Ok, so you may have seen this before, cause it’s just a straight cross-post. The phrase “funny cause it’s true” comes to mind on a number of these:<\/p>\n
YOU KNOW YOU LIVE IN LOUISIANA WHEN…<\/p>\n
You have FEMA’s number on your speed dial.<\/p>\n
You have more than 300 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.<\/p>\n
Your pantry contains more than 20 cans of Spaghetti Os.<\/p>\n
You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.<\/p>\n
When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe hallway.<\/p>\n
Your SSN isn’t a secret, it’s written in Sharpie on your arms.<\/p>\n
You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.<\/p>\n
You are delighted to pay only $3 for a gallon of regular unleaded.<\/p>\n
The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.<\/p>\n
You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool.<\/p>\n
You own more than three large coolers.<\/p>\n
You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.<\/p>\n
Three months ago you couldn’t hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.<\/p>\n
You catch a 13-pound redfish in your driveway.<\/p>\n
You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner’s and flood insurance policies.<\/p>\n
You consider a “vacation” to stunning Tupelo, Mississippi.<\/p>\n
At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chainsaw.<\/p>\n
You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.<\/p>\n
There is a roll of tar paper in your garage (if you still have a garage).<\/p>\n
You can rattle off the names of the meteorologists who work for the Weather Channel.<\/p>\n
Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.<\/p>\n
Ice is a valid (and deeply interesting) topic of conversation.<\/p>\n
Your “drive-thru” meal consists of MRE’s and bottled water.<\/p>\n
Relocating to South Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.<\/p>\n
You spend more time on your roof than in your living room.<\/p>\n
You’ve been laughed at over the phone by a roofer, fence builder or a tree worker.<\/p>\n
A battery powered TV is considered a home entertainment center.<\/p>\n
You don’t worry about relatives wanting to visit during the summer.<\/p>\n
Your child’s first words are “hunker down” and you didn’t go to UGA.<\/p>\n
Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it’s Christmas.<\/p>\n
Toilet Paper is elevated to “coin of the realm” at the Red Cross shelter.<\/p>\n
You know the difference between the “good side” of a storm and the “bad side.”<\/p>\n
Your kids start school in August and finish in July.<\/p>\n
You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning. <\/p>\n
Hopefully my next post will be a bit more creative, but what’d you gonna do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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