Words of Wisdom after the Storm

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/17/04 at 12:24pm

Subject: Words of wisdom after the storm

> >It's Saturday
> >And.....
> >These are things I've learned since a Hurricane
> >
> >
> >Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
> >
> >No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work without
> >electricity.
> >
> >My car gets 23.21675 miles per gallon, EXACTLY (you can ask the people
> >in
> >line who helped me push it.)
> >
> >Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in
> >their
> >hands.
> >
> >He who has the biggest generator wins.
> >
> >Women can actually survive without doing their hair - you just wish they
> >weren't around you.
> >
> >There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people thought.
> >
> >TV is a major addiction; the withdrawal symptoms are painful. One day
> >at a
> >time, brother.
> >
> >A 7 lb. Bag of ice will chill 6 - 12oz Budweisers to a drinkable
> >temperature
> >in 11 minutes, and still keep a 14 pound turkey frozen for 8 more hours.
> >
> >Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not
> >required.
> >
> >Just because you're in your 60's, doesn't mean you can stay out as late
> >as
> >you want. At least that's what the cops told my neighbors during a curfew
> >stop.
> >
> >Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14
> >generators.
> >
> >People will get into a line, that has already formed, without having any
> >idea what the line is for.
> >
> >When required, a Lincoln Continental will float - doesn't steer well,
> >but
> >floats just the same.
> >
> >Some things DO keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.
> >
> >If my store sold only ice, chainsaws, gas and generators.. I'd be rich.
> >
> >The price of a can of soup rises 200% in a storm.
> >
> >I learned what happens when you make fun of another state's blackout.
> >
> >Math 101: 30 days in a month, minus 6 days without power, equals a 30%
> >higher electric bill???
> >
> >Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's worthless.
> >
> >I can walk a lot father than I thought.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/17/04 at 12:28pm

That's hilarious, redhot.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/17/04 at 12:30pm

my brother sent it to me, from FLORIDA, no less...LOL...

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/17/04 at 12:31pm

Apparently his electricity is working again.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/17/04 at 2:13pm

he was actually never without - he and my mom both were spared any damage.