Things Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan taught us :

1. An oak tree on the ground looks four times bigger than it did standing up.

2. Even after all these years it is still nice to spend time with Colonel Mustard in the ballroom with the lead pipe.

3. When house hunting look for closets with lots of leg room.

4. Water from the shower is much colder than water from the kitchen
sink--- and tastes just as bad.

5. AA, C and D are the only alphabet we need.

6. The four way stop is still an ingenious reflection of civility.

7. Radio can be the best way to watch television.

8. Chainsaw wielding men are nothing to be afraid of.

9. SUV's are the best makeshift tents on the market.

10. You can use your washing machine as a cooler.

11. It's your God given right to sit on your back porch and eat Chinese
takeout by candlelight in your underwear.

12. We shouldn't complain about "useless" tools in the garage-- we
actually DO need a generator

13. You can't spell "priceless" without I-C-E.

14. Downed power lines make excellent security systems.

15. Lake Eola can generate waves.

16. Gasoline is a value at any price

17. Cell phones: Breaking up isn't hard to do.

18. The life blood of any disaster recovery is COFFEE

19. The need for your dog to go out and take care of business is inversely
proportional to the severity of the storm.

20. Candlelight is better than botox--- it takes years off your appearance.

21. Air Conditioning: BEST INVENTION EVER.

22. Water is a comfort food. But 3 day old Cheetos are too.


23. Shadow animals on the wall---Still fun.

24. No matter how hard the wind blows, roadside campaign signs will survive.

25. You should never admit to having power at your house in the
presence of co-workers or neighbors who do not.

26. There's a plus to having NOTHING in the refrigerator.

27. Getting through the day should be an Olympic event.

28. The movie theater can be a most pleasant place, even if the feature
is Alien vs. Predator

29. Somebody's got it worse.

30. Somebody's got it better. Obviously, they are getting preferential
treatment.

__________________
~Tainted Love~

LOL thanks, I needed those. And BOY oh BOY aren't they true!

__________________
-Summer
~ Pics of ~
~ little ol' ~
~ me! ~

Love it. And as Summer says, very true.

How is a Hurricane like Christmas? Eventually, there will be a tree in the house.

2. Even after all these years it is still nice to spend time with Colonel Mustard in the ballroom with the lead pipe.



OMG, that is so true, although current marketing trends insured that I spent time with Bart Simpson in Krustylu studios with the poisoned doughnut. Thank god for 6 and 8 year old imaginations during power outages...=)


McJim

Our "safe room" was the closet under the stairs. My children played Harry Potter. LOL

__________________
-Summer
~ Pics of ~
~ little ol' ~
~ me! ~

Man, what I'd give to see ^^^ come out of the closet!

__________________
Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

Who says I ever went in???

__________________
-Summer
~ Pics of ~
~ little ol' ~
~ me! ~

In my mind you did.

__________________
Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

Ok, then I guess I did.

__________________
-Summer
~ Pics of ~
~ little ol' ~
~ me! ~

Woot!


I should think more often.


Did I really just say that?

__________________
Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.