You Know You Live on the Gulf Coast When....

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<p>I had to pass this on from my Dad. It is priceless and adds a little humor to the mess we Gulf Coasters have lived through the past month.</p>

<p>You have FEMA’s number on your speed dialer.</p>

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<p>How true, especially the third to the last one. We in Houston really dodged the bullet on this one!</p>

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<p>Those were really funny and I could relate to them all as I grew up a mere 60 miles inland from the Gulf Coast. For the record, we’ve stressed about that “northeast quadrant” on many occasions!</p>

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<p>I would add to that:</p>

<p>Your kids think Disney World is only open during hurricane season because that is the only time they ever get to go.</p>

<p>Your favorite cookbook is “1001 Recipes for Rapidly Thawing Meat Using only a Barbecue Grill and a Coleman Stove”</p>

<p>A blue roof is something other than just an unusual choice of shingles.</p>

<p>You keep carefully numbered sheets of plywood in the garage.</p>

<p>You’ve served leftover MREs as hors d’oeuvres at a party.</p>

<p>You know what “false spring” is.</p>

<p>Time is forever marked as before Ivan (fill in your favorite name) or after Ivan. Does anyove else even remember ivan?</p>

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<p>Hey ag54!! Your ole penpal Tabbyzmom.
Had to add these (from our church bulletin)</p>

<p>Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season is Like Christmas</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Decorating the house (OK: boarding up windows).</p></li>
<li><p>Dragging out boxes that haven’t been used since last season (camping gear, flashlights).</p></li>
<li><p>Last minute shopping in crowded stores.</p></li>
<li><p>Regular TV shows pre-empted for “specials”.</p></li>
<li><p>Family coming to stay with you</p></li>
<li><p>Family and friends from out of state call.</p></li>
<li><p>Buying food you don’t normally buy … and in large quantities.</p></li>
<li><p>Days off from work.</p></li>
<li><p>Candles.</p></li>
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<p>And the number one reason Hurricane Season is like Christmas:</p>

<p>At some point you know you’re going to have a tree in your house!</p>

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<p>Those are funny too and I’ve experienced many of them recently. Four members of my family and two cats camped out with me for over a week after Katrina when they had no power, water, etc. When they came, they unloaded four ice chests that contained no less than 50 pounds of frozen ziploc bags of shrimp! Apparently it had been in the freezer at home and they were really worried about losing all of the shrimp.</p>

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<p>You Know You Live on the Gulf Coast When:</p>

<p>You’re always on the lookout for battery-operated fans but can never find any.</p>

<p>You are afraid to venture out in a rain unless you have a truck or SUV.</p>

<p>When house-shopping, you look to see whether the front door is higher than the street.</p>