Lesson learned during the hurricane

[Robin Binder]

1. Coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.
2. No matter how many times you flick the switch, lights don't work without
electricity.
3. My car gets 23.21675 miles per gallon, EXACTLY (you can ask the people
in line who helped me push it).
4. Kids can survive 4 days or longer without a video game controller in
their hand.
5. Cats are even more irritating without power.
6. He who has the biggest generator, wins.
8. A new method of non-lethal torture - showers without hot water.
9. There are a lot more stars in the sky than most people thought.
10. TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.
11. A 7 lb bag of ice will chill 6-12 oz Budweiser's to a drinkable
temperature in 11 minutes, and still keep a 14 lb. turkey frozen for 8 more
hours.
12. There are a lot of dang trees around here.
13. Flood plain drawings on some mortgage documents were seriously wrong.
14. Aluminum siding, while aesthetically pleasing, is definitely not
required.
15. Crickets can increase their volume to overcome the sound of 14
generators.
16. People will get into a line that has already formed without having any
idea what the line is for.
17. When required, a Lincoln Continental will float, doesn't steer well,
but floats just the same.
18. Tele-marketers function no matter what the weather is doing.
19. Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as long as the
battery remains charged.
20. 27 of your neighbors are fed from a different transformer than you, and
they are quick to point that out!
21. Clothes hampers were not made to contain such a volume.
22. If my store sold only ice, chainsaws, gas and generators... I'd be
rich.
23. Price of a can of soup and roofing shingles rises 200% in a storm.
24. Your water front property can quickly become someone else's fishing
hole.
25. Tree service companies are under appreciated.
26. I learned what happens when you make fun of another states' blackouts.
27. MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 6 days without power equals 30%
higher electric bill ?????
28. Drywall is a compound word, take away the "dry" part and it's
worthless.
29. I can walk a lot farther than I thought.

[frameworthy]

Not that I think yours (or anyone's) situation was one I would want to be in, nor can I relate to it, I must say that this made me laugh.

Thank you.

[toverman]

A good list coming from a bad, bad situation.

I'd like to know how you proved No. 17. Yikes!

[kenw]

good list.

mine:

1) a house without natural gas ain't worth havin'.
2) a natural gas grill without a match isn't much better....
3) neighbors are nicer when you have electricity and they don't
4) a friend with a chainsaw is a friend indeed
5) electric pumps don't when there is no electricity....and the water keeps on risin'..

5) All those cups Mr Genius (aka.. me...) filled with water to make ice the week before? They cracked and drained all the water to the bottom of the deep freeze. And a 30 pound block of ice that's 1'x 3' x6" isn't going to fit in the Igloo.

[Cope]

My 8 year old grandson discovered that he could live a week or more without a happy meal. Unfortunately, CenterPoint got power restored to our local McDonalds.

[darktiger]

Great list everyone...

[LoungeLizard]

Bottled water makes for great ice containers.

Businesswise: all them backups are useless without power!

[eovalles]

Wow,

Thanks for the laugh. Hope all is well with you.

[kula23]

Originally Posted by Cope

My 8 year old grandson discovered that he could live a week or more without a happy meal. Unfortunately, CenterPoint got power restored to our local McDonalds.

Hahaha that is cute. Hope everyone is doing well.