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You might be a Floridian if .
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You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
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The freezer in your garage is full of homemade ice.
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You flinch when you are introduced to a person named Charley, Frances,
Ivan or Jeane.
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You find yourself dropping words like "millibar" and "convection" into
everyday conversation.
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Your pantry contains more than 10 cans of Spaghetti Os.
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Making coffee on your propane grill does not seem like an odd thing to
do.
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You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering
your windows.
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When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three
bedrooms, two baths and one safe place.
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You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
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You are delighted to pay $2 for a gallon of unleaded.
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The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
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You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the
pool.
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You have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer.
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You own more than three large coolers.
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You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the
least bit guilty about it.
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Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can
assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
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You catch a 5-pound catfish. In your driveway.
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You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance
policy.
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At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest
chain saw.
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You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.
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There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.
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You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at
the Weather Channel.
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Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.
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Ice is a valid topic of conversation.
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Relocating to North Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.
There are white caps in the
parking lot of your local Wal-Mart.
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