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 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" 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
You now own 5 large ice chests
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 and 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 stop what you're doing and clap and wave when you see a debris truck 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 Home Depot on your speed dialer
You've spent more than $20 on "Tall white kitchen bags" to make your own sand bags
You're considering upgrading your 16" to a 20" chain saw
You know what "Bar chain oil" is
You're thinking of getting your wife the hard hat 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 get electric
And finally, you might be a Floridian if:
You ask your sister up north to start saving the Sunday Real Estate classified ads!
You might be a Floridian if:
LOL, LOL, this is the best.
When I posted this earlier today I had not caught up on all the threads and Weeds had already posted it in Jokes. Sorry for the duplication.
That's OK Darius. It is funny enough for two places!!
It sure is!!
Let me add one for the mothers:
You know the schools are going to be closed another two weeks, and wonder why you didn't follow your desire to enter a convent as a teenager!
Pati
Patti is back! LOL
Welcome back Pati! Are you OK?
Some of these are duplicates but my former boss e-mailed these to me today:
You might be a Floridian ...With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy.
You might be a Floridian if ...
You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
The freezer in your garage is full of homemade ice.
You flinch when you are introduced to a person named Charley, Frances or
Ivan.
You find yourself dropping words like “millibar” and “convection” into
everyday conversation.
Your pantry contains more than 10 cans of Spaghetti Os.
Making coffee on your propane grill does not seem like an odd thing to
do.
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 place.
You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
You are delighted to pay $2 for a gallon of 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 have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer.
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.
Three months ago you couldn’t hang a shower curtain; today you can
assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
You catch a 5-pound catfish. 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
chain saw.
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.
Relocating to North Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.
does if you've ever been to NoDak
LOVE the additions Delecie! I've amended one:
You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot, and the WalMart greeter knows where you live and all your children's names and clothes sizes!
Pati
LOL Pati. That's a good one. How are things with you and your family?
We're doing fine, thanks for asking. I'm looking forward to going to Home Depot to get Petunias for my window boxes instead of gas cans, tarps, shop vacs, etc. LOL
Pati
Patti......., :-)
I hear you Pati. LOL
Yeah! Isn't it great to go to Home Depot and buy plants instead of plywood,tape, batteries and other hurricane supplies?
You mean Home Depot has batteries and plywood?
LOL... They must have made a small fortune in profits from all the FL Hurricanes this year!